Lizzie Bright Word Scramble
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word | Definition | Sentence |
Hewn | To make, shape, and smooth with cutting bows | The old church was ____ hundreds of years ago by the settlers. |
Reprieve | To cancel or postpone a punishment. | I broke a lamp, but I was _________ since it was my birthday. |
Hovel | A small dwelling house. | I just moved into a _____ across the moon and down the way from Adam Sandler. |
Heedless | Showing a lack of care or attention. | The girls was heedless of the fact that she was robbed by Drew. |
Blight | Any cause of impairment, destruction, ruin, or frustration. | The ______ was killing all our summer crops. |
Daft | Silly or foolish. | Travis is sometimes very ____. |
Writhing | To twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain. | She was ________ in pain after she was kicked in the stomach with a soccer ball. |
Clambered | Climb out using both feet and hands; climb with effort and difficulty. | The toddler _________ out of the blow up pool. Its sides were almost as tall as him! |
Debased | Reduced in quality or value. | The African American boycott was inspired by the __________ of the black community. |
Sonorous | Loud, deep, of full, as a sound. | The preacher has a huge ________ voice. Nobody could mistake him for another. |
Chasm | A deep fissure in the earth, rock, or another surface. | The _____ that I was climbing up, was about 50 feet tall. |
Intoning | to utter with a particular tone | While reading a poem, he was intoning each word. |
Stealthy | Acting sneaky | The assassin was very stealthy when killing Ronald McDonald. |
Cavorting | to behave in a high-spirited, festive manner | My sister was so happy for her birthday. She was _________ around the house the entire morning. |
Mottled | Marked with spots or smears of color. | I painted a very beautiful _______ painting. |
Squalor | a state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant. | After playing in the mud, wasn't allowed in the house because I was _______. |
Sordidness | dirty or filthy | The __________ of the room was overwhelming. So much that I had to leave the house immediately. |
Profane | if someone is not acting respectful or orthodox religious. | The boy was so _______. He would graffiti the school lockers. |
Lithe | Bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible. | The boat felt so _____ as it traveled through the water. |
Perseverance | steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success. | Through ____________ and determination, Hercules conquered Hades and saved his family. |
Impertinent | Intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions. | I thought it was very ___________ that Mr. Green just let himself in. |
Omnipotent | having unlimited power or the ability to do anything | The arrogant king felt as if he were __________. |
Stifled | to restrain a reaction or to stop oneself from acting on an emotion | Her _______ cries were quiet, after she fell off of her bicycle. |
Preliminaries | An introduction leading to an event | The _____________ were held in the morning, then a break, then the finals were held later that night. |
Disdain | to look upon or treat with contempt | My dad looked at me with disdain after I broke our fence. |
Listlessly | having little to no interest in something | My brother listlessly finished his math homework. |
Taut | stretched or pulled tight; no slack. | When I was done with my daily workout, my body was very ____. |
Dawdle | To waste time | The young boy was _______ around the house, acting as if no one was there but himself. |
Meander | A winding curve or bend | “Around the _______ and into the boat,” proclaimed Reverend Griffin. |
Apocalypse | any universal or widespread disaster. | The zombie __________ will never happen. |
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