Definitions & Parts of Speech
a steep, narrow waterfall; something falling or rushing forth in quantity
n) cascade
a handcuff, anything that chains or confines
n) manacle
in default, in the red, late, overdue
arrears
dribble, drop
cascade
My mom told me to be brave and not to ___________ when the doctor vaccinated me.
cringe
not movable; not moving
adj) immobile
to shrink back or hide in fear or submissiveness
v) cringe
affluence
unchain, set free, emancipate, release
manacle
I watched the clear, sparkling water ___________ down the mountainside.
cascade
wealth, riches, prosperity; great abundance, plenty
n) affluence
good-humored, in high spirits; merry
adj) jovial
flinch, duck, fawn
cringe
sociable, friendly, agreeable, amiable
crotchety
Fallen trees formed an _____________ barrier across the highway after the storm.
impassable
blocked so that nothing can go through
adj) impassable
cranky, ill-tempered; full of odd whims
adj) crotchety
novelty, modernization, new wrinkle
innovation
gloomy, morose, melancholy, cheerless
jovial
Bad spending habits and unexpected expenses left my aunt in _____________.
arrears
unpaid or overdue debts; an unfinished duty
n) arrears
something new, a change; the act of introducing a new method, idea, device
n) innovation
closed, impenetrade
impassable
movable, nimble, agile
immobile
My ____________ friend is very entertaining and is always the life of the party.
jovial