Vocabulary words #1-70

Even though I came in 2nd out of 100 people in the race, I was known as the _____.

Cacophony 

Part of speech: Kaiden's lips were so chapped; he needed lip balm to help them heal. 

austere

capacity for learning

Pick the best form of the word: I remember when I was younger, I _____ to become a doctor. 

I had to give an affidavit about what I witnessed. 

affinity

When Mike got his cast off his arm, he could see that his arm had ______. 

a deep opening in the earth's surface

to dislike strongly

an emotional or psychological cleansing that brings relief or renewal

Our season looked ______ after losing our star player. 

a defensive wall

Part of Speech: Due to the number of accolades on the shelf, Sam needs to get a new one. 

asunder

The best part of hockey games are the ____ that occur throughout the match.

Badger

Susie _____ all night to Stacy that she fell asleep in class. 

to make less severe

I was once ____ into lying to my parents even though  I didn't want to do it. 

The Odyssey we read in class is a/an ________ version of the entire epic poem. 

Certify

to give birth to; to create

Receiving a 100 final grade in college is _______, you should feel honored to receive it. 

Part of speech: When I was younger, my mother chided me for coming home late without calling. 

to increase in size, enlarge, to cause to appear greater in power, influence

Scientist still have many questions about the _____, for example how do fish survive so deep. 

Beset

to border upon

Part of speech: The best act at the circus is when they use the catapult to launch the clowns.

Mike finally went to the doctor due to his ____ cough after having it for over three months. 

going before; preceding

The knife they found was determined to be ______ based on the materials used to make it. 

Chattle