Nouns
a person (usually a child) without a home or friend; a stray person or animal; something that comes along by chance, a stray bit
What is waif?
to hesitate, stumble, lose courage; to speak hesitatingly; to lose drive, weaken, decline
What is falter?
twisted, turned to one side; cleverly or grimly humorous
What is wry?
when complete bedrest is mandatory
What is imperative?
a long-winded speech
What is pithy?
a silly, forced smile
What is simper?
to adjust or change to suit conditions
What is adapt?
totally abandoned and helpless; sad and lonely; wretched or pitiful; almost hopeless
What is forlorn?
ransacked the enemy's camp
What is plundered?
the living conditions of a socialite
What is waif?
a physical defect; a hindrance, obstacle
What is impediment?
to abuse or belittle unjustly or maliciously
What is vilify?
chillingly proud and scornful
What is haughty?
took time to acclimate to the new school
What is adapt?
an asset to the team
What is impediment?
a warning or feeling that something bad will happen
What is foreboding?
to fit together exactly; to connect so as to form a whole
What is dovetail?
much boasted about in a vain or swaggering way
What is vaunted?
no tolerance of those who pretend to be ill
What is malinger?
downplayed their winning record
What is vaunted?
the quality of exceeding all moral bounds; an exceedingly evil act; huge size, immensity
What is enormity?
to linger in an aimless way, hang around, dawdle
What is loiter?
firmly fixed; constant, not moving or changing
What is steadfast?
mesh the two stories into one
What is dovetail?
refute the authenticity of the document
What is attest? (to)