Menial-Audacious

• Def (adj.): (of work) not requiring much skill and lacking prestige; unskilled, low-skill 

  • “I got a ___ summer job to get money for Christmas.”

  Menial
• Def (v.): push, elbow, or bump against (someone) roughly, typically in a crowd.

  • “The crowd ___ against me and my mom to see the fight.”

  Jostle
• Def (adj.): globe-shaped; spherical; round 

  • “We saw a ___ fish at the aquarium.”

  Globular
• Def (adj.): having small ridges on the edge or surface; milled.

  • “We opened the ___ knob to the basement.”

  Knurled

  
• Def (v.):  cast or show (someone or something) as a dark shape and outline against a lighter background; to project on a background like a silhouette

  • “An eldritch shadow was ___ on the woods’ fog.”

  Silhouette
• Def (adj.): extremely hot or intense.

  • “The ___ oven belched an immense amount of heat.”

  Searing
• Def (adj.): marked by extreme intensity, harshness, or emotional power

  • “The bereft lady was suffering of a ___ pain.”

  Searing
• Def (adj.): characteristic of a dishonest or unprincipled person; untrustworthy 

  • “No one believed the ___ boy who lied about his family’s economic status.”

  Roguish
• Def (adj.): playfully mischievous, especially in a way that is sexually attractive; teasing, naughty 

  “Before having sex, the couple played ___ games.”

  Roguish
• Def (adj.): pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities; characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need

  • “The ___-___ boy suffered yet another loss.”

  Storm-tossed
• Def (n.): a sudden feeling of usually disturbing emotion (such as doubt or fear)

  • “After hearing footsteps approach, I had a ___ of fear.”

  Qualm
• Def (n.): a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety; concern, second thought 

  • “Christina didn’t have a ___ to cheat on her boyfriend.”

  Qualm
• Def (n.):  an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band

  • “My mom bought a mauve curtain with white ___.”

  Fringe

  
• Def (n.): decorate (clothing or material) with a fringe; trim, edge 

  • “She ___ her dress to make it idiosyncratic.”

  Fringe
• Def (n.): a pale purple color; a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color

  • “She looked resplendent at Prom: her hair was voluminous; she wore a short, ___ dress; and high heels.”

  Mauve

  
• Def (adj.): (especially of a person) unfortunate; having no luck

  • “The ___ academic weapon got assigned horrible classmates for the project, which is worth a third of their final grade.”

  Hapless
• Def (n.): the action of reading or examining something;  a reading or examining of something

  • “She performed an initial ___ to serve as baseline data.”

  Perusal
• Def (n.): a senior administrative officer in certain colleges and universities.

  • “I met my university’s ___ this afternoon.”

  Provost
• Def (n.): a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.

  • “At first glance, his hypothesis is a ___, but when analyzed further, it turns out to make sense.”

  Paradox
• Def (n.): a statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory.

  • “His statement was a ___ that the scientists debunked.”

  Paradox
• Def (n.): a situation, person, or thing that combines contradictory features or qualities.

  • “As a fashion diva, Avery Diaz is a ___–she enjoys wearing flamboyant finery but prefers to wear PJs to go out.”

  Paradox
• Def (n.): disagreement that leads to discord; dispute, dissent; a division into factions.

  • “The country was tormented by the ___ of the several politic groups, breaking them into factions.”

  Dissension
• Def (adj.):  stimulating in a way that provokes action or effort

  • “She received ___ news that prompted her to spend all her savings.”

  Galvanizing
• Def (adj.): ideas, styles, and methods that are very original or modern in comparison to the period in which they happened; innovative 

  • “The invention of the toaster was ___-___.”

  Avant-garde
• Def (adj.):  having bumps (raised, usually round areas on a surface) 

  • “I bought two ___ sweaters for the winter.”

  Nubby
• Def (v.): showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.

  • “The ___ football player took a risk his teammates would have never taken.”

  Audacious
• Def (adj.): showing an impudent lack of respect; presumptuous; impertinent 

  • “I tried to tell my sister that she was uttering ___ comments about my mom’s baby weight.”

  Audacious