First set of words.

Y ou will be tested on these on Friday 12/9.  Go here to add new words for our next round!

Word	Definition	Sentence 1	sentence 2
Hubbub	A busy, noisy situation.	I couldn't hear a word he said over the general __________ of the party.	The ______________ in the train station was giving me a headache.
oxymoron	A figure of speech containing an apparent contradiction.	You must find 4 ________ like long shorts.	Jumbo shrimp is an _______________
apolaustic	Dedicated to enjoyment	The ___________ Obama family have been traveling the world, though Hawaii is their favorite retreat.	When the bass band played I was _____________.
belittle	To discourage, intimidate, make fun of.	Bullying is when someone _________ constantly.	I saw an 8th grade boy ______ a 6th grader in the hall.
gallimaufry	a hodgepodge, jumble; a mixture of diverse things	I've got a ___________ of cosmetics bottles of various kinds.	There is a_____________ of opinions about how to "fix' the American health care system.
berate	To scold viciously for a long period of time.	Mother will ______ us for stealing this candy.	Lisa's mother will _________ her if she goes to the party without permission
agitato	to play in a restless agitated way(music)	To give the feeling of fear the composer directed the music to be played _________ .	Please do the _______ as it says.
Pervaded	(of an influence,Feeling,or quality) be present and apparent throughout.	"Something was wrong with the world, a somber, frightening wrongness that ______ everything like a dark impenetrable mist, stealthily closing around Scarlett."	Something ________ me, there was something wrong and I couldn't figure out what it was.
bibliophile	a person who loves books.	The only trouble with the book fair is, there are a lot of ______________, and the crowd can get tricky.	I am a real ___________________ so I want real books, not just Kindle editions.
xenophobia	fear or hatred of foreign people or things	Ellison’s opponent is turning to _________________ in campaign by making immigration an issue.	I enjoy meeting people from all over the world so I think __________________ is really silly.