Bilk-Colloquial

• Def (v.):  obtain or withhold money from (someone) by deceit or without justification; cheat or defraud.

  • “He ___ me of my prized possessions.”

  Bilk
• Def (v.):  in low spirits from loss of hope or courage; discouraged

  • “I was ___ after losing the game.”

  Despondent
• Def (adj.):  grimly mocking or cynical; implies scorn, mockery, or derision that is manifested by either verbal or facial expression.

  • “A ___ smile was plastered across her face after her joke.”

  Sardonic
• Def (adj.):  (especially of an argument, story, or sentence) extremely complex and difficult to follow.

  • The ___ book made my head hurt.”

  Convoluted
• Def (adj.):  in a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect; broken down 

  • “The house was ___ after its abandonment in 1994.”

  Derelict
• Def (v.): dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of (a statement or motive); call into question.

  • “The mom ___ Teresa’s motherhood.”

  Impugn
• Def (n.): an outcast

  • “I was a ___ during my teen years.”

  Pariah
• Def (n.):  extreme greed for wealth or material gain.

  • Frankie ended up lonely because of ___. He always chose money over love.”

  Avarice
• Def (n.):  the quality of having a ready insight into things; shrewdness; understanding things quickly 

  • “The student’s ___ impressed the teacher.”

  Perspicacity
• Def (n.): offense or annoyance.

  • “I took ___ at my mom’s comments about my outfit.”

  Umbrage
• Def (n.): a spontaneous or natural liking or sympathy for someone or something.

  • “Ava has an ___ for the natural sciences.”

  Affinity
• Def (adj.)  harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant.

  • “___ fumes spewed out of the factory.”

  Noxious
• Def (adj.): unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.

  • “Your draft contains ___ descriptions that don’t build up on the story.”

  Superfluous
• Def (v.):  express contempt for; ridicule.

  • “The Tyson Tigers ___ their opponents after winning 42-0”

  Deride
• Def (adj.):  mentally or physically inactive; lethargic; sluggish; lazy; sluggish in functioning or acting

  • “The ___ boy sat and didn’t say a word.”

  Torpid
• Def (v.):  raise doubts or objections or show reluctance; implies hesitation caused by objection to an outside suggestion or influence.

  • “She ___ to her boyfriend’s suggestion.”

  Demur

  
• Def (adj.):  producing or capable of producing an abundance of offspring or new growth; fertile.

  • “The ___ cat gave birth to 12 kittens.”

  Fecund
• Def (adj.): intellectually productive or inventive to a marked degree

  • “His ___ imagination allowed him to produce thousands of designs.”

  Fecund
• Def (n.): a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation.

  • “My mom went on a ___ about the house’s mess.”

  Tirade
• Def (n.): a typical example or pattern of something; a model; an outstandingly clear or typical example 

  • “My family often used cousin Martin as the ___ of failure.”

  Paradigm
• Def (adj.): (of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.

  • “They used ___ language to communicate despite their power gap.”

  Colloquial