<p>It was only with difficulty that the journalist extrapolated from the Senator information regarding the controvercial scandal.</p>
<p>prodigious</p>
<p>I tried to extrapolate the velocity of the car through the graph of distance over time.</p>
<p>coniferous</p>
<p>The coniferous forest was a green barrier to my vision on the ski trail.</p>
<p>circumscribe</p>
<p>When the police arrived at the home, they circumscribed the scene of the murder to prevent any tampering with the evidence.</p>
<p>smorgasbord</p>
<p>My wardrobe is so huge that I have a smorgasbord of outfits to choose from.</p>
<p>sedulous</p>
<p>The sedulous student would stop at nothing to get off the waitlist.</p>
<p>verisimilitude</p>
<p>The verisimilitude between the two bands was uncanny; their styles were practically indistinguishable.</p>
<p>quid pro quo</p>
<p>Well, this thread certainly helped me!</p>
<p>I decided to wear my black suit quid pro quo the tuxedo for the black tie event.</p>
<p>hone</p>
<p>This thread helped me hone my vocabulary skills for the June SAT!</p>
<p>lugubrious</p>
<p>After the performance, we went backstage to see the chirpy clown, who was unusually lugubrious, exactly the opposite of what we had been expecting.</p>
<p>denigrate</p>
<p>Bill helped organize fundraiser that earned more than $4000, but no one seemed to notice his great contribution to the realization of such a project. His efforts were denigrated.</p>
<p>Tenet.</p>
<p>The **tenet **of the Church seems to be that scientists have falsified evidence in order to pontificate their own beliefs.</p>
<p>abortive</p>
<p>he consider the plan abortive after his alliances turned their backs on him.</p>
<p>spate =]</p>
<p>After a **spate **of angry words, we reconciled and apologized to each other.
(yes, so original, i know!!)</p>
<p>abscond</p>
<p>The robber attempted to abscond from the crime scene but was quickly caught by the police.</p>
<p>perfunctory</p>
<p>It is no wonder that the students have trouble taking interest in the perfunctory professor’s lectures, when he himself does not even seem to be interested in them.</p>
<p>Lethargy.</p>
<p>The students’ lethargy in class today could be explained by the fact that there were only two more days of school.</p>
<p>word: ***belligerence ***</p>
<p>The nomads were extremely belligerent, wanting nothing more than to start a fight with anyone they would encounter.</p>
<p>Sycophant</p>