1. onslaught

an attack against an enemy
The ______ on pearl harbor was an unexpected tragedy that will never be forgotten.
n.

2. dispensation

distribution
The amount of the the ______ of the uniforms/warm ups was ridiculous, it was like playing wheres waldo just to find your size in clothes in the giant unorganized bins.
n.

3. irk

to annoy
Sometimes, she is so stupid it just ____s me to be around her.
v.

4. cordially

sincere, do something with heart
Santa ______ delivers present to kids all over the world each year, it shows how much he really cares.
adv.

5. expound

to add details
After every vocab card assignment, I am always asked to ____ on my sentences.
v.

6. summon

gather/bring together
The coach would _____ us after each game to talk about what we did well and what we didn't; I'll never forget how much grass I picked while sitting in that circle on the ground.
v.

7. erratic

unpredictable
My parents are so _____ its frustrating, we could be going on vacation tomorrow and I wouldn't know until that morning.
adj.

8. tranquility

a state of peace, serenity
My room is my _______, I can get away from everything else in the world and just jam out.
n.

9. iniquity

unfair/immoral act, a sin
The shooting at Sandy Hook elementary was an _____, and something 27 parents, along with all of America, will never forget.
n.

10. persevere

to persist, not give up
When having a tough time, I always tell myself that I'm not going to ____ in the subject. However, I usually push through my issues and continue.
v.

11. wrought

something that's shaped
Bored, I stared at how the _____ chair had so many swirls on the back of it and mindlessly followed each line to pass the time.
adj.

12. verge

the border, where something ends/begins
After multiple times of insulting him, I was on the ____ of punching her in the face, but still debating the consequences.
n.

13. contemptuous

subtle hate
Sometimes when my mom's annoying me, I deliberately talk to her in a _____ way so she'll stop talking to me.
adj.

14. truant

absent from school without permission
When Bridget told me we might skip school to go to Broadway, I was so excited I didn't even care about being a _____.
n.

15. contentious

always ready to argue or fight
Politicians are always _____, always ready to do whatever needs to be done to be voted in.
adj.

16. condescension

arrogant way of talking to others
Some people don't understand my ____, it's apart of my humor an I'm only kidding. I don't actually think that highly of myself.
n.

17. diminutive

short, shortened, small, smaller than normal
The _____ boy was self conscious about his height, so I told him he'll grow eventually.
adj.

18. leisurely

easy going, not hurried or forced
It bothers some teachers that I'm _____ when it comes to my school work, I can't tell why it bothers them if I sleep in class or not.
adj.

19. dispersed

spread out
The clothes in my room were hard to find, as they were ____ all over my room
adj.

20. mystify

a mystery to you, something you don't understand
The fact that my dad gets me up at 12 am during THE SUMMER will always ____ me.
v.

21. fraught

filled
The day was ____ with awkward moments considering everybody kept leaving the 2 of us alone, with no conversation.
adj.

22. refrain

try not to do something
When I have sugar, I find it hard to ____ myself from being weird in public.
v.

23. fractious

easily irritated or annoyed
After a long day of being _____, I thought back and decided I could have been slightly nicer to people.
adj.

24. stubborn

narrow minded, not flexible
It didn't take me long to discover that Alison was very ____ when she refused to give me MY jacket back.
adj.

25. amiable

friendly, pleasant
When my dad was telling me how ____ the one girl was, I immediately disagreed to say she was actually quite snobby.
adj.

26. begrudge

to be envious of
When Lauren told me she had gotten an Ipod for Christmas, I immediately had to _____ because I had not.
v.

27. murmur

quiet sound, mumbled
My dad's constantly complaining how Brian and I _____ what we say, so we tell him to get a hearing aid.
n.

28. concession

grant something in an argument
When trying to persuade my mom to get me the bag i really wanted, I was hoping she'd give in soon and grant a ____.
n.

29. concede

finally accept something
At the very end of our friendship, I finally decided to _____ that I would never understand why she does the things she does.
v.

30. disapprobation

expression of disapproval
When I showed up to the next practice, Kathy clearly showed her ______ because I had skipped the practice the day before.
n.