abate
If something _____________________, it becomes less intense or widespread.
chagrin
___________________ is a feeling of embarrassment because you failed.
compensate
When you ______________________ someone, you try to make up for something lost or stolen.
devotion
___________________ is a deep love and admiration for someone or something.
enamored
When you are ______________________ with someone, you are fascinated by or in love with that person.
oblige
If you __________________ someone, you do something for that person because you want to, not because you have to.
presumptuous
If you are ___________________, you decide that you have the right to do things that are none of your business.
prudence
When you show _______________, you plan things carefully and wisely.
reproach
When you ____________________ someone, you criticize that person for doing something wrong.
utter
When you _________________ a word or sound, you say it.
conjecture
A/an _______________________ is an opinion you form without much proof.
credible
Someone or something that is _______________ can be trusted or believed.
debunk
If you _______________________ some idea or belief that people have, you show proof that it is not true or real.
fraudulent
If someone's words or actions are ____________________________, they are meant to be false or dishonest.
elude
If you ________________ something that is chasing you, you escape from it using cleverness and skill.
implausible
A story that is _______________________ is so unlikely it's hard to believe.
phenomenon
A/an __________________________ is a rare or unusually important event.
replete
Something that is _______________ is almost completely filled.
skeptical
If you are ___________________ about something, you doubt that it's true.
substantial
When there is a _______________________ amount of something, there is a lot of it.
affix
When something is _______________________, it is attached to something else.
awry
If something goes ____________________, it fails to happen in the way it was planned.
fabrication
A/an ____________________________ is something that is created, not natural.
fastidious
_________________________ people are extremely neat and picky about details.
gingerly
When you do something __________________, you do it carefully because you are nervous about making a mistake or getting hurt.
incipient
Something that is _____________________ is just beginning to happen.
inhabit
If you _______________________ a place, you live there.
malicious
A/an _________________________ person wants to hurt others or cause them pain.
mock
Someone who ___________________ you imitates you in order to make fun of you.
mutate
If something ____________________, it changes into some new, usually strange, form.
abashed
If you are ______________________, you feel ashamed and embarrassed.
egregious
A/an ____________________ act is shockingly bad.
embolden
If you feel ____________________ by something, you suddenly have the confidence to act boldly and bravely.
implication
A/an _________________________ is the unspoken meaning or message behind what you say or do.
meager
When there is a/an _______________ amount of something, there is very little of it.
mellifluous
Something that sounds ________________________ sounds pleasant and smooth.
obliterate
When you ______________________ something, you completely destroy it.
redolent
If something is ____________________ of something else, it reminds you of that thing.
taunt
A/an person who _____________________ you annoys or teases you in order to be hurtful.
unwieldy
Something that is _______________________ is hard to handle because of its awkward weight or size.