Fall Fill-in-the-Blank Sentences
Mr. Bingley is quite ___________ of Jane Bennet's appearance and manners.
approbative
Some of Shakespeare's language would be considered __________ by today's standards.
archaic
Some of Shakespeare's language would be considered ____________ by today's standards.
archaic
She was ______________ one moment, lethargic the next, so quickly had the sedative taken effect.
vivacious
A ____________ eater, Mark ploughed through a mountain of food.
voracious
Students with an __________ appetite for knowledge will excel.
insatiable
Katy lulled opponents by __________ walking onto the court; only when the whistle blew did she explode with ferocity
nonchalant
Sally Seton was not worried about her upcoming vocab test and so she walked into the classroom with a ___________________ attitude.
nonchalant
After feasting on candy for Halloween, we will try to be a bit more _____________ afterward, moderating our intake of sugar and chocolate.
Ascetic
Elizabeth Bennet ________s Miss Ann De Bourgh when she says Ann will make Darcy "a perfect wife."
Belittle
The person screaming on the street corner about his political views appeared more _________ than erudite.
Benighted
A delicious ____________ is served at the new restaurant
Brunch
The prosecutor accused Sarah of being a __________ who brazenly lied to become rich and famous.
Charlatan
My boss __________-s my work on the project, criticizing my lack of effort and overall effectiveness.
Deprecate
The soldiers in Ukraine have shown great __________ in defending their country.
Fidelity
In Ratatouille, Remy proved to be a true _________________, with excellent taste and strong kitchen skills.
Gourmand
The sophomore Sally Seton was very __________ behind the wheel; she rolled through stop signs and ran red lights.
Impetuous
Mario typically _______________ romantic comedies, but (much to his dismay) he found himself laughing at the movie his wife dragged him along to see.
deprecate
Jonas was ______, and his attitude toward many things could be summed up by one word: blah.
Lackadaisical
At the awards ceremony, the teacher _________-s her students, commending them on all their hard work throughout the year.
Laud
Frustratingly, furniture assembly instructions are not usually as _________ as they should be
Lucid
Now that we are a few weeks into the school year, it seems like there is already a ___________________ of assignments to complete.
Myriad
For high school readers, scholarly sources can feel more ___________ than ___________
Oblique, Limpid
Actually the Battle of Hastings happened in the eleventh century was a typical interjection of my___________ friend Sebastian.
Pedantic
In Pride and Prejudice, the connection between Elizabeth and Mr. Collins was purely ____________.
Platonic
The house was very __________________ as it was decorated nicely and filled with beautiful furniture.
Prepossessing
The pair of best friends had a great __________, happily hanging out for hours on end.
Rapport
The father __________ed his daughter after seeing the epic mess in her bedroom.
Reproach
After a hot afternoon planting flowers and weeding, a can of Dr. Pepper _____d my thirst.
Sate
He said that when it took a whole basketful of ___________________ adjectives to whoop up a thing of beauty, it was time for suspicion
Sesquipedalian
Walking through a haunted house, I tried to be _____________, knowing people could jump out at me from any corner.
Wary
Caroline Bingley and Mrs. Hurst are nearly always ___________ regarding Elizabeth Bennet and her family.
derisory
Mr. Collins is often __________, especially on the topic of Lady Catherine De Bourgh.
ebullient
In an effort to be kind to his liver, Harold became ________________, drastically cutting his vodka intake.
abstemious
Despite the fact taht the so-called UFO had revealed itself to be nothing more than a distant cloud, the six-year-old was __________ that she had witnessed a flying saucer.
adamant
Mrs. Ciarla was __________ that we keep selling our raffle chances to earn the incentive day during Easter Pause.
adamant
The student responded with ___________, emailing her teacher back immediately.
alacrity
As soon as January rolled around, Trevor became ______________, eating only small servings of rice and chicken for 30 days
ascetic
Jake worked up his courage and responded __________ly_ when the waiter brought the wrong entrée for the second time that night.
assertive
The mother encouraged her son to be more __________, to speak up for himself when he felt others were taking advantage of him.
assertive
Being an _________ student will be a great trait to have when we start Capstone as research is a detail-oriented process.
assiduous
She's completely ______________-ed by the latest changes in the tax code.
bamboozle
Outside of the south, some language snobs might consider 'y'all' to be a __________ .
barbarism
Outside of the south, some language snobs might consider 'y'all' to be a _____________.
barbarism
Under the repressive regime, the populace had remained_______________, totally out of touch with the rest of the world.
benighted
The Harry Potter series is a __________ as it chronicles the lives of Harry, Hermione, Ron, and more as they grow up.
bildungsroman
The Secret Life of Bees is a __________ set in the American South of the 1960s.
bildungsroman
Merriam-Webster: "An investigation revealed that the garage had been ___________ motorists for repairs that had never been made."
bilking
The school superintendent carried on in his normal __________ manner, puffing out his chest and intoning how each student was extremely privileged to belong to a historic and noble tradition.
