Scrabble-Roil

• Def (v.): scratch or grope around with one's fingers to find, collect, or hold on to something.

  • “Evie ___ around her backpack for her special pens, but she only found wrappers.”

  Scrabble
• Def (v.):  move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way in a specified direction.

  • “The car ___ off the cliff.”

  Careen
• Def (n.): a brilliant red color.

  • “She wore a long, ___ dress to the party.”

  Vermilion

  
• Def (adj.): very vivid in color, especially so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect; horrifying and repellent in appearance or aspect.

  • “A ___ flash of light awoke me from my slumber.”

  Lurid
• Def (adj.): (of a description) presented in vividly shocking or sensational terms, especially giving explicit details of crimes or sexual matters.

  • “The narrator recounted the ___ tales of the affairs of Marianne.”

  Lurid
• Def (adj.): fat or thick like the blubber of whale 

  • “A ___ dog passed by us.”

  Blubbery
• Def (adj.):  used to refer to something very light, thin, and insubstantial or delicate; something light, delicate, or insubstantial

  • “The ___ veil flew as she walked to the altar.”

  Gossamer
• Def (n.): a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather

  • “A ___ stood at the front of our door.”

  Gossamer
• Def (n.): the distinctive clothing worn and ornaments carried at formal occasions as an indication of status.

  • “The queen’s ___ impressed the party.”

  Regalia
• Def (n.): a brutal person; bully; a violent criminal or troublemaker.

  • "A ___ stole a great deal of money at the bank.”

  Ruffian
• Def (n.): a point of high land that juts out into a large body of water; a headland; a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water

  • “At the hotel, we enjoyed the view of the ___ every morning.”

  Promontory

  
• Def (v.): (of leaves, wind, etc.) make a whispering or rustling sound.

  • During our walk, the autumn leaves ___ behind us.”

  Susurrate
• Def (adj.): (of a person) surprised and confused so much that they are unsure how to react.

  • “When questioned about her shortcomings, she became ___ and could not react.”

  Nonplussed

  
• Def (v.): run hurriedly or furtively with short quick steps.

  • “A spider ___ past my legs when I was tying up my shoes.”

  Scuttle
• Def (v.): move or act in an awkward or confused manner; to speak ineptly in a stuttering and faltering manner

  • “She ___ when it was her time to act.”

  Bumble
• Def (adj.): (of a structure or piece of equipment) poorly made and likely to collapse

  • “The construction workers constructed a ___ bridge.”

  Rickety
• Def (adj.):  made in imitation; artificial.

  • “My mom purchased a pair of ___ Adidas Samba.”

  Faux
• Def (adj.): not genuine; fake or false.

  • “Kitty’s ___ breakdown did not fool a person in the room; everyone laughed.”

  Faux
• Def (n.): a gloss or sheen on a surface resulting from age or polishing; a surface appearance of something grown beautiful especially with age or use

  • “I admired the ___ of his leather shoes.”

  Patina
• Def (adj.): worn out or ruined because of age or neglect.

  • “This mansion was once a beautiful haussmann building, but it has now become ___.”

  Decrepit
• Def (adj.): (of a person) elderly and infirm.

  • “A ___ man passed on the way home; we thought he almost fell.”

  Decrepit
• Def (adj.): (of a plant) pale and drawn out due to a lack of light.

  • “The ___ flower yearned for glimpse of light.”

  Etiolated
• Def (adj.): having lost vigor or substance; feeble; 

  • “Their love for each other has now become ___.”

  Etiolated
• Def (n.):  a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation.

  • “Timmy encountered a ___ when his boyfriend gave him an ultimatum.”

  Quandary
• Def (v.): (of a liquid) move in a turbulent, swirling manner.

  • “The sea waters ___ against the hard rock.”

  Roil