Idolatrous-Animacule

• Def (adj.): treating someone or something as an idol; excessively worshipping one object or person 

  • “The ___ child begged the statue for good luck.”

  Idolatrous
• Def (adj.):  complaining in a petulant or whining manner

  • "The ___ children were insufferable to go on vacation with.”

  Querulous
• Def (v.):  instill (an attitude, idea, or habit) by persistent instruction; teach (someone) an attitude, idea, or habit by persistent instruction; ingrain or implant 

  • “The teacher ___ her beliefs in the children.”

  Inculcate
• Def (prep.): surrounded by; in the middle of; among

  • “___ the quarreling, I found him the most beautiful man.”

  Amid
• Def (n.):  a useful or valuable thing, such as water or time; in demand

  • “I am grateful for my parents because they always provide me with ___.”

  Commodity
• Def (n.): an ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement; frown 

  • “He made a ___ of disgust drinking the bitter coffee.”

  Grimace

  
• Def (v.):  raise (a sensitive or difficult subject) for discussion; to bring up a topic for the first time 

  • “He ___ the topic at the dinner table, and unleashed a ghost-like silent into the room.”

  Broach
• Def (adj.): (especially of a time or place) like an idyll; extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque; perfect; ideal 

  • “He dreamed of living in an ___ town, where all houses are decorated on Halloween and Christmas.”

  Idyllic
• Def (v.): renovate and redecorate (something, especially a building).

  • "We ___ the room to turn it into a baby room.”

  Refurbish
• Def (adj.): knowing everything; all-knowing 

  • “The ___ narrator recounted the story.”

  Omniscient
• Def (v.): jump or dance around excitedly.

  • “The characters ___ after winning the battle.”

  Cavort

  
• Def (v.):  clean or brighten the surface of (something) by rubbing it hard, typically with an abrasive or detergent.

  • “She ___ toilets for a living.”

  Scour
• Def (adj.): never ending or changing; permanent 

  • "I yearn to live a life of ___ learning.”

  Perpetual
• Def (adj.): (of an illness) persisting for a long time or constantly recurring

  • “He was suffering from ___ knee pain.”

  Chronic
• Def (n.): (especially in Greek and Roman architecture) an open circular or oval building with a central space surrounded by tiers of seats for spectators, for the presentation of dramatic or sporting events.

  • “The play took place in an ____”

  Amphitheater

  
• Def (n.):  a mass departure of people, especially emigrants; people leaving a place 

  • “An ___ left California after the election.”

  Exodus
• Def (n.): the attainment or acquisition of a position of rank or power, typically that of monarch or president.

  • “I attended my father’s ___ to office.”

  Accession
• Def (n.): a new item added to an existing collection of books, paintings, or artifacts.

  • “The museum displayed its ___.”

  Accession
• Def (n.): the intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something, especially something abstract, that determines its character; soul 

  • “The ___ of the project was to teach people kindness.”

  Essence
• Def (adj.): having spines; spiny.

  • “He bought a ___ fish at the store; it scared everyone.”

  Spinous
• Def (adj.): a microscopic animal.

  • “The waters contained ___ organisms.”

  Animacule