(adj) lasting a very short time, fleeting.

"The popularity of rock and roll will probably be          ."

(adj) knowledge limited to a few; secret, strange.

"The           meaning of the parables was revealed by the Master to only a few."

(v) to atone or make amends for.

"To           his terrible crime is impossible."

(n) complete and utter failure. 

"An early rocket-launching attempt was a          ."

(adj) weak, limp, flabby.

"A long illness results in           muscles."

(adj) terse, concise, taciturn.

"He opened his mouth just often enough to let out his few,           remarks."

(adj) unrevealed or suppressed, as with a talent or quality.

"Although he has not yet produced a masterpiece, we believe he has           genius."

(adj) sluggish, lazy, indifferent.

"Because of the heat, people felt           and inactive."

(adj) ridiculously sorrowful or mournful.

"He kept the dead dog's collar on his desk, a           reminder of his departed friend."

(adj) being in a dying state.

"He tried to revive the bridge club, but it was already   ."

(adj) deficient in foresight or discernment; nearsighted.

"Your          , close-minded view of the world indicates a small-town upbringing."

(adj) uncontrollably noisy, boisterous.

"The longer the teacher was out of the room, the more           the children became."

(adj) excessively frugal, penny-pinching

"The belief that the Scottish people are           is the basis of many jokes."

(adj) traitorous, treacherous, disloyal.

"Benedict Arnold is usually remembered as a           soldier."

(adj) handling in a routine, mechanical, or superficial manner; cursory.

"The clerk performed his duties in an offhand,           manner."

(n) acute mental discernment, keenness.

"The           of her arguments made her opponents see her side of the issue."

(n) aggressive attack on opinions of another.

"The argument was one long, noisy          , and nothing was decided."

(v) postpone habitually, put off.

"Don't          ; do it today."

(n) a model or typical example.

"Napoleon is the           of modern dictators."

(adj) reverting to an earlier state or behavior.

"In her case, extreme pressure or tension leads to          , immature behavior."