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To desire or wish for another's
I coveted her jewelry the minute I laid eyes on them. |
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Having Little or showing no emotion
His outlook on the world was so apathetic, that it seemed like he no longer cared about anything. |
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Displaying the effect of excessive indulgence in sensual pleasure
He walked down the street looking for prostitutes. He was a debauched individual. |
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Uneasiness
The man experience disquietude when he fed the lion. |
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Not to appease
My enemy is implacable |
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Not quick in perception, feeling or intellect, not sensitive or intelligent, dull.
He seemed quite obtuse |
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Easily managed or handled
The child was very docile to his parents. |
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A gloomy state of mind, esp. when habitual or prolonged depression
Fred was melancholy due to his family and freinds giving him a hard time. |
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Extravagantly chivalrous or romantic
Don't be so quixotic. You're going to get hurt one of these days by that girl you think you love. |
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A protest.
Hippies had a remonstrance about the war outside of the white house. |
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Not submitting authority; disobedient
Insubordination can get you in detention. |
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Done by stealth; secret or unauthorized.
The boy surreptitiously snuck into the classroom because he was late. |
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Foolish or inane, silly.
Everything the 5 year old said was fatuous. |
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Shallow.
The girl was very superficial because she would only date guys who were taller than her. |
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The act of process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements.
The delegates discussed the dissolution of the treaty. |
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The departion from the normal or usual course.
The boy wore a green and red tie to show aberration from his normal school uniforms. |
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Of the human body; physical.
Some parents think that corporal punishment on their kids is right. |
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A person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another.
His speeding of the freeway was a harbinger of an accident to come. |
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To retard in movement by beans of obstacles.
The slow driver impeded the other cars on the freeway. |
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Causing or involving great fear of suffering
Bob had been in the desert for 2 days, without water, and he was in dire need of it. |
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A feeling of uneasiness or anxiety.
The columbine killer had no compunction shooting his fellow classmates. |
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Readily plain or seen, heard
The hatred was palpable, hanging heavy and ugly in the air. |
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To use unclear expressions to avoid communication
The lawyer efficiently equivocated fluently and eschewed the question. |
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Firm or stable, unbreakable
The steel building was very indissoluble |
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Amusement or laughter
I was full of mirth after the joke Rory told. |
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Praiseworthy, commendable.
His bravery at rescuing the old lady from the speeding car was laudable. |
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Uncorrupted
After the maids cleaned the house, the house was pristine clean |
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