Sycophant-Evanescent

• Def (adj.):  a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage; suck up; bootlicker 

  • “Emmie is a ___ who always sucks up to Madame Robert.”

  Sycophant
• Def (adj.): feeling stress or humiliated 

  • “I was ___ after failing all my classes.”

  Chagrined
• Def (adj.):  attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive.

  • “I tried to be ___ when I got back home to ensure my mother didn’t notice.”

  Furtive
• Def (adj.):  not showing proper respect; rude; impolite

  • “I was an ___ child who always offended adults in my family.”

  Impertinent
• Def (adj.):  assertive of authority in an annoyingly domineering way, especially with regard to petty or trivial matters; too helpful; volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed

  • “I dislike Cam’s ___ nature: he is always offering unasked advice.”

  Officious
• Def (n.): the quality or fact of being greater in number, quantity, or importance.

  • “The ___ of entitled kids in my class made this school year awful.”

  Preponderance
• Def (n.):  the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency; integrity 

  • “This college seeks to admit students who display academic ___.”

  Probity
• Def (n.): someone who annoys others by correcting small errors, caring too much about minor details, or emphasizing their own expertise especially in some narrow or boring subject matter.

  • “Shane is a ___ who is nitpicky and always corrects everyone.”

  Pedant
• Def (n.): a feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness.

  • “I experienced immense ___ as I sipped the warm coffee.”

  Euphoria
• Def (v.):  blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language; scold 

  • When I got back home, my mom ___ me for sneaking out.”

  Vituperate
• Def (v.):   accept something reluctantly but without protest; allow; agree to reluctantly

  • “After years of begging, he finally ___ in her demand”

  Acquiesce
• Def (adj.):  characterized by, feeling, or expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm.

  • “I was ___ after winning the race.”

  Rapturous
• Def (v.):  show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing.

  • “The judge ___ Nia of the charges.”

  Exculpate
• Def (adj.):  excessively sweet, rich, or sentimental, especially to a disgusting or sickening degree.

  • “My boyfriend wrote a ___ message on my birthday card.”

  Cloying
• Def (v.):  disgust or sicken (someone) with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment.

  • “As he kept licking the ice cream, it began to ___ his senses.”

  Cloy
• Def (v.):  confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).

  • “He ___ if Gina had lied.”

  Corroborate
• Def (v.): enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way, especially with drinking and dancing.

  • “The winners ___ obstreperously in their victory.”

  Revel
• Def (adj.): deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.

  • “The program is trying to admit an ___ cohort of high school juniors.”

  Eclectic
• Def (n.): the public disgrace arising from someone's shameful conduct.

  • “My mother experiences frequent public ___ because of my sibling’s tantrums.”

  Opprobrium
• Def (adj.):  soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing; vanishing 

  • “The wise, grizzled woman reminded her daughters that beauty is ___.” 

  Evanescent
• Def (n.): harsh criticism or censure.

  • "his films and the critical ___ they have generated"

  Opprobrium