Definitions
stolen; swiped; taken without permission
What is pilfered?
First he spotted the T-shaped shadow of the osprey crossing the pale green water beneath him. Later came the white heron, gliding low in _____ search of a shallow edge to wade.
What is futile?
falling apart or ruined, run-down
What is dilapidated?
What part of speech is the word bleakly?
What is an adverb?
A brief pleasure outing
What is an excursion?
attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage
What is enticed?
Officer Delinko carefully took two steps forward and aimed the flashlight down the hole in which he'd tripped. An ______ pair of bright amber eyes peeked up from the blackness.
What is inquisitive?
exploration to gain knowledge or information
What is reconnaissance?
What part of speech is the word accomplice?
What is a noun?
full of danger or risk
What is perilous?
anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen
What is apprehension?
Dana Matherson howled and bucked and tried to knock it away, toppling his chair in the panic. He leaped up from the floor and scrambled out the door, where the guard clamped a _____ hand on his arm and led him off.
What is brawny?
shiny
What is lustrous?
What part of speech is the word defiantly?
What is an adverb?
abandoned, run-down
What is derelict?
unsteadily; insecurely
What is precariously?
Chuck Muckle whipped off his shades and eyed the patrolman _______. "You wouldn't happen to the be the same crackerjack lawman who fell asleep in his car while the vandal trashed our survey stakes, would you?"
What is dubiously?
pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely
What is forlorn?
What part of speech is the word elation?
What is a noun?
rude and disrespectful
What is impertinent?
treating in a condescending manner
What is patronizing?
Then he began a ______ search, back and forth across the property, eyes glued to the ground. In one hand he carried a heavy rock, just in case he encountered one.
What is methodical?
suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it
What is surmise?
What part of speech is the word harrowing?
What is an adjective?
uneasiness about the fitness of an action
What is qualm?