Skewered-Tangy

• Def (adj.): (of pieces of food) fastened together or pierced with a pin or skewer.

  • “The ___ marshmallows stood at the birthday table..”

  Skewered
• Def (adj.): dull, bleak, and lifeless; depressing.

  • “Sometimes I wonder whether the winter is rather ___–lifeless–or cozy.”

  Dreary
• Def (n.): a long piece of wood or metal used for holding pieces of food, typically meat, together during cooking.          

  • “___ are used in birthday parties for decoration.”

  Skewer
• Def (adj.):  (of a person's face) unhealthily pale. 

  • “Her ___ face gleamed in the empty, ghost darkness. 

  Pasty
• Def (adj.): stylishly luxurious and expensive.         

  • “Marie Antoinette lived a ___ lifestyle.”

  Swanky
• Def (adj.): decrease rapidly in value or amount.

  • “After the divorce, Emie’s life ___.” 

  Plummet
• Def (adj.): hungry.

  • “Emma felt ___, so she searched her fridge.”

  Peckish
• Def (n.): a person who performs relatively menial tasks for someone else, especially obsequiously.

  • “Jean-Robert worked as a ___ for King George.”

  Flunky
• Def (adj.): very poor or bad; disgusting.

  • “I gagged in the ___ restaurant’s atmosphere.”

  Lousy
• Def (adj.):  having or streaked with gray hair.

  • “She was an attractive grandma: ___, yet thick hair; plump, yet wrinkled cheeks.”

  Grizzled
• Def (adj.):  irritable; petulant; grouchy

  • “My best friend was ___ after the exam.”

  Crabby
• Def (adj.):  very foolish or stupid.

  • “My English class is fraught with ___ failures.”

  Moronic
• Def (adj.): shrewd and knowledgeable; having common sense and good judgment.

  • “He is a ___ child, always knows how to respond correctly.”

  Savvy
• Def (adj.): stylish and attractive;  conspicuously or flashily attractive 

  • “He bought himself ___ shoes.”

  Snazzy
• Def (adj.):  agitated, impatient, or restless.

  • “I felt ___ before taking the SAT.”

  Antsy
• Def (adj.):  providing or relating to views of impressive or beautiful natural scenery.

  • “She lost herself in the ___ view.”

  Scenic
• Def (adj.): dirty or unpleasant. of poor quality; contemptible.

  • “The basement was ___: I could not breathe."

  Cruddy
• Def (adj.):  unfashionable and socially inept.

  • “I like socially awkward, ___ boys. They turn out to be the most intense lovers.”

  Geeky
• Def (adj.):  regarded with great fear or apprehension.

  • “The SAT is a ___ exam.”

  Dreaded
• Def (adj.): having a strong, piquant flavor or smell; sharp, acidic. 

  • “I didn’t particularly enjoy the lemonade as it was saccharine and lacked the necessary ___ flavor.”

  Tangy
• Def (v.):  To twist about in a wriggling, snakelike motion; writhe.

  • “He ___ after Jane exposed him.”


  Squirm

  
• Def (v.): show or feel embarrassment or shame.

  • "Eddie ___ when Ellie interrogated him."

  Squirm