moderate: Jamie wants to keep the house spotless all of the time and Shannon is a total slob, but I am a bit more moderate about cleanliness.
average in amount
15
uncivil: Ladies, please stop the name calling. There is no reason to act uncivil. Let's discuss the problem.
rude, impolite
15
audible: A dog whistle makes a high-pitched sound that is only audible to dogs.
able to be heard
15
solemn: The mood in the church became very solemn when the bride began to walk down the aisle.
formal, classy, elegant
15
disdain: She gives me this look of disdain ever since I donated her dolls to charity.
anger, dissapointment
15
vex: John felt bad about hitting his little sister, but he was so vexed when he saw her playing with his only Lance Power action figure that he lost his temper.
annoyed, frustrated, worried
15
incredulous: I wanted to give the new kid a chance, but when he started telling me that he could ride his skateboard on top of the telephone wires, all I could do was be incredulous of his comment..
skeptical, unbelieving, judgemental
15
feign: Jane got it into her mind that she could get out of studying for any test just by feigning illness the night before the exam.
fake, not real
15
symmetrical : Gordon wasn't sure that he cut out the shapes properly. He was afraid that he might have made them uneven, but his teacher assured him that his shapes were perfectly symmetrical.
even, uniform, same
15
proud: Janine was proud when the teacher used Janine's project as an example for other classes.
happy, proud
15
discordant: The music teacher had difficulty tolerating the discordant noises produced by her kindergarten class.
loud, terrible, unmusical
15
amass: By making his lunches and saving his lunch money, Alex was able to amass enough to pay for his first semester of college.
gather, get together, out together
15
contemplate: I am disappointed, but I have nothing more to say. I will leave you to contemplate how your mother will react to this news.
look thoughtfully, exmaine, think
15
audacious: Kirstin was so audacious as to take the pen out of the businessman's pocket and begin writing the check for him.
bold, daring, fearless
15
immunity: Though all of the other children had either a cold, a flu, or both, Robert had developed an immunity to these illnesses and his play was unaffected
protection, safe
15
shun: Brian thought that parties were a waste of time, money, and energy, so he shunned these social events.
