Billow-Admonitory

• Def (v.):  to spread over a large area, or to become filled with air and appear to be larger

  • “The balloons ___ out at the surprise party.”

  Billow
• Def (n.): a large, moving mass of something, such as smoke or cloud, that spreads over a large area.

  • “A ___ of smoke hovered over the factory.”

  Billow
• Def (adj.): the action or fact of speaking with a stammer.

  • “The acting teacher didn’t appreciate the student’s ___ voice.”

  Stammering
• Def (v.): climb, move, or get in or out of something in an awkward and laborious way, typically using both hands and feet.

  • “The little girl ___ into the oversized bed.”

  Clamber
• Def (v.): cover (a surface) with drops of moisture; to form beads; form in beads or drops:

  • “Sweat began ___ on his forehead as he ran.”

  Bead
• Def (v.): utter a short sharp cry of pain or alarm; to utter a sharp quick shrill cry

  • “The dogs ___ at the stranger.”

  Yelp
• Def (v.): advance or progress laboriously or forcibly; trudge 

  • “We ___ our way through the tall grass.”

  Plow
• Def (n.): pleasure and delight; suggests a reaction to pleasurable experience consciously sought or provided. More than all the others, it connotes amusement or diversion.

  • “The weather was ideal for the children’s ___.”

  Delectation
• Def (n.): something that results from something else 

  • “The immeasurable grief is a ___ of the death of a loved one.”

  Corollary
• Def (n.): a scarcity or lack of something; modicum 

  • “There was a ___ of food in the college student’s fridge.”

  Dearth
• Def (v.):  (especially of a tail or finger) to move from side to side or up and down, especially quickly and repeatedly, or to cause this to happen)

  • “The dog ___ his tail exuberantly.”

  Wag
• Def (v.): (of tears) cause the sensation of imminent weeping in (a person's eyes).

  • “My eyes began to ___ as I cried in the corner of my saturnine bedroom.”

  Prick
• Def (v.): cause mental or emotional discomfort to.

  • “His conscience ___ him before hurting his friends’ feeling.”

  Prick
• Def (v.): arouse or provoke to action.

  • “NYPD was ___ by the recent assassinations.”

  Prick
• Def (v.): feel a sensation as though a sharp point were sticking into one.

  • “The needle ___ her soft skin, leaving the traces of blood on the stem.”

  Prick
• Def (v.):  throw or hit (a ball or missile) in a high arc.

  • “Kendall ___ the ball to her father”

  Lob

  
• Def (v.): to put something down heavily and without taking care

  • “He ___ his cash on the table, signaling that he is ready to bet it all.”

  Plonk
• Def (v.): (of a person or animal) thin and bony.

  • “The ___ dog wagged his tail.”

  Scraggy
• Def (v.):  intrude on (a person's territory or a thing considered to be a right).

  • “Many believed the government is trying to ___ on peoples’ privacy.”

  Encroach
• Def (v.): advance gradually beyond usual or acceptable limits.

  • “The flames ___ several habitats.”

  Encroach
• Def (v.): make (something) appear fuller and softer by shaking or brushing it.

  • “My mom ___ the pillows"

  Fluff

  
• Def (v.): (especially of a small animal, bird, or insect) to move very quickly and lightly 

  • “The leaves ___ and susurrated over the sidewalk on the autumn evening.”

  Skitter
• Def (v.): (with reference to a wheeled vehicle or its occupants) move or cause to move slowly and heavily, typically in a noisy or uneven way.

  • “The truck ___ past the bridge.”

  Truddle
• Def (adj.):  short and thick 

  • “I shaked my brother’s ___ hand.”

  Stubby
• Def (adj.): giving or conveying a warning or reprimand; advising and warning someone about their behavior

  • “The New York Times published several ___ articles about letting children go out during Halloween.”

  Admonitory