1. Abominablea. Adjectiveb. Moral revulsion; unpleasantc. Ivan committed an abominable crime.2. Missivea. Nounb. Long or official letterc. Her mother was annoyed at the missive complaints her son had.3. Paradoxa. Nounb. A self-contradictory statement or propositionc. When religion and politics are mixed together, a paradox will occur.4. Addleda. Adjectiveb. Confusedc. He was addled on how to solve the complicated math problem.5. Encroacha. Verbb. Intrude on; going beyond acceptable limitsc. Even when the government said no, settlers continued to encroach on Native American land.6. Innuendoa. Nounb. A suggestive remark/hintc. After a nasty innuendo made by her boyfriend, Ashlen broke up with him.7. Lurcha. Nounb. Uncontrolled movement; unsteady tilt or rollc. He read his diagnosis and felt his stomach lurch.8. Extricatea. Verbb. Free from a constraint or difficultyc. Slaves tried to extricate themselves from their Southern owners, but failed.9. Circumscribea. Verbb. Restrict something within limitsc. Schools used to circumscribe classroom conditions by race.10. Blustera. Verbb. Talk in a aggressive way with little effectc. As he became more upset, he began to bluster out of control.11. Palliativea. Adjectiveb. Treatment or medicine relieving pain/suspending a problem without dealing with the causec. Many chronic diseases have therapies that are at best only palliative.12. Solacea. Nounb. Comfort in a time of distress/sadnessc. She took some solace in knowing that her friends would do their best to protect her.13. Commiseratea. Verbb. Sympathize; express or feel pityc. He wanted to commiserate with his clueless friend, who seemed to know nothing about the world.14. Goada. Verbb. Provoke or annoy someonec. Beatrice and her friend often goad each other for fun to see who breaks first.15. Indomitablea. Adjectiveb. Impossible to subdue or defeat; untamablec. Marsis friends admired her for her indomitable courage after she stood up to the school bully.