2. Capitulate Verb To give in or surrender
After three hours of his whining, his parents finally capitulated and gave him a Pop Tart.

3. contrived
ADJECTIVE
Designed in an artificial way (for the sake of deception)
He contrived a story for his parents about why he was failing English: He would tell them that the teacher didn’t like him.

4. Extricate Verb To free from difficulty or restraint
After much wriggling, the escape artist was able to extricate herself from the straightjacket.

5. Feeble Adjective Weak/Lacking force or strength
They made a feeble attempt to resist his whining, but they capitulated nonetheless.

6. gratuitous Adjective Uncalled for/lacking justification
Some people criticize the gratuitous violence in Quentin Tarantino’s movies; others delight in it.

7. intermittent Adjective Occurring at intervals rather than steadily
There was a faint intermittent beeping sound somewhere in the house that was driving me crazy.

8. Interlude Noun A break in time
There was a short interlude between the first and second acts of the play, so we went and got coffee.

9. Insatiable Adjective Unable to be satisfied
I had an insatiable appetite after practice yesterday, so I ate an entire pizza myself.

10. interminable Adjective Seemingly never ending
The teacher’s interminable lecture was exhausting and I nearly ran out of paper taking notes.

11. In Vain Adjective Having no effect on the outcome
The student plead with O’Neal about extra credit at the end of the semester, but it was in vain.

12. Surly Adjective (pronounced: Sir – Lee) Bad-tempered or Unfriendly
He was a surly man who disliked visitors and always told them so.

13. Zealous Adjective (Noun: Zealot)
Obsessively committed to or passionate about something (usually an idea or practice)
Her zealous promotion of her Crossfit achievements were really just desperate cries for attention.