120 Words Every 11th Grader Should Know: List 6

Eisenhower understood that allaying the public’s concerns required concrete action. Big Science

What really sinks the novel, though, is its asinine dialogue. Washington Post

She studied me with an extra, bemused curiosity, as if trying to place where I came from and how precisely I’d landed on her doorstep. Becoming

He was soon castigated at home and abroad for governing without a vision, jumping from crisis to crisis without a plan. New York Times (Feb 25, 2020)

I did not fear her revenge, for I did not think her clever enough to suspect that I had contrived the events of that night. Ophelia

Men thought him more cruel and more despotic than he actually was. Various

The reading made Katie very drowsy but doggedly she finished the two pages. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

He called the practice an “immoral and egregious” breach of trust. Seattle Times (Aug 31, 2021)

She exuded happiness and pride when her friends did well, Stephenson said. Washington Post (Jul 9, 2020)

As we embraced, he could not forbear to shed a tear. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves

His son's flight in disguise, the hiding in the oak-tree, and other circumstances of his escape are no longer ignominious or laughable, but graceful and glorious. Parton, James

He was perfectly able to look for work himself, but was too indolent to make the effort. Stratemeyer, Edward

We are cooped up with no end in sight, getting increasingly irascible. New York Times (Apr 4, 2020)

He felt deeply responsible for Eric, who could be cheerfully upbeat but could also grow morose and withdrawn and sometimes would sink into deep funks, not talking for days. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho

Many taxpayers are motivated by more than just pecuniary concerns. Economist (May 22, 2014)

A new four- or five-course menu is specially designed for each group, depending on the ingredients available and the allergies and predilections of each diner. Washington Times (Feb 14, 2021)

The humming-bird is of an extremely pugnacious disposition, and will not hesitate to attack birds considerably larger than itself. Spence, Lewis

He would call me with praise when I liked something and mild reproof when I didn’t. Washington Post (Feb 12, 2020)

In this position he lay in a stupor of half-sleep for about twelve hours. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

The clay was shoveled into one of the pits and water mixed in to form a thick viscous mud. A Single Shard