1. Derision [dih-rizh-uhn]
— noun 1. the act of deriding; mockery; scorn 2. an object of ridicule
The inept performance elicited derision from the audience. (Inept can mean clumsy and elicited can mean to bring out).

2. Flippant
–adjective
frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity
The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism.
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3. Platonic
–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines.
2. pertaining to, involving, or characterized by Platonic love as a striving toward love of spiritual or ideal beauty.
3. ( usually lowercase ) purely spiritual; free from sensual desire, especially in a relationship between two persons of the opposite sex.
Sentence: Jack and Jill have a platonic relationship.
Cassandra Cochran

4. Whimsical –adjective Given to whimsy or fanciful notions; pixyish.
Summer Groce
Whimsical
–adjective
Given to whimsy or fanciful notions; pixyish.
Of the nature of or proceeding from whimsy, as thoughts or actions:
Erratic; unpredictable:
Sentence:
He was too whimsical with regard to his work.
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5. Lukeus McCoy
Trite
–adjective,
1. lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale.
2. characterized by hackneyed expressions, ideas, The commencement address was trite and endlessly long.
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6. Petty [Tessa Britt] –adjective, -ti·er, -ti·est.
1. of little or no importance or consequence: petty grievances.
2. of lesser or secondary importance, merit, etc.; minor: petty considerations.
3. having or showing narrow ideas, interests, etc.: petty minds.
4. mean or ungenerous in small or trifling things: a petty person.
5. showing or caused by meanness of spirit: a petty revenge.
6. of secondary rank, esp. in relation to others of the same class or kind: petty states; a petty tyrant.
“The peasant’s petty grievances over the loss of his shrubbery was of no importance to the king.”
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7. Rancor Noun [rang-ker]
Bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
Amid the political rancor and sharp moral tensions that surround us domestically and abroad, our generation is ready to act.

8. Pretentious: [pri-ten-shuhs] –adjective
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[pri-ten-shuhs]
–adjective
1. full of pretense (a false show of something)
or pretension.
2. characterized by assumption of dignity or importance.
3. making an exaggerated outward show; ostentatious.
Synonyms: pompous, bombastic
Example: The girl’s pretentious demeanor initially intimidated her peers, but they later became exasperated with her showy antics. 8

9. Choleric [kol-er-ik, kuh-ler-ik] By: Chelsey White
Adjective
Extremely irritable or easily angered.
Obsolete
Sentence: James has a very choleric personality. 9

10. Indignant - [in-dig-nuh-nt] By: Brandon Sneed
-Adjective
– Definition: Feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base.
Sentence: After the crude remarks, the man had an indignant expression on his face.
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11. Enamor:
Verb
To fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with )
Sentence: She's enamored of her new boyfriend.
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Skyla Robbins

12. Esoteric [es-uh-ter-ik] Adjective
Definition: Understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest. Private; secret; confidential.
Sentence: His life work has been conducting research in a somewhat esoteric branch of business.
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14. Perturb [per-turb] (verb)
to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate; deranged.
“Would it perturb you if I left the empty milk jug in the refrigerator?”
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15. Veneration ven·er·a·tion
Noun
Respect or awe inspired by the dignity, wisdom, dedication, or talent of a person
Used in a sentence:
The men were held in great veneration because of their bravery in the war.
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16. Colloquial [kuh-loh-kwee-uhl] Miranda Young
An automobile is colloquially known as a car.
-adjective
-characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal.
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In German a rabbit’s ear is called spoon. And “handing off the spoon” is a colloquial expression for dying – much like pip out or kick the bucket in English. So, basically, Bunny confuses Death here by handing off his spoon literally.

17. *Languid* Bailey Hume 1: drooping or flagging from or as if from
(adj .) \laŋ-gwəd\
1: drooping or flagging
from or as if from
exhaustion : weak
2: sluggish in character
or disposition : listless
3: lacking force or quickness
of movement : slow
They proceeded at a languid pace

18. Pessimistic (pes·si·mis·tic)
Adjective
pertaining to or characterized by   pessimism; gloomy: a pessimistic outlook.
Pessimism-the tendency to see, anticipate, or emphasize only bad 
Or undesirable outcomes, results, conditions, problems, etc.
Sentence –
People who are pessimistic always see their glass half empty rather than half full.
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19. hard to understand; recondite; esoteric: abstruse theories.
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Abstruse
hard to understand; recondite; esoteric: abstruse theories.
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The students were abstruse in their writings.

20. Solicitous [suh-lis-i-tuhs] –adjective 1. anxious or concerned
2. eager
3. careful or particular
The doctor is very solicitous over his patients’ health.
Tesia Bailey

21. Callous
**Showing or having an insensitive or cruel disregard for others**
Adjective
The man was very callous towards the woman’s suffering

22. -verb: to inflame with wrath; make angry; enrage.
Incensed
-verb: to inflame with wrath; make angry; enrage.
Ex:
“My mother was incensed when my brother broke her china plate.”
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23. By: Haley Myers
Infatuate
Verb:
To inspire or possess with a foolish or unreasoning passion, as of love.
To affect with folly; make foolish or fatuous.
Her love and infatuation was so strong that she truly was blinded by love.

24. Pedantic Adjective ostentatious in one's learning.
overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in teaching.
Ostentatious- characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others
The tactic was designed to puncture his arrogance -- so evident in the way he attempted to belittle other people and in the pedantic manner in which he tried to control the questioning.
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25. -verb: to inflame with wrath; make angry; enrage.
Incensed
-verb: to inflame with wrath; make angry; enrage.
Ex:
“My mother was incensed when my brother broke her china plate.”
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26. Moralistic ROSALEIGH Adjective Pronunciation: mawr-uh-list
Definitions:
a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
a person who practices morality.
a person concerned with regulating the morals of others
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27. Moralistic cont’d
The student spoke about the other girl in the class with a moralistic tone in his voice.
This book is about a teen who is sometimes Christian in a way and other times she is horrible in her Christian ways. This is moralistic because it shows how she needs to be taught some morals. This could be done by a teacher who was moralistic.

28. Caustic Noun: Being severely critical or sarcastic.
Kelsey Turner
Caustic
Noun:
Being severely critical or sarcastic.
He shook his head and muttered in a very caustic tone.
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