Having or showing a wish to do evil towards others
Malevolently
Cheerfulness, enjoyment, full of energy
Ebullience
Vicissitudes
A change to (usually) unfortunate circumstances
“There was silence, except for the _____________ murmur of the bees.”
Multitudinous
Mocking; Ridiculing
Derisive
A large mass of something, typically steam, cloud, or smoke
Billow
Eager or quick to argue or fight
Truculently
Elephantine
Resembling the characteristic of an elephant(s), especially in being large, clumsy, and awkward
“He paused in the _______, standing, looking beyond them and down the unfriendly side of the mountain to the great patch where they found dead wood.”
Tumult
Making gestures
Gesticulating
Tending to obstruct or harm
Inimical
Not openly acknowledged or displayed
Covert
Embroiled
Involve one in a conflict or difficult situation
“Jack watched him ___________ through his paint.”
Inscrutably
Loyal; Commited
Steadfast
The condition of nearsightedness (objects closer to you are clear, but further away, are blurry)
Myopia
Regain or win the favour of one by appeasing them
Propitiatingly
Baulked
Hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking
“Only when Jack himself roused a ______ bird from a primitive nest of sticks was the silence shattered and echoes abyss of ages.”
Gaudy
Pause; Break
Hiatus
The condition of being anonymous
Anonymity
Being actively hostile to someone/something
Enmity
Crepitation
A crackling or rattling sound
“The edge of the lagoon became a streak of
_________________ which advanced minutely, as the great wave of the tide flowed.”
Phosphorescence
Scepticism
Cynicism