Innuendo-Pallid

• Def (n.):  an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one; an insinuation 

  • “At school, my enemies started ___ about my family life.”

  Innuendo
• Def (adj.): (of a phrase or idea) lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite; lacking originality 

  “Netflix kept making ___ story plots.”

  Hackneyed
• Def (v.): revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement).

  • “They ___ my acceptance to Columbia because my grades began to slip.”

  Rescind
• Def (adj.):  very weak or slight.

  • “His conclusion is ___, lacking sufficient evidence to support it.”

  Tenuous
• Def (adj.):  relating to the interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects.

  • “The ___ effects of smoking and drinking are malignant.”

  Synergistic
• Def (v.):  renounce or give up (something valued or pleasant).

  • “Dana’s parents ___ her for her pregnancy.”

  Forsake
• Def (adj.):  in agreement or harmony with.

  • “Her whimsical personality is ___ with her lack of maturity in financial matters.”

  Consonant
• Def (adj.): intensely enthusiastic or passionate, especially to an excessive degree.

  • “The ___ party brought everyone joy.”

  Fervid
• Def (adj.): corresponding in size or degree; in proportion.

  • “AP Biology’s course load ___ with the class’s difficulty.”

  Commensurate
• Def (adj.): sparing or economical with regard to money or food.

  • “The ___ father preferred to buy food at Dollar Tree to save money.”

  Frugal
• Def (adj.): having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid; having a high viscosity; a fluid resistant to flow 

  • “The ___ sebum hydrated my hair.”

  Viscous
• Def (adj.): (typically of children) irritable and quarrelsome.

  • “The ___ children irritated their nanny.”

  Fractious
• Def (v.):  treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect; violate.

  • “The man ___ the church’s shrink.”

  Desecrate
• Def (n.): the quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offense or revealing private information.

  • “I appreciate Emma’s ___; I know I can trust her with my secrets.”

  Discretion
• Def (n.): the state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals.

  • “She conducted herself with ___ because of her family’s social status.”

  Propriety
• Def (v.):  increase the power, status, or wealth of.

  • “The profits ___ my family’s wealth.”

  Aggrandize
• Def (adj.):  belonging or relating to heaven.

  • “She had a ___ appearance: bright blue eyes, silky hair, and a goddess-like body."

  Celestial
• Def (v.): steal or misappropriate (money placed in one's trust or belonging to the organization for which one works).

  • “She ___ money from the bank at which she works.”

  Embezzle
• Def (n.):  a whole formed by combining several (typically disparate) elements.

  • “The blotches of paint are ___ of the painting.”

  Aggregate
• Def (adj.): (of a person's face) pale, typically because of poor health.

  • “She was suffering from anorexia: her face was ___, her bones protruded conspicuously, and her hair was thin.”

  Pallid