Acerbic

(adj.) biting, bitter in tone or taste (Jill became extremely _________ and began to cruelly make fun of all her friends.)

Brusque

(adj.) short, abrupt, dismissive (The captain's _________ manner offended the passengers.)

Cajole

(v.) to urge, coax (Fred's buddies _________ him into attending the bachelor party.)

Defile

(v.) to make unclean, impure (She __________ the calm of the religious building by playing her banjo.)

Effulgent

(adj.) radiant, splendorous (The golden palace was ___________.)

Fecund

(adj.) fruitful, fertile (The _____ tree bore enough apples to last us through the entire season.)

Gregarious

(adj.) drawn to the company of others, sociable (Well, if you're not ________, I don't know why you would want to go to a singles party!)

Iconoclast

(n.) one who attacks common beliefs or institutions (Jane goes to one protest after another, but she seems to be an ____________ rather than an activist with a progressive agenda.)

Jubilant

(adj.) extremely joyful, happy (The crowd was __________ when the firefighter carried the woman from the flaming building.)

Largess

(n.) the generous giving of lavish gifts (My boss demonstrated great __________ by giving me a new car.)

Magnanimous

(adj.) noble, generous (Although I had already broken most of her dishes, Jacqueline was __________ enough to continue letting me use them.)

Hackneyed

(adj.) unoriginal, trite (A girl can only hear "I love you" so many times before it begins to sound _______ and meaningless.)