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| Adjective that can mean either weeping, inclined to weep, or tending to cause weeping. |
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| Adjective that describes someone who is melancholy, gloomy, generally down in the dumps. |
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| Adjective that describes someone who lacks feeling, lacks interest, has a bad case of the blahs. |
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| Adjective that is a synonym for apathetic. It can refer to a physical as well as an emotional state. |
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| Adjective meaning discouraged, dejected. |
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| Adjective that means gloomy, often to an exaggerated degree. |
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| Adjective that refers to a disturbed state of mind, an emphasis on or preoccupation with unwholesome thoughts. |
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| Adjective that describes a person who whines, complains, and/or grumbles. |
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| Adjective that describes one who is generally irritable, bad-tempered. |
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| Adjective that describes the mood of one who is unpleasant to be around. |
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| Adjective that describes one's grieving or feeling sad or sorrowful. These words can also be used for situations that cause the sadness. |
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| Word that generally suggests and extreme of happiness. |
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| Word that describes an outward manner of high enthusiasm that would presumably come from a feeling of joy and high spirits. |
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| If you;re _______, you're feeling light-hearted, uplifted. We might say you're floating on air. |
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| Word that implies an extreme of happiness. Can be used as a synonym of euphoric. |
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| Word that means being very happy. This word has religious overtones with both Christianity and Judaism. |
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| Common meaning of a celebration, but it can also have a formal meaning of a celebration of the fiftieth anniversary. |
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| Word meaning extremely happy. |
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| Word that means tending to make jokes. |
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| Word meaning lighthearted. |
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| Word that means relating to laughter that can describe a person who is feeling inclined to laugh. This word is more frequently used to describe remarks or situations that are likely to provoke laughter. |
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| Word that carries the negative sense of being unpleasantly self-satisfied, smug. |
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| Word that has a negative meaning describing a person who is overly eager to please or who calmly accepts mistreatment. |
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| Noun that is a good name for a stupid person, a dolt. |
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| A person who opposes technology. |
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| Adjective that is most often used in the phrase "a _______ victory", meaning a technical win achieved t a high cost. |
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| Noun that refers to humorous transpositions of sounds such as saying blushing crows when you meant to say crushing blows or queer dean when you meant dear queen. |
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| Adjective that describes treatment that is seen as exceedingly harsh or severe. |
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| Noun that fits a person who dissents from group opinion and goes his or her own way. |
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| Adjective meaning overly idealistic. |
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| Verb that now means to enthrall, to capture fully someone's attention. |
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| Verb that today carries the figurative meaning of spurring someone into thought or action. |
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| Adjective that describes something literally cheap or gaudy in appearance of something more figuratively shameful. |
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| Adjective that refers to any situation that remains uncultivated. |
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| Adjective that means abnormally pale or lacking vitality and dull. |
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| Adjective that means lying on the back with the face upward. It is sometimes used to mean showing lethargy or indifference. Should not be confused with prone. |
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| Noun that means the reappearance of a trait or a form of behavior in an organism after several generations of absence. |
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| Noun that means a confused or complicated disagreement or an entanglement. You might use it to describe a small battle such as a fare dispute with a taxi driver or a larger argument with complicated international implication. |
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| A puzzling, inexplicable, or ambiguous situation is the meaning of this noun. You can used it to describe a person or a thing. |
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| Adjective that means pushy or rudely assertive. Cross between presumptuous and bump. |
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| Word that means guide for sightseers. |
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| Verb for to walk or to stroll. It can also mean to walk through. |
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| Word that is now used as a adjective to mean of secondary importance or, alternatively, something that is auxiliary or helpful to something else, such as a workbook is to a textbook. |
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| Adjective that describes something loud (in color or design), flashy, or glaring. |
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| Adjective that means tastelessly showy, suggesting overly bright colors, overly flashy design. |
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| Adjective meaning causing shock or horror, gruesome from an overkill effect or through a glaring, unsavory sensationalism. |
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| Noun that refers to harsh, displeasing noises. |
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| Adjective that refers to harsh sounds or any atmosphere of rough boisterousness. |
