Stealth-Vie

• Def (n.):  cautious and surreptitious action or movement.

  • “He entered the room with ___, trying to avoid attention at all costs.”

  Stealth
• Def (adj.): expressing sorrow or lamentation; mournful, melancholic 

  • “The ___ tone of this tone hooked the audience.”

  Elegiac
• Def (v.): spend time aimlessly; idle.

  • “We ___ over cups of black coffee.”

  Lollygag
• Def (n.): a frivolous, flighty, or excessively talkative person; a chattering or flighty, light-headed person

  • “Emma is a ___ who enlivens the ambiance.”

  Flibbertigibbet
• Def (n.): an intervening space, especially a very small one; gap, space 

  • “Sunshine entered through the ___ of the curtains.”

  Interstice
• Def (n.):  a map formed by the projection of a sphere or part of a sphere on a plane, especially an adjustable circular star map that shows the appearance of the heavens at a specific time and place.

  • “We bought a ___ at the Galaxy store.”

  Planisphere
• Def (adj.): characterized by long words; long-winded.

  • “I learned ___ words.”

  Sesquipedalian
• Def (n.):  mechanical or habitual repetition of something to be learned; learning something in order to be able to repeat it from memory, rather than in order to understand it

  • “We were advised to avoid learning by ___; instead, they told us to do hands-on.”

  Rote
• Def (adj.): (of a person) not agitated or disturbed; calm.

  • “Ayden remained ___, even after his family berated him.”

  Unruffled
• Def (adj.): (of a person's voice or other sound) imposingly deep and full.

  • “The streamer’s ___ voice turned us on.”

  Sonorous
• Def (adj.): capable of producing a deep or ringing sound

  • “My ___ alarm startled me.”

  Sonorous
• Def (adj.): (of a speech or style) using imposing language.

  • “I tried to read the ___ text, but we failed.”

  Sonorous
• Def (n.): composure or coolness, sometimes excessive, as shown in danger or under trying circumstances; self-possession or imperturbability especially under strain

  • “We admired Kazie’s ___ during the incident.”

  Sangfroid
• Def (v.): make or cause to make a ringing metallic sound, typically a discordant one; clank;  to make a harsh or discordant often ringing sound

  • “The alarms ___ amid the ghost-silent room.”

  Jangle
• Def (v.): (with reference to nerves) set on edge; to excite to tense irritation

  • “My nerves ___, so I tried to calm then. It was a futile attempt."
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  Jangle
• Def (v.): provide someone with (food or drink) in a continuous or insistent way; provide 

  “My grandma ___ her guests.”

  Ply
• Def (v.): direct (numerous questions) at someone; bombard, besiege 

  • “The news reporters ___ the celebrity with unwarranted questions.”

  Ply
• Def (v.): obtain a great deal of money from (someone), typically by overcharging or swindling them; to strip of money or property by fraud or extortion

  • “A man tried to ___ my family.”

  Fleece
• Def (n.): a soft warm fabric with a texture similar to sheep's wool, used as a lining material.

  • “I wore a jacket made from ___ to school.”

  Fleece
• Def (n.): a narrow opening or crack, typically one that admits light; opening

  • “I saw him through the ___ between the books.”

  Chink
• Def (n.): a patch of light admitted by a narrow opening or crack.

  • “A ___ of light pierced through the curtains.”

  Chink

  
• Def (adj.): (of a person) excessively or ingratiatingly flattering; oily; sycophantic, fawning 

  • “His ___ manner annoyed the family.”

  Unctuous
• Def (adj.):  uttered with difficulty, as if from a constricted throat

  • “After running up the stairs, she gave a ___ sigh.”

  Strangled
• Def (v.): become subject to (something unwelcome or unpleasant) as a result of one's own behavior or actions; to experience something, usually something unpleasant, as a result of actions you’ve taken 

  • “He ___ the effects of his unloving marriage.”

  Incur
• Def (v.): fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force.

  • “He ___ to the temptation of sugary snacks.”

  Succumb
• Def (v.): die from the effect of a disease or injury.

  • “My grandfather ___ to a panic attack.”

  Succumb
• Def (v.): compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something

  • "Throughout the race, the contestants ___ for first place.”

  Vie