outmoded

wearisome
spiteful
Malice
obdurately
superficial
trivialize
Malcolm
ostracized
flamboyant
modest
gullible
prerequisite
diligent
Floss
ambiguous
animated
intermittent
diplomatic
augment
inundated
unique

incredulous
proficient
tentative
unanimous
alleviate
indispensable
expedite
plausible
perpetrator
infer
sumrise
Feeble
Scanty
ultimatum
Petition
Plea
Earnest
Solemn
meticulous
apathetic
fortified,reinforced.
Arouse
articulate
expansive
Detrimental
Crooning and bellowing

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Fallout

Humid
Smother
Globe
Decontaminate
Tailor,alter
Dormant
Banish,excile
relinqish,yield
journal
jostled
inn
grimace

atrophy

To be outmoded is to be old-fashioned or out-ofdate.

Something that is wearisome is tiresome or boring.
To be spiteful is to be vengeful or vindictive, having tendency to
seek revenge when wronged
Ill will,wickedness,evilness, intention to harm or deprive in an
illegal or immoral way. Desire to take pleasure in other's
misfortune
When something is done obdurately, it is done in an inflexible or
intractable manner, or stubbornly.
A superficial remark is insignificant and shallow, or petty.
to make something appear trivial - of litle significance or value
A male given name
To be ostracized is to be banished or excluded or shunned
Something that is flamboyant is flashy or showy.
Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements,
unpretentious, humble
To be gullible means to be easy to fool or nave.
A prerequisite is something that is necessary or required.
To be diligent is to be painstaking or thorough, to be careful not to
miss or omit any detail
a thread, used to clean the area between the teeth
To be ambiguous is to be vague or unclear.
Something that is animated is energetic or lively.
When something is intermittent, it is periodic or starts and stops
at intervals.
To be diplomatic is to be sensitive in dealing with others or tactful.
To augment something is to add to or expand it.
To be inundated is to be overwhelmed or flooded.
To be unique is to be one of a kind or unparalleled.

When one is incredulous, one is skeptical or disbelieving or unable

to believe.
When one is proficient at something, one is an expert or is skilled
at it.
When something is tentative, it is of an uncertain or provisional
nature.
When a groups opinion is unanimous, it is in accord or uniform.
To alleviate something is to make it more
bearable or to ease it.
To be indispensable is to be necessary or essential.
To expedite a process is to hurry it up or accelerate it.
If something is plausible, it is believable or credible.
one who commits a crime, to be guilty of or responsible for crime
To infer something is to surmise it or deduce it from the evidence.
thought,imagination or conjecture which may be based on feeble
or scanty evidence,suspicion or guess
deficient in physical strength, weak,lacking force or vigour
Somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent,
sparing,niggardly,parsimonious
An ultimatum is a final statement of terms or non-negotiable
demand.
A formal,written request made to an official person or organized
body
An appeal,petition,urgent prayer or entreaty
serious purpose, to be serious with
Deeply serious and somber
To be meticulous is to be extremely careful or painstaking.
To be apathetic is to show little or no interest or to be indifferent.
To be fortified is to be strengthened.
To arouse someone is to stir up or provoke that person.
To articulate something is to give words to it or express it.
If something is expansive, it is broad, open, or spacious.
If a thing is detrimental, it is injurious or harmful.
both mean singing.

cry
Fallout is a side effect that occurs as a result of some incident,
action, or happeningthat is, its a consequence of something. It
is the most logical word to describe something that affects a
victim for years.
Humid and damp both mean the same thing in this context
to be suffocated, to extinguish or weaken
A sphere is a globular (globe) object.
To decontaminate and to purify both mean to remove impurities.
To be tailored and to be altered both mean to be made to fit.
Dormant and inactive both mean not active, as if asleep (the root
meaning of dormant).
To be banished and to be exiled both mean to be forced to leave.
Yielded and relinquished both mean given up.
A journal and a diary are both records of daily happenings.
To be jostled is to be bumped.
an inn and hostel are both lodging places for travelers.
A grimace is a contortion of the face. Neither a wrinkle nor a
simper match the descriptive word ferocious. A shriek would be
described in terms of sound, rather than looks.

Although a muscle that atrophies may be weakened (choice c),

the primary meaning of the phrase to atrophy is to waste away.

The designer window treatments in her house,installed 17 years ago, were outmoded.
Although the professors lectures were regarded by many as so wearisome that they regularly put
students to sleep, he ignored all criticism and refused to make any changes.
The baseball players malice toward the referee was revealed in his spiteful remarks to the media,
which almost ruined the referees career.
The baseball players malice toward the referee was revealed in his spiteful remarks to the media,
which almost ruined the referees career.