bombastic
The teenage boys jumped into the water from increasingly higher points on the rock, but their ___________ did not impress the girls below.
bravado
On the last day before vacation, the employees ________ about the office looking busy but not actually getting anything done.
bustle
Merriam-Webster: "She _________, around the kitchen getting ready for dinner guests."
bustled
Merriam-Webster: "The difference between now and centuries ago is the frequency and __________ with which materials move between continents and the increasing intensity of climate change."
celerity
The messenger moved with ______, hoping to deliver the telegram on time.
celerity or dispatch
"Fake it till you make it" is the credo of the ___________, who will try to pass off phony knowledge.
charlatan
Mr. Collins is often ___________, especially on the topic of Lady Catherine De Bourgh.
ebullient
The English department maintains a very ______ atmosphere, the teachers get along well and listen to each other's opinions when they do disagree.
collegial
The atmosphere among the engineering team was_________________; everyone had a shared sense of purpose and was always eager to help others.
collegial
I _______________ you on the effort you put into the College Essay assignment; your hard work is evident in the final products.
commend
The coach __________s the players on a successful season.
commend
When his friends asked if he'd visit while they were studying abroad, he answered _________ally, "You never know."
cryptic
He enjoyed teaching others whenever he could, though his friends found him __________.
didactic
Heather's attention began to wander as the lecturer became increasingly ________________ about the difference between a semicolon and a comma.
didactic
Once Elizabeth and Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner receive news of Lydia's elopement, they pack up and leave the inn with great ___________.
dispatch
Eloise was being unusually _____________, insisting that she wanted to come to school even though we were off for an In-Service.
doctrinaire
Even though the situation had changed drastically, John was __________, insisting that his friends follow the original plan.
doctrinaire
William became ______________ in his insistence on the superiority of his wine, stating its many excellent attributes, even though we all found it undrinkable.
dogmatic
In Matilda, Miss Trunchbull was an extremely __________ headmistress; she would put children in the chokey for small infractions like stepping out of line.
draconian
Merriam-Webster: "The Taliban defeated most of those warlords and brought law and order at the cost of also imposing a __________ theocracy."
draconian
The author had had an __________ career, selling millions of copies, appearing on the New York Times bestseller list, and winning a Pulitzer Prize.
eminent
The_____________ scholar was appointed chairman of the recently founded archeological society.
eminent
From Girls Tyme and Destiny's Child to I Am... Sasha Fierce and her ______________ surprise album, Beyoncé has reinvented popular music with each one of her seismic releases.
eponymous
Merriam Webster: "From Girls Tyme and Destiny's Child to I Am... Sasha Fierce and her __________ surprise album, Beyoncé has reinvented popular music with each one of her seismic releases."
eponymous
The salesman __________d quite a bit during his sales pitch, including long tangents and digressions to distract from his real goal.
equivocate
Throughout her interview with the police, the suspect __________ed constantly; she was cagey about her whereabouts during the crime and provided no concrete alibi.
equivocated
The professor fit the _______ part well: a book of poetry in his tweed jacket pocket and a pair of thick glasses set low on the bridge of his nose
erudite
The teacher told the student that if she let him turn in his homework late, it would set a __________ for the rest of the class to do the same.
precedent
The diplomat quickly lost his overseas post after one too many_______
faux pas
Many of the _____________ youth who had once gathered outside the mall were now grown up and working inside, some with great industry.
feckless
Merriam-Webster: "They have never wavered in their _______________ to the cause of freedom."
fidelity
Inspired by Merriam-Webster: The couple's loud conversation during the play marked them as __________ and uncultured.
gauche
Merriam-Webster: "Would it be __________ of me to ask her how old she is?"
gauche
Kevin decided to boycott the spelling bee, claiming it was __________ to have to repeat the word after saying it once and correctly spelling it.
gratuitous
The movie's use of bright colors became _________________ by the end; the neon shades of the costumes were distracting and took away from my enjoyment of the story.
gratuitous
Mr. Darcy ______s Elizabeth's fine eyes to Caroline Bingley.
hail
The Internet is awash in various schemes that try to _________________ you into coughing up your credit card info.
hoodwink
The young lovers were so __________ that they ignored their parents' warnings and eloped under the cover of night.
impetuous
A good online dictionary can be used _____________ of a traditional desktop dictionary.
in lieu of
The summer months bred ___________ in the city folk, with few setting foot outdoors unless it was really necessary.
indolence
Most of the new hires were _______________, working till well past 7 pm.
industrious
With the end of the quarter approaching and one last chance to hit their sales goals, the telemarkerters were even more _________ than usual.
industrious or assiduous
Every Friday, the company encouraged a round of ________, in which each employee praised a fellow coworker for something they had done well during the week.
kudos
The new recruits were so __________ that most of them didn't make it past the first week of boot camp.
lackadaisical
For high school readers, scholarly sources can feel more oblique than __________
limpid
In certain parts of the country, some hometowns ________________ their high school teams and players the way they would professional athletes
lionize
Frustratingly, furniture assembly instructions are not usually as __________ as they should be.
