Way Too Cool - Vocabulary

Attempting to reason with him in his current state of anger was as ________________ as trying to stop a flood with a bucket.

#Synonyms Match the following:

• infatuation

• grin

• Gradually withdraw

• crush

• smile

• chronic

• ineffective

• useless

• recurring

• wean

Despite numerous treatments, he continued to suffer from _______________ back pain, which severely impacted his daily activities.

She resented being labeled a ___________________, insisting that her contemplative nature simply required more time to appreciate her surroundings.

She gradually tried to ________________ herself from her dependence on caffeine by switching to herbal teas.

• linger

• grin

• wean

• scan

• smirk

Choose the word that best matches the photo or GIF:

• wean

• scan

• crush

• fume

• smirk

A state of pleasant distraction in which a person’s thoughts drift away from the present moment, often imagining scenarios, fantasies, or personal aspirations:

The ________________ he had on his coworker made him nervous every time they collaborated on a project.

"That's not entirely accurate," she _________________ hoping to clarify the misunderstanding.

• scanned

• grinned

• interjected

• smirked

• crushed

The scientist’s groundbreaking research offered hope for curing a rare genetic ___________.