mercurial - if a person changes his mood or temper very quickly, he/she is mercurial (The god Mercury traveled quickly between the other gods and people.)
louche - decadent, lacking in morals, corrupt, not an ethical person (pronounced loosh)
glutinous - glue-like or sticky
to ingratiate yourself with someone - to try hard to make someone like you
to be hobbled - to be slowed down (in the old west cowboys would deliberately tie the front legs of their horses together at night to make sure they would not run away - this was 'hobbling' their horses)
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I had heard that my current boss was a no-nonsense type of person who could be difficult to work with. So I went out of my way to _____________________ myself with him. I often asked his advice, complimented him and even bought him lunch sometimes.
I asked Bob how his research was going, and he told me it wasn't going well. His team has been __________________ by the fact that the government has cut their funding in half.
I'm a rotten cook (a bad cook). I can't even cook rice. When I cook rice it looks, feels and tastes like some _________________ mess.
Chicago is known as one of the most politically corrupt (dishonest) cities in America. Political corruption has existed for so long that most of the politicians become ___________________ after just a short time. If you don't go along with the system there, you don't get anywhere in your political career.
Jack is an amazing guy with a good heart, but he has a significant shortcoming in his personality. He is quite _________________ and it's hard to predict what his mood will be from one moment to the next.
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ingratiate
hobbled
glutinous
louche
mercurial
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