Words of the Week 1-32 (2024-25)

They met on the train when she spilled tea in his lap; they married a year later. It was ---!

Many young adults are --- about politics. People who are 18-29 are the least likely to vote.

A huge failure; a fiasco; a catastrophe

A mistaken belief, especially one based on a flaw in logic

A person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand

A line of people or vehicles waiting their turn; a stored list of data items

What is the part of speech of candid and disgruntled?

What is the part of speech of philanthropist and zephyr?

To make an object more attractive by adding decorative details; to add made-up details

Unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy

To make something continue (usually an undesirable situation or an unfounded belief)

The bake sale was a ---. Sarah lost the money, and the cupcakes gave everyone food poisoning.

To strongly disapprove of something

The occurrence of events by chance that have a happy or beneficial result; a happy accident

Felix loved his chemistry professor, but he couldn't understand his --- science jokes.

Each morning at HCS, the --- of cars dropping off students runs to the corner of Maple Ave.

Which two vocab words create the most logical sentence?

To examine or inspect closely and thoroughly

A short and amusing/interesting story about a real incident

Which two vocab words create the most logical sentence?

A cause of great distress or annoyance

To admit that something is true after denying it; to admit defeat

Angry or dissatisfied

Deserving severe disapproval; disgraceful

Having no skill or aptitude for a particular task; incompetent

Using more words than are needed

Lasting for a very short time

A feeling of strong dislike or hostility

What is the part of speech of anecdote and enigma?

To speed up the process; to make something happen more quickly

To try to match or surpass a person, typically by imitation; to imitate

I'm --- about him. He's nice on our dates, but his comments on social media are so immature.

Having mixed feelings about something; having two opposing feelings at the same time

Feeling no interest or concern

How much is it to --- the shipping on this package? I want it to arrive in one to two days.

A gentle breeze

A break or interruption in a process or series

What is the part of speech of obliterate and scrutinize?

Not able to be removed or forgotten

Truthful and straightforward

What is the part of speech of verbose and inept?

Which two vocab words create the most logical sentence?

Famous or well known for a bad quality or deed

Likely to be understood by only a small number of people with specialized knowledge

To destroy utterly; to wipe out

What is the part of speech of concede and perpetuate?

A person who donates money to a good cause in order to help

Designed to attract notice and impress others