Penchant-Calamity

• Def (n.): a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something; fondness; affinity 

  • “My mother has a ___ for collecting sea shells.”

  Penchant
• Def (v.): evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions; to obtain 

  • “These prompts try to ___ a specific response from applicants.”

  Elicit
• Def (v.): fabricate imaginary experiences as compensation for loss of memory (psychiatry) 

  • “My mom began to ___ because of old age.”

  Confabulate
• Def (adj.): filled with horror or shock

  • “The family was ___ when they discovered what was living in their house.”

  Aghast
• Def (adj.): (of a diagram or other representation) symbolic and simplified; graphic 

  • “A ___ presentation of the company’s purpose.” 

  Schematic
• Def (adj.): relating to or resembling farce, especially because of absurd or ridiculous aspects; ludicrous; very silly, unlikely, or unreasonable, often in a way that is humorous

  • “The circus gave a ___ performance.”

  Farcical
• Def (adj.): mad; crazy; behaving very strangely or very silly; extremely foolish.

  • “Their constant bickering made me go ___.”

  Barmy
• Def (v.): politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; refrain; refrain from doing or using (something).

  • “She ___ herself from kissing his lips again.” 

  Forbear
• Def (adj.): representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class; stereotypical 

  • “Mara was the ___ mean girl: blonde, skinny, and spoiled.”

  Quintessential
• Def (v.):  cause (someone) to become motionless with horror, wonder, or astonishment.

  • “My youthful appearance ___ me.” 

  Transfix
• Def (adj.): extravagantly theatrical; overly dramatic.

  • “Freddy delivered an ___ performance when his parents questioned his sexual life.”

  Operatic
• Def (v.): adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life).

  • "He ___ his husband’s beliefs and ideology.”

  Espouse
• Def (n.): skill or expertise in a particular activity or field.

  • “Zara was known for her ___ of seduction.”

  Prowess
• Def (n.):  a person's ability to cope well with difficulties or to face a demanding situation in a spirited and resilient way.

  • “Living with children will test your ___.”

  Mettle
• Def (adj.): (especially of a person's manner or actions) insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way.

  • “The ___ photographer demanded the audience how and where to stand.”

  Peremptory
• Def (adj.): having little value or importance; little value 

  • “The mother and son were arguing about ___ topics, such as drying the dishes.”

  Picayune
• Def (adj.): strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way.

  • “I was aghast at the ___ similarities between my brother and the cashier.”

  Uncanny
• Def (n.): begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish

  • “The number of restaurants at the beach has ___ in the past few years.”

  Burgeon
• Def (v.):  succeed in persuading or influencing (someone) to do something

  • “The lecture was meant to ___ students to practice safe sex.”

  Induce
• Def (v.): bring about or give rise to.

  • “The pills ___ sleep.”

  Induce
• Def (n.): an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster.

  • "___ followed their children’s lives after the divorce.”

  Calamity