Definition
urgent and desperate
dire
A rope fastened to a fixed object
tether
The captain _________ the crew by yelling and punching Louie and his men.
chastise or gyrate?
chastise
lithe or squall
squall
flexible, easily bent
lithe
a calm and peaceful manner
placidly
I had a ______ dream in which I was eating a delicious pizza.
reverent or lucid?
lucid
The man was drowning, so the crew threw out a raft _______.
placid or tether
tether
a small, parasitic insect that feeds on birds and mammals
lice/louse
deeply respectful
reverent
They fell into ___________ silence once the funeral began.
reverent or placid?
reverent
The water moved _______ on the calm sunny day.
placidly
a sudden and severe storm
squall
clear, rational, sane
lucid
I am in _______ need of water.
dire or lithe?
dire
The airplane was ____________ in the sky and he knew the men were in trouble.
gyrate or chastise
gyrate
to attack someone or something via airplane machine gun fire
strafe
chastise
The animal's skin was covered with crawling _________.
squall or lice
lice
They couldn’t believe the airmen, mistaking them for Japanese, would ______ unarmed castaways.
strafe or lice
strafe