Dogma-Abound

• Def (n.): a principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true

  • “The school’s ___ is restrictive.”

  Dogma
• Def (adj.):  unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something; no compromise

  • “The two ___ enemies could not agree, so the war continues.”

  Intransigent
• Def (v.): care for and protect in an overindulgent way; pamper; treat with great care 

  • “The nanny ___ the children, doing everything they wanted.”

  Cosset
• Def (v.):  feel or show triumphant elation or jubilation; rejoice; to be joyful

  • “The children ___ as they entered the candy store.”

  Exult
• Def (n.):  a person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter.

  • “I was the ___ of my cousins during my childhood.”

  Arbiter
• Def (adj.): attractive and impressive through being richly colorful or sumptuous.

  • “She was ___ in her sage, chiffon dress.”

  Resplendent
• Def (v.): use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself; evasive; vague 

  • “I ___ when my parents asked where I was last night.”

  Equivocate
• Def (v.): to steal something from a place or a person by using violence, especially during war

  • "The robbers ___ her values.”

  Pillage
• Def (adj.):  placing too much emphasis on trivial or minor details; fussy.

  • “Gigi was ___: she pointed out things that made everyone angry.”

  Persnickety
• Def (adj.): having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage; sharp, shrewd 

  • “The ___ child astonished everyone.”

  Astute
• Def (v.): scold or criticize (someone) angrily; reprimand 

  • “My parents ___ me when I returned home.”

  Berate
• Def (n.):  a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned.

  • “These authors are ___ that have remained popular.”

  Anachronism
• Def (n.): a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco; catastrophe; disaster 

  • “They suffered from a financial ___ after all the trips to the mall.”

  Debacle
• Def (adj.): deserving or causing public disgrace or shame; humiliating 

  • “My failure at the game was ___.”

  Ignominious
• Def (n.): the act of pursuing an idealistic, impractical, or unrealistic goal or scheme; A wild, visionary idea, an eccentric notion or act

  • “His dream of meeting the perfect French man was ___.”

  Quixotry
• Def (v.): come together to form one mass or whole; combine (elements) in a mass or whole; unite; merge  

  • “The Harry Potter books ___ into a picture.”

  Coalesce
• Def (v.): exert a modifying or controlling influence on; regulate; to change something, such as an action or a process, to make it more suitable for its situation

  • “He ___ his personality around different people.”

  Modulate
• Def (n.):  a person or thing serving as a typical example or excellent model.

  • “Lilian was an ___ of resilience, for she has lost everyone in her family except her youngest sister.”

  Exemplar
• Def (n.): a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality.

  • “She was a ___ of beauty: her voluminous hair gleamed, her protruding cheekbones smote the room, and her figure was hourglass-like.”

  Paragon
• Def (v.): exist in large numbers or amounts; be plentiful 

  • “Worries ___ that someone kidnapped her.”

  Abound
• Def (v.): have in large numbers or amounts.

  • “Internship opportunities ___ in New York.”

  Abound