Rhyming Riddles
I speak with words both odd and bright,
And joke around with pure delight.
Though sounding serious at first glance,
I’m rarely used in common chants.
What word am I?
flinch, shrink away, in fear
COWER
distance, remoteness
PROXIMITY
I crush and grind things into dust with force so strong and wide,
What word means breaking something down until no chunks can hide?
PULVERIZE
Overflowing is to full as plentiful is to this
AMPLE
When you believe your point is right,
You state it strong with all your might.
You firmly say what you believe,
And won’t back down or take your leave.
ASSERT
tombstone inscription
EPITAPH
Aristocratic, refined, cultivated
PLEBEIAN
I waste away what I have earned with spending wild and grand,
What word describes a reckless soul who spends all at hand?
PRODIGAL
Admiration is to respect as hatred is to this.
DISDAIN
When thunder cracks or shadows glower,
Some shrink away and shake and lower.
To hide in fear and lose your power,
What word means this? Don’t start to…?
COWER
not serious, laughable
FACETIOUS
insufficient, inadequate
AMPLE
I drift through halls without a sound, a shadow pale in sight,
What word means a ghostly figure that appears within the night?
APPARITION
Royalty is to noble as common citizen is to this
PLEBEIAN
When choices must be fair and right,
And guided by a moral light,
This word describes what’s good and true,
In actions people say and do.
ETHICAL
morals, honorable
ETHICAL
Stable, steady, static, inert, dormant
VOLATILE
I do not choose with care or thought; I scatter here and there,
What word means acting randomly, without concern or care?
INDISCRIMINATE
Calm is to steady as explosive is to this
VOLATILE
A story ends—but not for long,
Another tale soon comes along.
It follows what was first revealed,
With plots and mysteries concealed.
SEQUEL
to reject
DISDAIN
delighted, overjoyed
AGHAST
The laws I rule apply within a certain stated zone,
What word means legal power held in areas alone?
JURISDICTION
Bore is to dull as fascinate is to this
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