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Anything worthless; dregs
The restaurant scrapped the chaff leftover from the finished meal. |
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Large numbers
The animals appeared from the end of the field in myriads. |
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To be (was) suitable to
The man beseemed his position as mayor during his term. |
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Completely absorbed; engrossed
The little boy was rapt while watching the TV, his favorite show was on and he was not to be disturbed. |
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Rescued or saved
The boxer redeemed his strength before he could be defeated, and ended the round with a win. |
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Mourning
After their father's death, the whole house was filled with cries of lamentation. |
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Having a dark complexion
The slave appeared to be swarthy and muscular. |
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A person who insists uncompromisingly on the observance of something specified
Obama has been a stickler when it comes to Obamacare. |
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Magnificent
The king's wardrobe was often described as sumptuous by his servants |
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Soft; weak; hurting
As he kissed her he noticed how tender her lips were. |
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Excessive praise or admiration
The mother demonstrated great adulation for her daughter, she was always talking about how proud she was of her. |
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Lasting or seeming to last forever
The class was interminable as the teacher went on and on with her lecture. |
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Pleasant, friendly
The popular girl was loved by many because of her affable personality. |
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Having a powerful impressive sound
The girl's voice was sonorous while she sang the anthem and the stadium was in awe. |
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Truthful; accurate
In chemistry, significant figures allow you to have a veracious measurement. |
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To conquer; force into submission
The powerful army vanquished the weak empire. |
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Praised
The extolled praised conducted the mass and afterwards, he was greeted by everyone who attended. |
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Clarity; ability to be understood
The student's lucidity with the topic was great, and they were all able to get an excellent grade on the test. |
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Spoken ill of
The the boy was maligned because of his rude attitude towards everyone, even his own family. |
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Tendency to believe too readily
The young and naive boy had a credulity that people took advantage of. |
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Commonplace; ordinary
The daily routine of the new student away at college eventually became prosaic. |
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Greedy for riches
The business man became so avaricious that his wife left him. |
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Secretly; stealthily
The spy furtively cracked open the safe. |
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Imposing and magnificent
The interior designer's taste was august and he was praised for his work. |
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Stopping; either forever or for some time
The cessation of her practices caused her to become an awful dancer. |
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Disapproval
The father showed disapprobation of his daughter's new boyfriend when he kicked him out of the house the first day she brought him home. |
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Clothing
He bought new habiliments because he was growing out of his old ones. |
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Offended
Julia piqued her mother when she criticized her cooking. |
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Spoke slightly of; belittled
After their fight, James disparaged his ex-girlfriend. |
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Refrained from
The furious man forbore his desire to punch the rude waiter in the face. |
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Wronged
Jake's girlfriend aggrieved him when she cheated on him with his best friend. |
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Quick tempered
The choleric little boy went mad when his mother took away his toys as punishment for not listening. |
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Easily angered, quick-tempered
The couple was irascible and this caused them to fight a lot. |
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Feeling or expressing anger or scorn especially at an injustice
While being put into the back of a cop car the indignant girl screamed. |
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Inscription on a tomb or gravestone
Reading the epitaph of her husband's gravestone caused the widow to cry even harder. |
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With a careless, casual look; dashing
To attract as less attention as possible, the pick-pocket stole the wallet rakishly. |
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| Moving swiftly and with great force |
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Extremely troubled; confused; distracted
After the car crash the passenger was distraught when they tried to question her. |
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Having a wild, worn look, as from sleeplessness
The insomniac looked haggard from her restless night. |
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Badly disrespectful in speech or behavior
The inmate was insolent while in court and this added two years to his sentence. |
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Hinting or suggesting indirectly; implying
She leaned in insinuatingly towards Jacob and he assumed she wanted a kiss. |
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Mean, contemptible person; mean ugly dog
The cur was very disliked among his peers. |
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Showing contempt or redicule
The woman was derisive towards the man who raped her. |
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That which cannot be easily understood; baffling; mysterious
The problem was inscrutable and since it appeared no one has been able to solve it. |
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