lucid
Dr. Metz has a __________ of reading quizzes to read over the next few days.
myriad
No matter how well Greg played soccer, his __________, the fleet-footed Betty, always outplayed him.
nemesis
In the 1990s the word Internet was a _____________, though these days the term seems as though it has been around forever.
neologism
Merriam-Webster: "She lives in one of the least __________ parts of the city."
prepossessing
For high school readers, scholarly sources can feel more _________ than limpid.
oblique
The words "race car" is a ___________.
palindrome
Because of Heather's ___________________ upbringing in the country, she knows nothing about living in a large city.
parochial
Having never traveled, Naomi's outlook on life was rather __________; it was difficult for her to see things from other people's perspective.
parochial
Over the years her style has become __________---after all, who wears pastels these days?
passe
Mr. Harris was a true __________, giving copious amounts of homework and never accepting a late assignment.
pedagogue
The principal had had enough administrative work and found himself back in the classroom in the role of______________.
pedagogue
Mr. Ellis was more__________________ than_______________, since he had memorized a bunch of obscure facts that did not truly indicate deep learning.
pedantic, erudite
The word garbage man has a __________ ring to it, and has in the last few decades been replaced by the term sanitation worker.
pejorative
On the morning of the SAT, the students walked into the classroom, one _______________ face after another.
phlegmatic
After returning from Europe, Dwight behaved in a __________ way, speaking with a foreign accent and telling all his friends they had no idea what they were missing.
pretentious
In Pride and Prejudice (your favorite book :)), almost everyone believes Mr. Darcy is a __________________ snob because of his rude behavior.
pretentious
As Bucky neared 12 years old, his formerly feisty nature disappeared, and he became _________ , hanging out on the porch and wagging his tail
placid
The water at the lake was very ________________, not a wave or ripple could be seen anywhere.
placid
The two had a ______ relationship, sharing gourmet recipes, works of literature, and classical music CDs
platonic
The Supreme Court's rulings establish legal _________s for how other cases may be decided in the future.
precedent
Sarah took no time at all in establishing a __________ with others, talking to strangers on the train platform as through they were long-lost friends.
rapport
Once the final bell rings at 2:30 pm, X lunch students and teachers become _______________; raiding the pantry at home
ravenous
The trick-or-treaters stampeded up the steps of the front porch as they returned home; they were ___________ and could not wait to gorge themselves on candy.
ravenous
Bengals fans' __________ was extreme when the Pittsburgh Steelers finished last in the NFL.
schadenfreude
The parking attendant was __________ in his duties due to his habit of napping during his shift.
remiss
Mr. Bennet ________es Lydia and Kitty as "two of the silliest girls in the country."
reproaches
Cynthia strongly _________________ her brother's opinions when he said the Reds would have an unsuccessful season. She was confident that they would do well.
repudiate
Though he was seen at the scene of the crime, the defendant continued to __________ any charges to the contrary.
repudiate
once video footage revealed that she had accidentally scratched her own car, she _________________ed the statements she'd made earlier about my careless driving.
retract
As a founding father and one of the Sons of Liberty, Paul Revere certainly ____________ the cause of freedom.
revered
As we complete our Pride and Prejudice reading for the week, we'll learn whether Wickham's story about Darcy was accurate or a clever ___________ meant to fool Elizabeth
ruse
Doing the dishes was just a ____ to try and get on my family's good side before I asked them for a loan.
ruse
A roundabout way of saying naked is "__________ clothing."
sans
Word Hippo: "He said that when it took a whole basketful of ______________ adjectives to whoop up a thing of beauty, it was time for suspicion."
sesquipedalian
Jeremy intended to ____________ Mark by not inviting him to his bachelor party.
slight
throughout life, Patrick could count only a few ____________ friends, those who had kept by his side even through the most trying times.
steadfast
He had already notified his friends via text that he would be late for the movie, so he figured that posting an additional message on social media would be __________.
superfluous
The customer walked into the shop with a __________ air; she did not make eye contact or respond to the salesperson's greeting.
taciturn
The photos of white sand beaches he hung in his office merely __________ Robert; he never could find time for a vacation.
tantalized
Students should avoid putting _____________ in their writing.
tautologies
Students should avoid putting __________s in their writing.
tautologies
The manager wrote long,_______ emails that contained little substance but conveyed to the recipient the manager's sense of self-importance.
turgid
Before attending school became mandatory, it was much more common for people to be ___________.
unlettered
Many Americans, especially veterans and their families, _________ the flag.
venerate
Patrick tended to be __________; he believed that the more he talked, the more his personality would shine through.
verbose
The hikers had heard reports of a grizzly bear, so they were __________ as they stepped through the dense forest.
wary
High School Musical is a part of the ___________________ that Gen Z grew up enjoying.
zeitgeist
Merriam-Webster: Every few years, a flashy new standout skin-care ingredient makes its way into the __________ and onto the vanities of beauty enthusiasts everywhere.
zeitgeist