Although Zachary is much too inexperienced for the managerial position, he is a willful young man
and obdurately refuses to withdraw his application.
His neighbors superficial remarks trivialized the property line dispute and infuriated Malcolm.
His neighbors superficial remarks trivialized the property line dispute and infuriated Malcolm.
His neighbors superficial remarks trivialized the property line dispute and infuriated Malcolm.

When Katya refused to lie to her parents about where she was spending the night, she was
completely ostracized by her usually loyal friends, who had never shunned her before.
Her fashion sense was usually described as flamboyant, but on the night of the party, Tanyas outfi
was uncharacteristically modest.

Her fashion sense was usually described as flamboyant, but on the night of the party, Tanyas outfi
was uncharacteristically modest.
Mr. Powers was so gullible that he believed even the most outlandish excuses of his insincere
employees.
You cannot become a certified teacher without completing the prerequisite student teaching
assignment.
Charles, aware of his susceptibility to gum disease, is diligent about flossing.
Charles, aware of his susceptibility to gum disease, is diligent about flossing.
Even though shed read her supervisors memo four or five times, she still found his rambling
message ambiguous.
Excited about winning the award,Marcia walked up to the podium and delivered an animated
acceptance speech.
The intermittent rain soaked the garden many different times during the day.
In order to get their votes in the next election, the senator responded to all the complaints of her
constituents in a diplomatic manner.
After several small brushfires at the campground, officials felt the need to augment the rules
pertaining to campfires.
As soon as the details of the election were released to the media, the newspaper was inundated
with callsfar too many to be handled effectively.
The Marion Police Departments policy of aggressively recruiting women officers is unmatched,
unique in every way.

When people heard that timid Bob had taken up skydiving, they were incredulous.
The technical department enthusiastically hired Ms. Long because she was proficient in the use of
computers.
Even under tremendous public pressure, the planning committee would not commit itself
wholeheartedly to the proposal and gave only tentative approval to the waterfront development
plan.
Regarding the need for more free refreshments, the groups opinion was enthusiastic and
unanimous.
Since the townspeople were so dissatisfied, various methods to alleviate the situation were
debated.
The assistant was fast becoming an indispensable member of the department, so they had no
choice but to offer him a higher salary to stay on.
The attorney wanted to expedite the process, because her client was becoming impatient.
The suspect gave a plausible explanation for his presence at the scene, so the police decided to
look elsewhere for the perpetrator of the crime.
The suspect gave a plausible explanation for his presence at the scene, so the police decided to
look elsewhere for the perpetrator of the crime.
He based his conclusion on what he inferred from the evidence, not on what he actually observed.

The neighborhood-watch group presented its ultimatum at the town board meeting: Repave the
streets or prepare for protests.

A plea for mercy

The editor of the newspaper needed to be sure the article presented the right information, so his
review was meticulous.
The general public didnt care about the trial and was apathetic about the verdict.
The doctors were pleased that their theory had been fortified by the new research.

The news about toxic waste dumping aroused the anger of the many listeners of a news broadcast
The spokesperson must articulate the philosophy of an entire company so that outsiders can
understand it completely.

The new shipping and receiving building is an expansive facility, large enough to meet our growing
needs.

The attorneys were now certain they could not win the case, because the ruling had proved to be s
detrimental to their argument.
My brother drives us crazy by crooning in the shower.

The emotional fallout from a natural disaster can adversely affect the residents in a community for
years.
The air in the rainforest was humid, making the heat seem even more smothering than before.
The balloon, loose from its string, rose up into the sky, a shiny purple globe.
After the storm caused raw sewage to seep into the ground water, the Water Department had to
take measures to decontaminate the citys water supply.
The mayor tailored his speech to suit the crowd of homeless people gathered outside his office.
The volcano lays dormant now, but we feel sure it will erupt again within the year.
Because of his disregard for the kings laws, the prince was punished by being banished from the
kingdom.
I relinquished my place in line to go back and talk with my friend Diane.
I wrote in my journal every day, hoping in the future to author a book about my trip to Paris.
The thief jostled me in a crowd and was thus able to pick my pocket.
While we traveled in Italy, we stayed in an inexpensive hostel /inn.

Rhesus monkeys use facial expressions to communicate with each other and to enforce social orde
For example, the fear grimace, although it looks ferocious, is actually given by a subordinate
monkey who is intimidated by a dominant member of the group.
In prolonged space flight, besides the obvious hazards of meteors, rocky debris, and radiation,
astronauts will have to deal with muscle atrophy brought on by weightlessness; therefore, when
they return to Earth, they face a protracted period of weight-training to rebuild their strength.