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| -----to rise again; to sweep or surge back-----Jobs returned to Apple in 1997, and under his leadership, the resurgent company introduced the iPod and iPhone. |
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| -----going down in the sense of having a harmful effect; injurious-----Excess weight can have a number of deleterious effects, including increases in heart disease, asthma, and diabetes. |
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| -----to put down in the sense of openly condemning; to express strong disapproval-----Upton Sinclair decried the era's rampant materialism and conformity. |
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| -----feeling downcast; very dejected; forlorn-----Giselle experienced what it is like to be despondent when a New York City beggar stole her tiara and left her crying alone in the pouring rain. |
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| -----to put down in the sense of a making a formal accusation; to speak against-----Voltaire denounced the Old Regime, William Lloyd Garrison denounced slavery. |
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| -----to go all the way down in the sense of ending by death; the cessation of existence or activity-----Dinosaurs and the Whig Party both met with a sudden an unexpected demise. |
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| -----to put down by exposing false and exaggerated claims-----Grand Master Larry debunked K-Fed's hopelessly inept songs. |
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| -----to put down with contemptuous jeering; to ridicule or laugh at-----In the movie "Happy Gilmore" Shooter McGavin derided Happy as an incompetent novice. |
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| -----to go down in the sense of being empty; completely lacking in substance or quality; bereft-----"Glitter" and "Godzilla" were both movies panned by critics for being devoid of all redeeming value. |
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| -----having no flaws; perfect-----Opening doors for your girlfriend and saying "yes, sir" demonstrates having impeccable manners. |
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| -----not capable of being placated or appeased-----The United States and al Qaeda are implacable enemies locked in a deadly struggle that cannot be avoided. |
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| -----not capable of being stopped; relentless; inevitable-----The Titanic was unfortunately on an inexorable course to hit the iceberg. |
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| -----not coherent and therefore lacking organization; lacking logical or meaningful connections-----An example of an incoherent statement: "So okay, like right now the Haitians need to come to America. But some people are like, about the strain on our res |
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| -----not capable of being surmounted or overcome-----The once insurmountable task of building a transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869. |
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| -----lacking proper respect or seriousness, disrespectful-----The writers of the Simpsons and Stephen Colbert are renowned for their irreverent jokes. |
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| -----to look carefully around and therefore to be cautious and careful; prudent-----Someone who prefers a wait-and-see approach to new styles is a circumspect person. |
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| -----circular and therefore indirect in language, behavior, or action-----Ben follows a chain of clues that takes him on a circuitous chase that begins in Paris and then takes him to Buckingham palace, and finally Mt. Rushmore. |
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| -----to circle around and therefore bypass; to avoid by artful maneuvering-----Illegal business continue to circumvent laws established by our country. |
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| -----to draw a line around and therefore to narrowly limit or restrict actions-----Juliet wanted to live with Romeo but couldn't because her family circumscribed her freedom by insisting she marry Count Paris. |
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| -----filled with generosity and forgiveness; forgoing resentment and revenge-----After Lee's surrender at Appomattox, Grant magnanimously allowed the Confederate officers to keep their die arms and permitted soldiers to keep personal horses. |
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| -----filled with errors; wrong-----Portuguese sailors erroneously believed that boiling seas filled with monsters awaited ships venturing south of Portugal. |
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| -----filled with importance; significant-----Carl made a momentous decision to attach thousands of balloons to his home and sail for South America. |
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| -----smooth and sweet; flowing like honey-----Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye are both known for their mellifluous voices. |
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| -----filled with menace; threatening-----Rising sea levels and rising temperatures are both ominous signs that global warming is getting worse. |
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| -----filled with bitterness; sharpness in words; rancorous-----Celebrity magazines are happy to chronicle all the acrimonious statements made by the stars and their lawyers. |
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| -----filled with abundance; plentiful-----Pete Wentz wears copious amounts of eyeliner, known as guyliner. |
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| -----filled with moderation; temperate in eating and drinking-----An abstemious person is moderate in eating and drinking. |
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| -----filled with an unpleasant odor; foul smelling-----The skunk's malodorous smell is a defensive weapon that repels predators and can be detected up to a mile away. |
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| -----filled with boredom; very tiresome; dull and fatiguing-----Direct Hits is designed to make studying vocabulary much LESS tedious! |
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