Verbs
To administer an oil or ointment to, often ceremonially. If you do this to someone, you're choosing them for something really important.
What is anoint?
A feeling of righteous anger. If you are treated unfairly, you might experience this emotion.
What is indignation?
Having or displaying warmth or care, loving. Giving someone a hug is an example of this quality.
What is affectionate?
This theme of this fairy tale featuring a poorly supervised little blonde girl could be "Don't take other people's stuff."
What is Goldilocks?
Producing a desired effect, or the most important or effective word to describe something. It can also be a spy.
What is operative?
To attempt by employing effort. If you try hard to make something happen, you are doing this.
What is endeavor?
Uneasiness about the fitness of an action. If you are worried about something that you've done that you think might not have been a good idea, you might have these.
What are misgivings?
Without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
What is blatant?
One theme of this story featuring a little orange fish is that parents sometimes need to give their kids freedom for them to be happy, even if it's scary.
What is Finding Nemo?
Aware of your own shortcomings. Someone with this quality isn't afraid to point out their own faults, usually in a funny way.
What is self-deprecating?
To be placed or located between other things. If you get involved in a conflict between two people or see that someone is about to do something foolish and you tell them to stop, you are doing this.
What is intervene?
This would be an appropriate response to someone cutting ahead of you in line or eating your lunch out of the fridge.
What is indignation?
Close in time; about to happen. If you hear thunder in the distance, a storm could definitely be described as this.
What is impeding?
One possible theme of this story featuring a book-loving young woman and a talking teapot is that true beauty is not found in how one looks, but in how you treat others.
What is Beauty and the Beast?
This word describes telling a lie to someone's face when they totally know you're lying.
What is blatant?
If you lied to someone you loved, you would probably feel bad, and experience some of these.
What are misgivings?
Marked by a lack of interest. If you are this, you don't really care much about it one way or another.
What is indifferent?
One theme present in a well known story about a little girl tasked with taking food to her sick grandmother might be that you should never talk to strangers.
What is Little Red Riding Hood?
If it's New Year's Eve, then this holiday could be described by this word.
What is impending?
Having or characterized by or consisting of one syllable. Someone who speaks in grunts or short words is this. So are many of Dr. Seuss's favorite words, like box, fox, and socks.
What is monosyllabic?
The closing lines of this movie state one of its themes explicitly, that "There's no place like home."
What is The Wizard of Oz?