1. contradictory
"His hero was not a rebel against the camp regime, someone who considered that regime to be abnormal and contradictory to common sense." --> no in-text citation given
I like peanut butter but I am allergic to peanut. People say i'm a walking contradiction.
My understanding of existentialism is contradictory to those who are religious.
3. severe
The disease is now severe and rampant in the south with already thousands dead.
Siberia, where the weather is severe, and escape is futile.
4. futile
You may try again, but we both know that its futile.
Siberia, where the weather is severe, and escape is futile.
6. chagrin
"‘What for, citizen* chief?’ asked Shukhov with more chagrin than he felt in his voice” (Solzhenitsyn 8).
After being teased by his friends, Henry died of chagrin.
7. Deliberate
I'm pretty sure he threw himself off the staircase just so he could deliberately miss the swim meet.
8. dexterous
“He dexterously pulled his feet out of the valenki, put the valenki in the corner…” (Solzhenitsyn 13).
My grandmama managed to knit 5 scarves in time for winter with her infamous dexterous hands of hers.
9. forbid
”Until all the towers were manned the site was forbidden territory. ” (Solzhenitsyn 42).
After the school told my mother I was missing, she forbid me to go anywhere else but home and school.
10. imperiously
“At that very moment his blanket and jacket were imperiously jerked off him” (Solzhenitsyn 7).
My ex was the type of guy who would imperiously demand for his food. Gross.
11. haggard
“He had grown haggard during the past month, but he kept his bearing” (Solzhenitsyn 62).
I always look all haggard and old when I get back home from school.
12. murder
“...with the underground and smuggled in arms for the mutiny;” (Solzhenitsyn 66).
Going against the most popular girl is social murder, you'll have no friends.
13. resentful
“Had Shukhov been punished for something he deserved he wouldn’t have felt so resentful” (Solzhenitsyn 8).
I think being resentful towards people who did you ill will is quite justified.
15. boisterous
“'... each small annexment, petty consequence, attends the boisterous ruin'” (Hamlet: 3.3).
Sometimes I just want to knock boisterous boys with a sleeping drug.
- unable to be both true at the same time
"His hero was not a rebel against the camp regime, someone who considered that regime to be abnormal and contradictory to common sense." --> no in-text citation given
I like peanut butter but I am allergic to peanut. People say i'm a walking contradiction.
My understanding of existentialism is contradictory to those who are religious.
3. severe
- unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
The disease is now severe and rampant in the south with already thousands dead.
Siberia, where the weather is severe, and escape is futile.
4. futile
- producing no result or effect
You may try again, but we both know that its futile.
Siberia, where the weather is severe, and escape is futile.
6. chagrin
- strong feelings of embarrassment
"‘What for, citizen* chief?’ asked Shukhov with more chagrin than he felt in his voice” (Solzhenitsyn 8).
After being teased by his friends, Henry died of chagrin.
7. Deliberate
- carefully thought out in advance
I'm pretty sure he threw himself off the staircase just so he could deliberately miss the swim meet.
8. dexterous
- skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
“He dexterously pulled his feet out of the valenki, put the valenki in the corner…” (Solzhenitsyn 13).
My grandmama managed to knit 5 scarves in time for winter with her infamous dexterous hands of hers.
9. forbid
- command against
”Until all the towers were manned the site was forbidden territory. ” (Solzhenitsyn 42).
After the school told my mother I was missing, she forbid me to go anywhere else but home and school.
10. imperiously
- in a manner showing arrogant superiority
“At that very moment his blanket and jacket were imperiously jerked off him” (Solzhenitsyn 7).
My ex was the type of guy who would imperiously demand for his food. Gross.
11. haggard
- showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
“He had grown haggard during the past month, but he kept his bearing” (Solzhenitsyn 62).
I always look all haggard and old when I get back home from school.
12. murder
- open rebellion against constituted authority
“...with the underground and smuggled in arms for the mutiny;” (Solzhenitsyn 66).
Going against the most popular girl is social murder, you'll have no friends.
13. resentful
- full of or marked by indignant ill will
“Had Shukhov been punished for something he deserved he wouldn’t have felt so resentful” (Solzhenitsyn 8).
I think being resentful towards people who did you ill will is quite justified.
15. boisterous
- full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
“'... each small annexment, petty consequence, attends the boisterous ruin'” (Hamlet: 3.3).
Sometimes I just want to knock boisterous boys with a sleeping drug.