1. Speak Vocabulary

2. Abysmal [adjective]
Miserable; too deep or great to be measured; extremely bad.
[The abysmal canyon seemed to descend forever].

3. Bigoted [adjective]
Blinded by obstinate or stubborn devotion to a party or creed.
[The bigoted party leader shared his hate with his followers].

4. Conundrum [noun] A riddle, especially one with a double-meaning.
[For Mr. Rustin, the Rubik Cube is a conundrum that he just can’t figure out].

5. Demure [adjective]
Reserved, quiet, staid; affecting to be grave or decorous.
[The demure woman hated to be the center of attention].

6. Detonate [verb]
To explode with a loud report; to set off an explosion.
[The bandit waited to detonate the dynamite until the train was crossing the bridge].

7. Dormant [adjective] Not acting; in a state of suspension.
[The inactive volcano remained dormant for several centuries].

8. Expiration [noun]
The act of breathing out; the process of dying away; coming to an end.
[The expiration date on the rotten milk gallon had passed several weeks ago].

9. Fungal [adjective]
Relating to something that grows or springs up rapidly; diseased, spongy growth.
[The fungal samples were carefully laid out for the lab experiment].

10. Germination [noun]
The act of sprouting; the process of starting to grow or develop.
[The seed eventually showed signs of germination, finally sending a green shoot up above the soil].

11. Idiot Savants [noun]
Mentally-handicapped individuals who exhibit genius in a highly specialized area.
[In the movie Rain Man, Dustin Hoffman plays an idiot savant who is capable of great things despite his mental handicap].

12. Imperial [adjective] Of an empire; majestic.
[The imperial building seemed to spread for miles].

13. Indoctrination [noun]
State of being taught a doctrine, belief, or principle.
[The television routinely gives its viewers an indoctrination, teaching watchers various cultural messages].

14. Inspiration [noun]
The process of breathing in; creative force or influence.
[For her source of inspiration, the painter often raided dumpsters to find strange discarded objects to paint].

15. Interim [adjective/noun]
Meantime; temporary; intervening.
[The interim priest would only be in the church on a temporary basis until a permanent replacement could be found].

16. Muse [noun] Source of inspiration.
[Homer, the greek poet who wrote The Odyssey, invoked the Muses for inspiration at the beginning of his epic poem].

17. Profoundly [adverb] Strongly, deeply, intensely.
[The movie was profoundly disturbing, containing violent images and jarring sounds].

18. Suffragettes [noun] Advocates of women’s right to vote.
[Suffragettes crusaded fearlessly for a woman’s right to vote].

19. Tenacious [adjective]
Holding fast; persistent.
[The tenacious barfly tried again to get the attention of the standoffish woman].

20. Vespiary [noun] A nest or colony of social wasps.
[The vespiary was humming with activity as the social wasps moved about their nest].

21. Wistful [adjective] Longing, sad, melancholy.
[The dog peered into the bowl of pasta with a wistful look, longing for a quick snack].