1. Charging of wrong doing accusatory

2. Studying, thinking, reflecting on an issue Contemplative

3. Opposing; bold in resistance; defying authority defiant

4. Learned, polished, scholarly erudite

5. happy jovial

6. treating with contempt or ridicule mocking

7. A blank space; a missing part; a gap lacuna

8. Unable to be removed, erased or washed away Indelible

9. Immature; lacking adult perception, experience or judgment callow

10. A profit or benefit in addition to a salary or ages Perquisite

11. To make to present as a gift or an honor; confer bestow

12. Pleasing to the ear; melodious; harmonious dulcet

13. To hide in a sneaking manner; to lurk Skulk

14. Understood or known by only a few arcane

15. Enthusiastic vigor; vivacity; liveliness; spirit brio

16. Painful or arduous work; severe toil or exertion Travail

17. Indifferent due to lack of energy or concern Apathetic

18. Frank; straightforward; direct candid

19. Feeling of misfortune/bad luck foreboding

20. furious irate

21. Expressing a poet’s inner feelings; emotional; full of images; song-like Lyrical

22. disrespectful irreverent

23. Slightly contemptuous banter; making fun of Ridiculing

24. A group or band of people; a companion; an associate cohort

25. Appropriate or fitting; relevant Germane

26. Lacking all memory; forgetful; lacking active conscious awareness or knowledge; unmindful Oblivious

27. To spread or diffuse through Permeate

28. liable to make a mistake fallible

29. Fearless; bold; brave intrepid

30. To have lively or boisterous fun cavort

31. To take the place of (another), especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics supplant

32. Very fat; obese corpulent

33. To persuade with flattery; to coax cajole

34. fearful apprehensive

35. A feeling of superiority Condescending

36. Lacing spontaneity, originality, and individuality Conventional

37. Darkness, sadness, rejection gloomy

38. Longing for the past Nostalgic

39. Accepting of conditions; not fanciful or emotional Matter-of-fact

40. Ridiculing to show weakness in ordering to make a point satiric

41. To accept the conclusions or arrangements of others; to give consent by keeping silent Acquiesce

42. Happy and cheerful; carefree blithe

43. Stinging; biting; burning caustic

44. Lasting a long time; constant chronic

45. False idea; mistaken belief fallacy

46. Fair; just; showing no favoritism Impartial

47. To ignite; to arouse or inspire; to catch fire kindle

48. To make impossible; to shut out; to prevent preclude

49. Pleasing to the taste or smell; pleasant savory

50. Long and wearisome; tiresome; boring tedious

51. Jason tried to study for the test but the ___________ in his notes made it difficulty to cover all the material lacuna

52. The ink stains on his pocket were ___________, so his shirt was ruined. indelible

53. Because he was a ____________youth, he was not charged as an adult like the others. callow

54. The salary at Sally’s new job was not much, but the generous ______________ made up for it. perquisites

55. The teacher would ____________ teats in an attempt to get the children to behave. bestow

56. When he should have been in class, Derek could often be found ___________ in the hallways. skulking

57. Ms. Ray teaches the ____________ subject of mathematical logic and not many can understand them. arcane

58. The choir sang the piece with such _____________ that soon the audience was clapping along with the music. brio

59. For all the _____________ and tragedies Marcia has endured, she is still remarkably optimistic. travails

60. Although his _________ urged him to leave the party, Brian stayed past his curfew. cohort

61. The issue is not _____________to the present discussion, so let’s drop it. germane

62. But human beings are _______________. We know all make mistakes. fallible

63. She has walked for a long time, _______________ of the sun burning her. oblivious

64. A darkly sweet aroma ______________ the air; white orchard blossoms erupted from snakelike vines. permeated

65. The first astronauts were _________ men who put their lives on the line. intrepid

66. Here I am struggling with a research paper when I could be ______________ at the beach. cavorting

67. Walter was soon able to _____________ Will as the captain of the team. supplant

68. He grew more _____________ as he stuffed himself daily and got no excuse. corpulent

69. Virgil’s great accomplishment were his ability ti charm and ___________ people out of their bad moods. cajole

70. The president said that we will _____________ to the demands of the terrorists. acquiesce

71. Lori’s ___________ attitude toward her terrible situation was difficult to understand. blithe

72. We were surprised that such __________ remarks came from such a mild mannered person. caustic

73. When Paul’s cough became ___________, he finally went to the doctor. chronic

74. Our victory over the favorite team showed the ______________ of the sportswriter’s prediction. fallacy

75. A judge is supposed to be _______________. impartial

76. Mrs. Cooke could always ___________ an interest in the novel we had to read. kindle

77. Reviewing the work thoroughly will _________ the chance that you missed something. preclude

78. Grandmother could make a ________ dish out the simplest ingredients. savory

79. The ____________ lecture by the guest speaker caused many to fall asleep. tedious