Category 1: Actions & Behaviors
If a car loses control on an icy road and wildly swerves from side to side down a hill, it does this.
What is careens?
The tiny crumbs left at the bottom of an empty chip bag are known as these.
What is remnants?
This word describes a brand-new notebook with crisp white pages and no folds, or a forest that humans have never touched.
What is pristine?
If you have to put your hand over your mouth during a boring speech to hold back or suffocate a massive yawn, you do this to it.
What is to stifle?
This is the look of disgust or pain on your face when you accidentally drink spoiled milk or stub your toe.
What is grimacing?
Building a house out of cardboard right before a heavy rainstorm is a perfect example of this kind of foolish mistake.
What is folly?
A puppy tilted its head and let out a tiny bark, showing a trait so cute and charming that everyone smiled. This trait is described as __________.
What is endearing?
A dark, massive storm cloud hanging low and threateningly over the football field right before kickoff can be described as doing this.
What is looming?
If you look through the pantry for an hour trying to find a late-night snack, you have done this for food.
What is foraged?
Instead of saying "You stole my pencil," saying "Gee, my pencil magically ended up on your desk" is a sneaky type of hint known as an __________.
What is an insinuation?
This is the type of rigid cardboard or metal roofing that has a wavy, parallel-ridged texture to give it extra strength.
What is corrugated?
A spy trying to secretly slip past security guards and blend in to get inside an enemy headquarters is trying to do this.
What is to infiltrate?
A student who sits up straight, makes eye contact, and listens carefully is showing a polite and focused __________.
What is demeanor?
This word describes a bright neon pink jacket worn in a crowd of people wearing all black—it stands out completely.
What is conspicuous?
After a terrible, stressful week, sitting by a quiet campfire gave the exhausted student a deep sense of comfort and peace.
What is solace?
A student who constantly doodles on every single assignment has a strong liking, or a __________, for drawing.
What is a penchant?
A smart event planner always creates backup plans, or these, just in case it rains during an outdoor wedding.
What are contingencies?
Climbing Mount Everest or launching a new business is a massive, difficult, and serious effort known as an __________.
What is an endeavor?