Vocab Builder Review (Fall Semester 2018)

The plaintive boy felt like a ____ after being ____ by the people at the lunch table.

The ____ in her thinking caused her to make ____ conclusions.

Because of its ____ cost and my family's modest income, my plans for college became ____.

She ____ thought it was ____ to use the drug that was not prescribed to her.

(adj) seemingly everywhere; inescapable

If you eliminate ____ foods from your diet, then you can ____ some ____ health problems.

The ____ politician was ____ in his reply, exacerbating his constituents' poor opinion of him.

The college student was _____, but the high school dropout had life experience making him ____.

The ____ man forgave the drunk driver who killed his son.

Mrs. Lowe's lessons are ____ when she becomes ____.

The _____ backpack led to ____ back pain.

(adj) characterized by winning over through calming/pacifying

The buffet's ____ choices left me ___ over what to choose.

(adj) diligent; hard-working

The ____ teacher did not ____ with her busy students and assigned another prodigious project.

We commiserated with the ____ student who found it arduous to give more than ____ answers.

I was able to conquer the ____ obstacle course due to the ____ of my strength training program.

Supporting her argument with ____ sources made the student's ____ dubious.

The character's ____ made him a(n) ____ example of self-control.

(adj) unable to be expressed with words

Adding ____ to the ____ story made the serious topic easier to digest.

The ____ novel was praised by the teacher, but many of the students thought it was ____.

My sister had the ____ to "borrow" my favorite clothes ____ instead of asking for permission.

The brusque woman said, "Good-bye," and she walked away when her ____ co-worker began talking.

(adj) complaining; whining