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| Harsh and grating in its sound. |
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| Word describing sounds that are unharmonious. In a more generalized sense, varying opinions may also e so described. |
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| The ___________ item attracts the viewer's attention but in a showy, vulgar manner. |
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| Literally referring to a heavy burst of gunfire or artillery, the noun can be used for any kind of overwhelming outpouring. |
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| Noun that means an atmosphere of uproar, wild noises, confusion. |
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| Noun that means the right and power to apply the law. |
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| Noun that means someone who returns to a previous pattern of behavior, especially criminal behavior. |
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| Verb that means to clear from guilt or blame. |
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| Verb that means to clear of accusation or blame with supporting arguments or proof. It can also mean to avenge. |
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| Noun that means exemption from punishment or harm. |
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| Verb that means to accuse of wrongdoing or charge. |
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| Word that means a formal charge of wrongdoing by the findings of a jury. |
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| Noun that means rudeness or arrogance. |
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| Verb that means to engage in legal proceedings or to bring a lawsuit. |
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| Verb that means to steal a small amount or item. |
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| Noun that has a general meaning of a command or order. In law, it specifically means a court order prohibiting a party from a specific course of action. |
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| Noun that means a complete transformation in appearance, character or function. It often suggests a change that occurs by magic or sorcery as in the mythological stories recounted in Ovid's Metamorphoses. |
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| Adjective that means unpredictable, impulsive, or subject to whim. |
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| Another word that derives from chemistry (chemicals that evaporate readily at normal temperatures), this adjective also means fickle or inconstant. It also suggests a person that is flighty or an emotion that is fleeting. More often that not, that fleeting emotion is violent and explosive, either literally or figuratively. |
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| Adjective that means prone to frequent change, this word can be used to describe people as well as things. |
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| Verb that means to change in a very specific way. When something _________s, it rises and falls irregularly as if in waves. |
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| Adjective that means constantly changing or unstable. It is often used to describe a chemical reaction, but it can also be used to describe a person's character. |
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| Adjective that connotes lacking consistency or regularity. |
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| Verb that means to swing indecisively from one idea or action to another. |
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| Noun that means changing its nature rapidly. It is a synonym for mercurial. |
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| Someone who is ambivalent often ___________. This verb means to make a statement with one or more possible interpretaitons, often with the intention of misleading. |
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| Adjective that means having to do with money. |
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| Having to do with finances. |
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| Adjective meaning lacking all resources or completely imppoverished. |
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| Adjective htat means holding in trust for another. As a noun it is a person who acts on behalf of another's interests and is required to fulfill those obligations with the utmost good faith. |
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| Word that means any fixed payment (such as a salary) for services rendered. |
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| A payment made for services rendered when a stipend is not traditionally required. |
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| Adjective that means rich, prosperous, wealthy. |
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| Adjective that means able to meet financial obligations. Someone who is _______ may not be rich but he or she can pay the bills. |
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| Verb that means to trade goods or services without the exchange of money. |
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| Noun that means a decrease or loss in value due to age, wear, or market conditions. |
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| Noun that means pay for goods or services provided. Salaryis ____________ for work done. |
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| Adjective htat means yielding money or profit. |
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| Noun that means someone who appreciates, enjoys, or collects wine. |
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| One is skillful at preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of dead animals for display in a lifelike state. |
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| Noun that means the field of agriculture, including breeding crops or raising livestock. |
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| Noun that describes someone who is an ardent admirer of ballet, including both professional dance critics and zealous fans. |
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| Noun for someone who collects and studies postage stamps, postmaks, and related materials. |
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| Noun that means sleight of hand or magic. |
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| Noun for someone who studies the branch of entomology (the study of insects) that focuses on butterflies and moths. |
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| Someone who collects of studies coins, money, and, often, medals. |
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| Word that means marked by refinement or precision of expression. The noun form is also a vocation. A ________ is someone who cuts, polishes, or engraves gems. |
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