RETREATING

• Verb
• To move back; withdraw
• The Spanish Armada retreating

ROUSED

• To excite; stir up
• Verb
• I was roused to eat my favorite food

CONSPICOUS

• Adj
• Easily seen
• Dwight Howard is conspicuous.

DELIBERATLY

• Adverb
• Consciously and intentionally; on purpose
• Everything was deliberately invented

REGALLY

• Adj.
• Of or relating to a king; royal:
• The prince will soon get regal honor

CONSOLIDATED

• To unite or combine
• Verb
• We consolidated both cans of putty.

SPECULATION

• Noun
• The forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence
• The speculation was that the man had stolen a kitten.

NUISANCE

• Noun
• A person, thing or circumstance causing inconvenience or annoyance
• All the talking was a nuisance to the kid taking a test.

OBLIGED

• Verb
• Make legally or morally bound to a action or course of action
• The boy was obliged to go on the stage

BRIMFUL

• Adjective
• Filled with something to the point of overflowing
• The creek was very brimful.

COMPLACENT

• Adj
• Showing smug or uncritical satisfaction for oneself or ones achievements
• The lady was complacent with her diploma

SPECTACLE

SPORADICALLY

• Adj
• Acurrying scattered instances
• The bombs came down sporadically

BUREAU

• N
• A chest of drawers
• The test was called education records bureau

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