1. Words to Know "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner

2. Verb: To go around, avoid, or bypass.
Circumvent
Verb: To go around, avoid, or bypass.
Bentley Stealth Cat managed to circumvent the rules by finding a loophole.

3. The girls coquettish behavior gave her a reputation.
Adjective: characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing light hearted manner
The girls coquettish behavior gave her a reputation.

4. Diffident
Adjective: lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth; timid, shy, reserved.
No one thought the diffident girl would be able to speak in front of the class without fainting.

5. Encroach
Verb: To advance beyond proper, established, or usual limits; to make gradual advances.
The edge of the lake began to slowly encroach on my property as the rain continued to fall.

6. Obliterate
Verb: To remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely
Bentley Stealth Cat broke into the cupboard and obliterated the bag of Halloween candy.

7. Adjective: Not clear to understand; hard to perceive.
Obscure
Adjective: Not clear to understand; hard to perceive.
Her face was completely obscured by the veil, making it impossible to guess her identity.

8. Adjective: Pale; faint or lacking color.
Pallid
Adjective: Pale; faint or lacking color.
The boy looked pallid, causing alarm that he may have lost more blood than previously thought.

9. Virulent
Adjective: Actively poisonous; highly infective or violently or spitefully hostile.
That particular strain of bacteria is not that virulent, so we did not have to wear the extra safety gear.

10. Temerity Noun: Reckless boldness; rashness
A wise man lacks the temerity to stare a vicious dog in the face.

11. Tedious Adjective: Long and tiresome
The tedious worksheets were slowly changing the students into zombies.