Laconic-Granular

• Def (adj.): (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words; brief, concise

  • “His ___ response annoyed his girlfriend.”

  Laconic
• Def (adv.):  in a secret or unauthorized way; stealthily; clandestine 

  • “He walked into the bank ___, avoiding attention at all costs.”

  Surreptitiously
• Def (adj.):  excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters; loquacious, talkative, verbose 

  • “The ___ child tested his mother’s mettle.”

  Garrulous
• Def (adj.):  in an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop.

  • “I left the country because I sensed an ___ economic disaster.”

  Incipient
• Def (adj.): of a person) developing into a specified type or role. Emergent, impending 

  • “We are ___ teachers; we just have to finish this school year as assistants.”

  Incipient
• Def (adj.): tending to disappear; fleeting; brief; lasting for a very short time

  • “She is ambitious and her joy is ___. It only takes a week before she wants more.”

  Fugacious
• Def (adj.):  well known, respected, and admired for past achievements; distinguished, respected 

  • “The ___ author published two novels this year and a best-seller that got him an award.”

  Illustrious
• Def (adv.): with full knowledge and deliberation

  • “I broke her vase ___; it was sheer revenge.”

  Wittingly
• Def (n.): secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy, especially in order to cheat or deceive others.

  • “The police department worked in ___ with the gangsters.”

  Collusion
• Def (n.): good-humored teasing.

  • “After getting an awful haircut, James was received with ___ from his family members.”

  Raillery
• Def (adj.): capable of distinguishing

  • “The ___ accents allow French natives to recognize the pronunciation of each word.”

  Diacritical
• Def (adj.): (of a plant or animal) native and restricted to a certain place

  • “The lemur is an ___ species from Madagascar.”

  Endemic
• Def (adj.): (of a disease) regularly occurring within an area or community.

  • “The flu is ___ to this town: everyone is sick all the time.”

  Endemic
• Def (v.): surround and have or hold within; enclose 

  • “This field ___ most of the city.”

  Encompass
• Def (adj.): having or giving off a smell, especially an unpleasant or distinctive one.

  • “The ___ skunk passed by the birthday party, and its smell wafted through the air.”

  Odoriferous
• Def (n.): a thing added to something else as a supplementary rather than an essential part; supplement, addition 

  • “This textbook is an ___ to this course because most of the learning comes from the lessons.”

  Adjunct
• Def (v.):  work (moistened flour or clay) into dough or paste with the hands.

  • “To make viejitas, you have to ___ the dough.”

  Knead

  
• Def (v.): massage or squeeze with the hands.

  • “After a strenuous day of work, Sam wanted his boyfriend to ___ his back.”

  Knead
• Def (adj.): (of a fault or offense) slight and pardonable.

  • “His offense was ___ because his mother did not get angry.”

  Venial
• Def (n.): the state or fact of lasting only for a short time; transitory nature.

  • “He soon realized that his youthful appearance is ___ and would soon leave him.”

  Transience
• Def (adj.): persistent, especially to the point of annoyance or intrusion; troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand

  • “My son was ___: he asked me day and night to buy him a new phone.”

  Importunate
• Def (adj.): resembling or consisting of small grains or particles.

  • “He decorated the entrance with ___ rock.”

  Granular