Week Four Vocabulary

Despite the telling signs of appendicitis, Marco took Advil to _____ his pain.

Given to sudden and unaccountable changes in mood or behavior; fickle

Extremely distasteful; unacceptable

All other words are ________.

Reserved, modest and shy

My sister is too outgoing for anyone to ever accuse her of being ________.

Exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical

Using or expressed in more words than needed

Blight is our only _________.

The ___ speaker went well over his ten minute time limit and spoke for an hour instead.

Teenagers have very ____ attitudes and will switch moods in an instant.

Difficult to understand; obscure

Negative attitudes from those in power can quickly ____ the efforts of those working under them

Fearless; adventurous

The _ kitten sauntered slowly past the two big dogs.

Some of the classic novels are far too ____ for beginning readers to understand.

Obtrusively bright and showy; lurid

The smell of month-old chocolate milk left in your care in the middle of July is absolutely _.

It is ____ to think that you could simply walk into prison and break out your friend.

While I do find the outfits on Dancing with the Stars to be pretty, sometimes they can be ___.

Spoil, harm, or destroy

Make a disease or its symptoms less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause