Perfidious-Debauchery

Cards (31)

  • Def (adj.): deceitful and untrustworthy; treacherous, duplicitous 
    • “The ___ woman fooled Mike once again.”
    Perfidious
  • Def (v.): (of a person or small animal) move hurriedly with short quick steps.
    • “A mouse ___ past my legs, brushing its hair against my skin.”
    Scurry
  • Def (n.): a situation of hurried and confused movement; rush 
    • “I went on a ___ during my panic attack.”
    Scurry
  • Def (adj.): showing great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or objective.
    • “The ___ students were thrilled to begin AP Biology.”
    Zealous
  • Def (v.): wave or swing or cause to wave or swing wildly; to move, swing, or beat like a flail
    • “The inflatable tube man ___ its arms endlessly.”
    Flail
  • Def (v.): beat; flog.
    • “The owner ___ his servants.”
    Flail
  • Def (v.): be mistaken or incorrect; make a mistake.
    • “When making the grocery list, Talia ___ and bought much more than necessary.”
    Err
  • Def (v.): fail to adhere to the proper or accepted standards; do wrong.
    • “The girl ___ when she refused to dance with the men at the party.”
    Err
  • Def (v.):  impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on; to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
    • “The merchant ___ goods on the person walking by.”
    Foist
  • Def (n.): something that foreshadows a coming event; harbinger, omen, sign 
    • “A red sky is a ___ of the end of the world.
    Portent
  • Def (adj.): done in a pompously or overly solemn manner so as to impress.
    • “A ___ display stood in front of his house.”
    Portentous
  • Def (adj.): of, relating to, or constituting a portent 
    • “The character experienced ___ nightmares, which signaled that something was off.”
    Portentous
  • Def (v.): be a sign that (something) is about to happen; to signal 
    • “The mayor’s actions ___ the changes coming to the town.”
    Herald
  • Def (n.): a person or thing viewed as a sign that something is about to happen.
    • “Flowers that are ___ of an early spring.”
    Herald
  • Def (adj.):  (especially of sound) sweet and soothing.
    • "A ___ melody filled the little girl’s room.”
    Dulcet
  • Def (adj.): intended to make someone feel mortified or humiliated.
    • “A ___ event agonized the town.”
    Withering
  • Def (v.): (of a plant) become dry and shriveled.
    • “Plants that ___ away in the basement.”
    Wither
  • Def (v.): (of a person, limb, or the skin) become shrunken or wrinkled from age or disease; to waste away, to shrivel away 
    • “As years passed, the supermodel ___ away.”
    Wither
  • Def (v.): mortify (someone) with a scornful look or manner.
    • “Her classmates ___ when she entered the classroom.”
    Wither
  • Def (v.): smile or speak in a contemptuous or mocking manner.
    • “She ___ as they spoke.”
    Sneer
  • Def (adj.): (of clothes) short and revealing
    • “She wore a ___ dress to the graduation party.”
    Skimpy
  • Def (adj.): providing or consisting of less than is needed; meager.
    • “His knowledge of psychology is ___.”
    Skimpy
  • Def (v.): appear or claim to be or do something, especially falsely; profess; to pretend 
    • “She ___ to be paying attention, but she was lost in her own thoughts.”
    Purport
  • Def (v.): cover or envelop so as to conceal from view.
    • “His head ___ the movie.”
    Shroud
  • Def (v.): wrap or dress (a body) in a shroud for burial
    “The embalmer ___ the body for the funeral.”
    Shroud
  • Def (v.):  cover or disguise (someone or something's true nature) with an attractive appearance
    • “He ___ his callous personality with angelic persona.”
    Veneer
  • Def (n.): an attractive appearance that covers or disguises someone or something's true nature or feelings; façade  
    • “Her ___ of an angelic, innocent girl cracked during the debate.”
    Veneer
  • Def (n.): a contemptuous or mocking smile, remark, or tone.
    • “She sipped the coffee with a ___ of disgust.”

    Sneer
  • Def (n.): the mid-region of the human torso
    • “His crop top revealed his slim ___.”

    Midriff
  • Def (adj.):  (of a material, surface, or structure) shaped into alternate ridges and grooves
    • “The ___ material covered the house.”
    Corrugated
  • Def (n.): extreme indulgence in bodily pleasures and especially sexual pleasures : behavior involving sex, drugs, alcohol, etc. that is often considered immoral
    • “The evening’s ___ pleased the lascivious guests.”
    Debauchery