OBTUSE (adj.): lacking intelligence; difficult to comprehend; not quick or alert in perception or feelingLink: NOOSEDont be OBTUSE; the horse-thief gets the NOOSE, not the horse! The OBTUSE boy failed every class. Many believe there was a hidden meaning behind the OBTUSE lyrics of the song.

OSTRACIZE (v.): to exclude from a group; to shunLink: OSTRICHOzzie the OSTRICH wondered why he was being OSTRACIZED from the group. Andre felt OSTRACIZED by the members of the club, but the truth was they couldnt understand his accent. The popular girls at school OSTRACIZED anyone from their group who didnt wear designer clothes.

PENITENT (adj.): feeling sorrow or remorse for past misdeeds; humbleLink: PENITENTIARYBubba was PENITENT for the crimes that landed him in the PENITENTIARY. Clark became PENITENT when he learned his careless driving had put two people in the hospital. Jennifer felt PENITENT that she had caused her mother so much sorrow.

PETULANT (adj.): ill-humored; irritable; crankyLink: PETThe PET you gave me made me PETULANT. The PETULANT clerk slammed down her papers and stalked angrily from the office. The PETULANT little creature, spoiled rotten by her parents, she had everything one could imagine and yet seldom never smiled.

PORCINE (adj.): pertaining to, reminiscent of, or resembling a pig Link: POOR SCENEIt was a POOR SCENE when Mark arrived with his PORCINE date. She had a PORCINE attitude about food; that is to say, she would eat anything and everything. In order to endure the PORCINE smell of the sty, Frank tied a bandana around his head to cover his nose.

POTENTATE (n.): a powerful ruler; an important personLink: IMPORTANT TATERA POTENTATEin Tater Kingdom is anIMPORTANT TATER. POTENTATES are usually not elected officials, but the descendants of a line of rajahs, sheiks, or kings. The Shah of Iran was an Iranian POTENTATE who lived in the twentieth century.

PRECARIOUS (adj.): unsafe; unsteady; unstableLink: CARRY USTo escape the dinosaur, Mississippi Jones CARRIED US to safety across a PRECARIOUS bridge. John was scared to climb the PRECARIOUS ladder because he didnt want to fall and break his back. Isabels habit of arriving at work late almost every morning made her job future PRECARIOUSLY uncertain.

PROWESS (n.): exceptional skill or braveryLink: PROWLERThe PROWESS of a PROWLER The PROWESS of the Sioux chief, Crazy Horse, at leading his warriors into battle was legendary. Because of his PROWESS in tennis, the player won the Grand Slam tournament twice.

QUEUE (v./n.) to wait for or to wait in line; a lineLink: QQs in a QUEUE During the Wimbledon Tennis Championships fans QUEUE outside the gates the day before and spend the night waiting for the gates to open. The QUEUES at Disney World are usually the longest during holiday weekends.

QUIXOTIC (adj.): totally or foolishly impracticalLink: IDIOTICJim, the messenger, is not IDIOTIC; hes just QUIXOTIC. Sallys QUIXOTIC dream was that a prince riding a white stallion would someday scoop her up and ask her to marry him. Putting all taxpayers on the honor system is a QUIXOTIC system.

RESURGENT (adj.): rising after defeatLink: SERGEANTARESURGENTSERGEANT After failing math the last two years, the RESURGENT young boy studied diligently and passed with an A. RESURGENCE and strong determination help most climbers conquer Mount Everest.

*Our attorney said that the contract was so obtusely written that she had to rewrite the whole thing.*After gaining a reputation as a cheap shot player with the Pittsburgh Stealer, he joined the Dallas Cowboys only to find he was ostracized by the Dallas players as well.*The penittent young boys apologzied for breaking the neighbors window.*The petulatnt old man sat on his porch and yelled at us for walking across his lawn.*After a round-the-world cruise, where each meal is a grand feast, Bob and Helen returned home with porcine figures.*Ever since Sarah was elected president of the junior class, she walked around with her nose in the air as if she thinks she were a potentate.*FOR QUIZ, MIGHT NEED TO FIND A NEW ONE OR ADJUST ONE IN BOOKThe precarious situation did not fully strike the fisherman until their small boat arrived at the dock only moments before the storm hit.*Might want to find a new one for quiz eh, maybe notBecause of his prowess in battle, Brad was awarded the Silver Star.*The sisters decided not to attend the popular movie as people were already queued up around the block in the cold night air.*Sue had the most quixotic ideas about what she would do with her life if she ever won the lottery.*USE SECOND SENTENCE FOR QUIZ ADD PHRASE DESPITE HAVING FALLEN NUMEROUS TIMES the resurgent little boy was determined to ride his bike without training wheels. TO BE BEGINNING