Boisterous - noisy, energetic, or cheerful.
"Seeing all the boisterous children, made her think of all the wonderful thing that comes to being a parent."
"...to break the ice by informing his family that the last word in the dictionary was zyzzyva, a form of tropical weevil." (21)
Zyzzyva - a tropical American weevil.
"The Christmas tree looks like it is surrounded by zyzzyvas."
"Schematic of the first two crime scenes." (50)
Schematic - symbolic and simplified
"A schematic of the equation was given to the students as a study guide for the upcoming test."
"With those words, Sterling slipped out the door, leaving me to face the inquisition alone." (52)
Inquisition - a period of prolonged and intensive questioning or investigation.
"The long inquisition of the OJ Simpson case was splitting the Kardashian family in two."
"If you mention a word of what I'm about to tell you to Dean, I will disavow any knowledge of this conversation." (91)
Disavow - deny any responsibility or support of.
"Due to being afraid of becoming a parent at such a young age, he disavowed his child and left.
"capillaries that had burst as she'd struggled against her assailant." (92)
Assailant - a person who physically attacks another.
"She didn't expect that her assailant was her own best friend."
"She struck me as pragmatic." (108)
Pragmatic - dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical.
"Instead of listening to social media he handle the rumours about himself in a pragmatic manner."
"And I've magnanimously decided against shaving my initials into Dean's head." (143)
Magnanimously - very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself.
"She was surprisingly magnanimous towards the girl who stole her ex boyfriend from her."
"As the UNSUB becomes more grandiose, so do the kills." (150)
Grandiose - Impressive or magnificent in appearance or style, especially pretentiously so.
"Anna Wintour have a grandiose sense of fashion that many respect and admire."
" The fact that she'd also returned of her own volition didn't seem to negate their opinion that she;d shoplifted." (162)
Volition - the faculty or power of using one's will.
"Against her volition, she was forced to speak in front of thousand of people."
"I do hope my dowry is large enough to attract a virile man." (188)
Virile - having strength, energy, and a strong sex drive.
"It is clear to see that Neymar Jr. is a virile man and at the same time, a responsible father."
" We weren't dealing with a novice." (205)
Novice - "a person to or inexperienced in a field or situation.
"During try outs, the coach saw that he was not a novice in the soccer field."
"The rest of you miscreants can eat." (219)
Miscreants - a person who behaves badly or in a way that breaks the law.
"Compton was famous having a large amount of miscreants in the area."
"We're not finished, I thought vehemently." (259)
Vehemently - showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intesne.
"Her passion for fashion was vehemently seeping through her dresses."
"The cessation of abuse." (335)
Cessation - the fact or process of ending or being brought to an end.
"The cessation of the giollotine occured in 1977."
"She struck me as pragmatic." (108)
Pragmatic - dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical.
"Instead of listening to social media he handle the rumours about himself in a pragmatic manner."
"And I've magnanimously decided against shaving my initials into Dean's head." (143)
Magnanimously - very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself.
"She was surprisingly magnanimous towards the girl who stole her ex boyfriend from her."
"As the UNSUB becomes more grandiose, so do the kills." (150)
Grandiose - Impressive or magnificent in appearance or style, especially pretentiously so.
"Anna Wintour have a grandiose sense of fashion that many respect and admire."
" The fact that she'd also returned of her own volition didn't seem to negate their opinion that she;d shoplifted." (162)
Volition - the faculty or power of using one's will.
"Against her volition, she was forced to speak in front of thousand of people."
"I do hope my dowry is large enough to attract a virile man." (188)
Virile - having strength, energy, and a strong sex drive.
"It is clear to see that Neymar Jr. is a virile man and at the same time, a responsible father."
" We weren't dealing with a novice." (205)
Novice - "a person to or inexperienced in a field or situation.
"During try outs, the coach saw that he was not a novice in the soccer field."
"The rest of you miscreants can eat." (219)
Miscreants - a person who behaves badly or in a way that breaks the law.
"Compton was famous having a large amount of miscreants in the area."
"We're not finished, I thought vehemently." (259)
Vehemently - showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intesne.
"Her passion for fashion was vehemently seeping through her dresses."
"The cessation of abuse." (335)
Cessation - the fact or process of ending or being brought to an end.
"The cessation of the giollotine occured in 1977."
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