Youthful Irreverence
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Flippant • Adjective • Disrespectful; brash The flippant teenager cut in line at McDonalds, making the senior citizens wait even longer for their hot coffee.
Astute • Adjective • Clever; shrewd; intellectually observant SVU detectives are particularly astute, which helps them solve the most extreme cases.
Admonish • Verb • To warn; to advise I admonish you to eat after you ride all of the roller coasters in the park.
Terse • Adjective • Concise; brief The constructive criticism on my paper was terse and didn’t even elaborate on my writing structure.
Vehement • Adjective • Vigorous; earnest (synonym for zealous!) The young girls’ vehement cries of witchcraft turned into complete hysteria in Salem.
List Three Review • My teacher ___________ me to study for the test as it would be difficult. • Tony was a __________ child who never told his parents “thank you.” • The crowd’s cheers were ___________ as they cheered on the winning team. • Text messages have to be _________ because most people are only given 160 characters to form a message. • The dog had ________ senses; she sensed something was wrong even before the knock at the door.