Purple Hibiscus Vocab

Front

Stability has been _____ on the meager wages of a single mom with a GED.

Back

Elusive

Front

They usually present a ______ disposition, but today they shocked us with an emotional response to the schedule change.

Back

placid

Front

In 2020, Twitter suspended him after a _____ comment about beheading Dr. Fauci.

Back

flippant

Front

As an ambassador of Christ, he preached the wondrous mercy of God with a spiritual ____ and solemn earnestness.

Back

unction

Front

During High Mass, her voice conveyed the ______ of the passage.

Back

solemnity

Front

His nobility is _____, draped in a purple cloak of modernity, blending past and present.

Back

Intrinsic

Front

Foolish financial risk led to a _____ loss.

Back

grievous

Front

Will updated booster shots designed to _____ variants be better than the original vaccine?

Back

thwart

Front

Some can ______ for a long time without resolving a dilemma.

Back

ruminate

Front

By nightfall, the troops had freed the captured President and ended the six-day-old _____.

Back

coup