Inclement
unfavorable, stormy
She blamed her absence from the game on the INCLEMENT weather, but we knew that was sour grapes.
There was a week straight of INCLEMENT weather on Catalina Island.
Peruse
to read carefully, to browse
After being admonished by his father, he began to PERUSE the wants ad daily.
When searching for the main Idea in an article you must PERUSE it so you don’t miss it.
Premonition
forewarning, gut feeling of something bad
When they black cat crossed her path, Ellen had a PREMONITION of disaster.
My sister and I had a PREMONITION of something happening if we went to our Aunts for Thanksgiving, the next day we were told that my cousin invited someone I am not on any good terms with.
Desist
cease, to stop
The pickets promulgated a warning that they would not DESIST in their efforts to enhance their standard of living.
Recoil
draw back
As the snake prepared to strike, the girls RECOILED in horror.
On the way back from Long Beach someone on the ferry caused me to RECOIL due to the sound of throwing up.
To Pay the Piper
to bear the consequences, pay the price
(The Pied Piper of Hamelin)
The cruel leader was doing well at the present time, but he knew that one day he might have TO PAY THE PIPER.
The night I stayed out till 12 am without permission I had to PAY THE PIPER as soon as I got home.
Pertinent
to the point, relevant, applicable
During the trial the astute lawyer was able to elicit the PERTINENT information from the key witness.
Mastiff
large dog
My nervous neighbor bought a pugnacious MASTIFF to frighten burglars.
Obsess
to haunt, preoccupy
The stockbroker was OBSESSED with the idea of becoming a painter.
Doleful
sad, melancholy
DOLEFUL expressions abounded throughout headquarters on the night of election.
Wan
stickly pale
After the tension, his normally ruddy face was WAN and tired.
Histrionics
display of emotions, drama, temper tantrum
Saying that he would not tolerate her HISTRIONICS, the director fired the temperamental.
After the game was over #11 displayed in HISTRIONICS.
Elusive
hard to grasp
All his life he found d happiness Elusive, but wealth easy to come by.
The concept of losing my siblings is very ELUSIVE.
Frustrate
counteract, foil, thwart
The warden FRUSTRATED the prisoner’ attempt to escape by adding more guards.
The player became FRUSTRATED when he got fouled.
Symptomatic
having to do with signs or symptoms, indicative
The sordid rioting was SYMPTOMATIC of the problems facing the large cities.
Interject
insert, interrupt, “growing with the flow”
Most viewers hate it when a commercial is INTERJECTED into a suspense drama.
Inert
without power to move, not moving at all
Seeing the INERT player, the manager dashed out onto the field.
Salient
outstanding, prominent, Stands out
One of the SALIENT features of her poetry is a dependence upon euphemism.
imminent
likely to happen, threatening
The senator loathed it when people said that an atomic war was IMMINENT.
Squeamish
easily shocked, over sensitive
When his SQUEAMISH partner complained about a lack of ethics, the businessman laughed at his innocence.
Engrossed
absorbed, into it
ENGROSSED in his phone =, he failed to notice the paucity of customers in the restaurant.
