Fulgurate-Aegis

• Def (v.):  flash like lightning.

  • “He ___ to the nearest pharmacy.”

  Fulgurate
• Def (adj.): amazingly impressive

  • “The house was adorned with ___ decoration.”

  Fulgurant
• Def (v.): swell or protrude to an unnatural or incongruous extent; stick out 

  • “His eyes ___ at the sight of his lost sibling.”

  Bulge
• Def (adj.): standing out so as to be clearly visible.

  • “The Queen has a new ___ hairstyle.”

  Conspicuous
• Def (adj.): attracting notice or attention.

  • “Lady Gaga’s ___ outfit attracted the audience’s attention.”

  Conspicuous
• Def (adj.): knobbly, rough, and twisted, especially with age, lumpy (especially tree roots)

  • “The man caressed his wife with his ___ fingers.”
  • “I like to study next to the ___ tree.”

  Gnarled
• Def (adj.): occurring afterward or as a result.

  • “In the ___ case, Polly is battling for full custody of her daughter.”

  Ensuing
• Def (v.):  gradually spread through or over; cover, imbue 

  • “As I opened my room’s windows, the delicate morning light ___ throughout my room.”

  Suffuse
• Def (n.): a tedious recital or repetitive series; repetition, recitation 

  • “My mom recited a ___ of complaints about my lifestyle.”

  Litany
• Def (n.): a profound difference between people, viewpoints, feelings, etc.

  • “The ___ between my cultures makes it difficult for me to blend in.”

  Chasm
• Def (v.): shock or excite (someone) into taking action; startle 

  • “The door knock ___ me from my rest.”

  Galvanize
• Def (n.):  the dispersion or spread of a people from their original homeland; a large group of people with a similar heritage or homeland who have since moved out to places all over the world

  • “The school’s foreign student body comes from the Latin and Asian ___.”

  Diaspora
• Def (adj.): having or showing a great deal of nervous excitement or energy; extremely active, or too excited, imaginative, or emotional 

  • “She hugged her mother with ___ excitement.”

  Febrile
• Def (adj.): having or showing the symptoms of a fever; feverish 

  • “After the trip, she suffered a ___ illness.”

  Febrile
• Def (n.):  a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another; indicator; anything that foreshadows a future event; omen; sign

  • “In the book, encountering a black owl is a ___ of death.”

  Harbinger
• Def (v.): grant or bestow (a title, degree, benefit, or right).

  • “The principal ___ Ria Steward the Student of the Year award.”

  Confer
• Def (v.): have discussions; exchange opinions.

  • “I ___ with my best friends at the party.”

  Confer
• Def (adj.): (with reference to a person) small and delicate, typically with an attractively mischievous or strange charm.

  • “Her ___ and innocent appearance beguiled the men at the party.”

  Elfin
• Def (n.): an attention-drawing, often wildly playful or funny act or action

  • "The class clown distracted the class with his ___.”

  Antic
• Def (n.):  a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty; commotion, mayhem 

  • “Her family was struggling with financial ___, so they stayed home all summer.”

  Turmoil
• Def (n.): an attempt to achieve a goal; attempt 

  • “I am involved in several academic ___ to get into Yale.”

  Endeavor
• Def (v.): try hard to do or achieve something; undertake; to exert oneself to do or effect something; make an effort; strive

  • “He ___ to fix his community’s most pressing issues.” 

  Endeavor
• Def (n.):  the protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization.

  • “Kiara is under the ___ of her father’s law firm.”

  Aegis