- adroit: cleverly skillful, resourceful, or ingenious: an ____debater.
- apparition: supernatural appearance of a person or thing, esp. a ghost; a specter or phantom; wraith: a ghostly _____at midnight
- bog: wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
- brandish: to shake or wave, as a weapon; flourish: _________his sword, he rode into battle.
- bustle: to move or act with a great show of energy (often fol. by about): He _____about cooking breakfast.
- chirp: to make a characteristic short, sharp sound, as small birds and certain insects.
- composure: serene, self-controlled state of mind; calmness; tranquillity: Despite the hysteria and panic around him, he retained his ____.
- crow: to utter the characteristic cry of a rooster
- domineer: to rule arbitrarily or despotically; tyrannize
- exalt: to stimulate, as the imagination: The lyrics of Shakespeare ______the audience.
- exempt: o free from an obligation or liability to which others are subject; release: to ____a student from an examination.
- fidget: to move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently.
- graze: to touch or rub lightly in passing.
- grope: to feel about with the hands; feel one's way: I had to ____ around in the darkness before I found the light switch.
- hand to mouth: offering or providing the barest livelihood, sustenance, or support; meager; precarious: a _____existence.
- helter skelter: carelessly hurried; confused: They ran in a mad, ______fashion for the exits.
- highhanded: condescending or presumptuous; overbearing; arbitrary: He has a ______ manner.
- immutable: unchangeable; changeless.
- inconcruous: out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming: an _____effect; _____behavior. not harmonious in character; inconsonant; lacking harmony of parts: an ______mixture of architectural styles.
- interrogate: to examine by questions; question formally: The police captain _____the suspect.
- lag back: to fail to maintain a desired pace or to keep up; fall or stay behind
- parley: to hold an informal conference with an enemy under a truce, as between active hostilities
- portentous: ominously significant or indicative: a _____defeat
- pounce on: to swoop down suddenly and grasp, as a bird does in seizing its prey
- projectile: an object fired from a gun with an explosive propelling charge, such as a bullet, shell, rocket, or grenade
- purse: to contract into folds or wrinkles; pucker: to ___one's lips
- putrid: having the odor of decaying flesh
- reconcile: to win over to friendliness; cause to become amicable: to _____hostile persons.to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired: He was _____to his fate.
- rouse: to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.: He was _____to action by courageous words.
- scamper about: run with small quick steps, in a playful or frightened way
- shaft: a ray or beam: a _____of sunlight.
- snigger: a disrespectful laugh
- stern: firm, strict, or uncompromising: ____discipline
- subdue: to overpower by superior force; overcome; to repress (feelings, impulses, etc.).
- summon: to call into action; rouse; call forth (often. fol. by up): to ____all one's courage.
- tangle: to bring together into a mass of confusedly interlaced or intertwisted threads, strands, or other like parts; snarl.
- thorn: a sharp excrescence on a plant, esp. a sharp-pointed aborted branch; spine; prickle
- tomb: an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse; grave.
- tug: to pull at with force, vigor, or effort.
- venerate: to regard or treat with reverence; revere.
- vow: a solemn promise, pledge, or personal commitment: marriage ____; a ___of secrecy.
- wicker: a slender, pliant twig; osier; withe
- wretched: very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; miserable; pitiable
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