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• Def (adj.): very strictly organized or controlled.

  • “I had a ___ childhood: my mom wanted to control me.”

  Regimented
• Def (adj.): lasting for a long time or slow to end.

  • “Weeks after the incident, there was still a ___ pain.”

  Lingering
• Def (v.): stay in a place longer than necessary because of a reluctance to leave.

  • “My study group ___ over coffee after our 6-hour study session.”

  Linger
• Def (n.): a confusing and difficult problem or question.

  • “I encountered a ___ while studying.”

  Conundrum
• Def (adj.):  based on a mistaken belief; misleading

  • “The study was met with a ___ conclusion.”

  Fallacious
• Def (adj.):  acting or done quickly and without thought or care; impulsive, rash 

  • “I was ___ when I discovered of his betrayal.”

  Impetuous
• Def (n.): patient self-control; restraint and tolerance.

  • “I waited for the package to arrive with ___.”

  Forbearance
• Def (v.): catch in or as in a trap; capture, seize 

  • “The book ___ me in a dystopia.”

  Ensnare
• Def (adj.): (of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true; false; wrong 

  • "My ex-best friend started an ___ story about my family.” 

  Apocryphal
• Def (adj.): having or showing too great a readiness to believe things; ready to believe; gullible 

  “The ___ children believed their father’s tales.”

  Credulous
• Def (adj.): Shaking or quivering slightly; trembling; fearful  

  • “She opened the acceptance letter with ___ hands.”

  Tremulous
• Def (adj.): gentle and kindly; mild; not threatening 

  • “We thought the weather would be ___, but it rained all day.”

  Benign
• Def (adj.): (of a disease) not harmful in effect

  • "We were glad the tumor was ___"
  • Benign
• Def (n.):  a person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit.

  • “My music class is fraught with ___.”

  Virtuoso
• Def (adj.):  showing deference; respectful; showing respect for another’s authority 

  • “My parents taught me to be ___ towards adults.”

  Deferential
• Def (n.): exclusion from a society or group.

  • “He experienced ___ at his new private school.”

  Ostracism
• Def (n.):  the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something; hatred; hostility

  • "There was ___ between the two families after their children’s divorce.”

  Enmity
• Def (n.): a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals; someone passionately devoted to a cause; enthusiast

  • “The country feared he was a tyrannical ___.”

  Zealot
• Def (n.):  deceitfulness; double-dealing; dishonesty 

  • “I exposed his flagrant ___.”

  Duplicity
• Def (adj.): impossible to disentangle or separate.

  • “He was trapped in his family’s ___ affairs.”

  Inextricable
• Def (n.): a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy.

  • “His father’s remarks awoke him from his ___.”

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