Iota-Affront

• Def (n.): an extremely small amount; mite; speck 

  • “There was an ___ of trust between the friend group.”

  Iota
• Def (adj.):  equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as; equivalent to; equal to 

  • “The kiss was ___ to infidelity.”

  Tantamount
• Def (adj.): lacking imagination, foresight, or intellectual insight; unimaginative; uncreative 

  • “The ___ children failed to recognize how the consequences would affect them.”

  Myopic
• Def (v.): express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement.

  • “The judge ___ him to a lifetime in prison.”

  Censure
• Def (adj.): inspiring love or affection.

  • “I bought an ___ kitten at the pet store; my whole family loves him.” 

  Endearing
• Def (v.):  persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats.

  • “My family ___ me into dating their friend’s son.”

  Coerce
• Def (adj.): many and of various types; great diversity; having or occurring in great variety

  • “There was a ___ course catalog at the school.”

  Multifarious
• Def (adj.):  health-giving; healthy;  applies chiefly to the helpful effects of climate or air.

  • “I ran through the ___ field of sunflowers.”

  Salubrious
• Def (adv.): favorable to or promoting health or well-being; in way that is beneficial to health

  • “They breathed in the air ___.”

  Salubriously
• Def (adj.): (of a person’s manner or behavior) suggesting that they share secret knowledge with another person; conspiracy 

  • “The two friends gave each other ___ looks.” 

  Conspiratorial
• Def (adj.): (of a person) plump; chubby; fat 

  • “The ___ little boy struggled to keep up with the other children.”

  Rotund
• Def (adj.): (of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered; bad-tempered; impatient; complaining like a child  

  • “The ___ girl whined after her parents didn’t buy her new clothes.”

  Petulant
• Def (adj.): nothing other than; unmitigated (used for emphasis); pure; complete 

  • “I was crying in ___ joy.”

  Sheer
• Def (adj.): (of a person or their expression) emanating joy or goodness; radiant.

  • “An ___ smile stretched across his face as I ate chocolate.”

  Effulgent
• Def (adj.): (of a person or their behavior) tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness; noticeable 

  • “He wore a ___ outfit that attracted everyone’s attention.”

  Flamboyant
• Def (n.): a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of something bad; distressed caused by a feeling of guilt; unease 

  • “I felt a sense of ___ when I saw my sister’s droopy eyes: I couldn’t lie to her.”

  Compunction
• Def (adj.):  lacking care or attention to duty; negligent; irresponsible 

  • "I was ___ of me to do my assignment until the day it was due.”

  Remiss
• Def (adj.): fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing

  • “His speech was ___, and conveyed his point perfectly.”

  Eloquent
• Def (adj.): remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree; enormous; huge

  • “The oven released a ___ amount of heat.”

  Prodigious
• Def (n.):  an action or remark that causes outrage or offense; insult

  • “The teacher took the student’s remarks as personal ___.”

  Affront