Q3 Word Wall AH

Caustic definition

• secretive

• well-meaning

• scathing, scornful, mean-spirited

• tending to be troublesome, unruly, quarrelsome, or irritable

Benevolent definition

• evoking a sense of sadness or regret

• well-meaning

• favorable, promising, a good sign

• impulsive and unpredictable

Tenuous definition

• simultaneously having opposing feelings

• having recently come into existence

• having little substance or strength

• simple, everyday, or ordinary

Florid definition

• favorable, promising, a good sign

• lacking in freshness or originality

• coming or having recently come into existence

• elaborate speech

Ambiguous definition

• open to more than one interpretation

• uninteresting; unchallenging

• exhibiting a display of great wealth

• simultaneously having opposing feelings

Eclectic definition

• a falsified or erroneously attributed origin; false or fake

• unimaginative, simple, everyday, ordinary

• made of different sources or styles

• characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance

Intrepid definition

• unruly, quarrelsome, or irritable

• resolute fearlessness, fortitude or endurance

• impulsive or unpredictable

• favorable, promising, or a good sign

Insipid definition

• uninteresting; unchallenging

• scathing, scornful, mean-spirited

• well-meaning

• open to more than one interpretation

Discourse definition

• verbal expression or exchange

• inequality in age, rank, or degree

• a widespread or large fire; conflict or war

• to avoid making a definitive statement, to avoid committing oneself to what one says

Mollify definition

• shortened; cut off

• to avoid making a definitive statement, to avoid committing oneself to what one says.

• to calm

• to clear from alleged fault or guilt