Repressed
Definition : having emotions or desires that are not allowed to be expressed | not expressed openly
Usage : when Tina saw the A on her history paper she couldn't repress her delight.
Sedentary
Definition: in which you spend a lot of time sitting down | that stay and live in the same place or area
Usage: The man broke his leg and became sedentary because he wasn't able to walk around
Taint
Definition: to damage or spoil the quality of something or the opinion that people have of someone or something
Usage :The exhaust of the cars will taint the air
Supercilious
Definition: behaving toward other people as if you think you are better than they are
Usage : His manner is supercilious and arrogant.
ReminisceDefinition: to think, talk, or write about a happy time in your past
Usage: Megan would reminisce about her time at camp last summer
Piddling
Definition: small and unimportant
Usage: Michael spends all day doing piddling little jobs.
Infinitesimal
Definition: extremely small
Usage : Mineral substances present in infinitesimal amounts in the soil
Indomitable
Definition: not willing to accept defeat, even in a difficult situation
Usage : The new teacher has indomitable optimism and a can-do spirit.
Grapple
Definition: to take a firm hold of someone or something and struggle with them to try hard to find a solution to a problem
Usage: He grappled desperately with Holmes for control of the weapon.
Fraternize
Definition: to behave in a friendly manner, especially toward someone that you are not supposed to be friendly with
Usage: It seems that the president of the company could not comfortably fraternize with other people in the company
Sanguine
Definition: cheerful and confident about the future
Usage: After the death of their beloved coach the team was not sanguine about the upcoming season.
Revitalize
Definition: to make something stronger, more active, or more healthy
Usage: A good watering revitalized the plants in the yard.
Quirky
Definition: Characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits
Usage: A quirky sense of humor
Savant
Definition: a person of learning
Usage: Jack was considered a savant in the fields of Egyptology.
Attainment
Definition: 1) success in achieving something
2) something that you achieved
Usage: Her scientific attainments have made her quite well-known in the field of biology.
