insidious

Jocular

lament

loquacious

melancholy

obstinate

pedantic

pernicious

pertinent

plethora

recapitulate

ruminate

A __________________ lie about the new student quickly spread around the school and she felt like an outcast.

The lawyer ______________________ his argument in the closing statement.

She __________________ the tragic loss of her friend.

She was so ____________________ about checking to see if the door was locked that she forgot her keys and purse.

You will never win an argument with Joseph because he is so ________________; he refuses to budge.

The class was in a particularly ____________________ mood on Friday and kept making the teacher laugh.

Betty is a great student and her questions in class are always ___________________; their relevance helps others.

Planning to rob the casino was an ______________________ affair as it took over 6 months to plan the crime.

The young philosophers _____________________ on the existence of good and evil in the world.

It was depressing to be around Judy because she always had an air of _____________________ about her.

I have an addiction to buying shoes; I have a ________________ of them in my closet.

Sometimes Roger can be very _____________________ in the mornings and I must have my coffee before he speaks so much.