Gloaming-Gadfly

• Def (n.): twilight; dusk

  • “We played soccer in the ___.”

  Gloaming

  
• Def (adj.): shriveled or wrinkled with age; small and having dry skin with lines in it, especially because of old age 

  • “I threw away a dozen ___ apples.”

  Wizened

  
• Def (adj.): stiffly formal and respectable; feeling or showing disapproval of anything regarded as improper; decorous 

  • “The grandmother conduced herself with ___.”

  Prim
• Def (adj.): (of countryside) green with grass or other rich vegetation.

  • “When we visited Grandma, we played in the ___ fields.”

  Verdant
• Def (adj.): of the bright green color of lush grass

  • “His ___ computer background blinded me.”

  Verdant
• Def (n.):  a slight objection or criticism about a trivial matter.

  • “I loved this house; the kitchen was the only ___.”

  Quibble
• Def (v.): argue or raise objections about a trivial matter.

  • “Kenny ___ about the person who always leaves the milk cartoon out.”

  Quibble
• Def (v.): interrupt (a public speaker) with derisive or aggressive comments or abuse; jeer

  • “The audience ___ at the stand-up artist’s jokes.”

  Heckle
• Def (adj.): devoid of guile; innocent and without deception; naive 

  • “Holly is a ___ girl who has never killed a fly.”

  Guileless
• Def (v.): to intentionally not obey a rule, law, or custom 

  • “The students ___ the teacher’s vague rules.”

  Flout
• Def (adj.): perceptible by touch; real and not imaginary; able to be shown, touched, or experienced 

  • “After discovering his score, Evan felt a relief that was almost ___.”

  Tangible
• Def (n.): an unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder 

  • “He realized he had committed a ___ when he exposed his friend’s secret.”

  Gaffe
• Def (adj.): having or displaying a dashing, jaunty, or slightly disreputable quality or appearance; confidently careless and informal 

  • “The ___ boy angered his parents.”

  Rackish
• Def (adj.):  to be involved in a difficult situation, especially for a long period of time.

  • “Kelly was ___ in family problems.”

  Mired
• Def (v.): involve someone or something in (a difficult situation); entangle

  • “This situation got the daughters ___ in financial problems.”

  Mire
• Def (v.): cause to become stuck in mud; bog down, sink 

  • “The mud ___ down the track.”

  Mire
• Def (adj.): having small marks or spots 

  • “The ___ animal spread its wings.”

  Flecked
• Def (v.): mark or dot with small patches of color or particles of something.

  • “The painting is ___ with gold dots.”

  Fleck
• Def (n.): something that is made of many parts and yet is somehow more than or different from the combination of its parts

  • "We pondered about the ___ of the movie.”

  Gestalt
• Def (v.): suppress (a feeling, especially an unpleasant one); to calm 

  • “He tried to ___ his anxiety, but it was a futile attempt.”

  Quell
• Def (v.): put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force

  • “The police department ___ the gangs.”

  Quell
• Def (adj.):  perplexing or bewildering. 

  • “He struggled to understand his ___ feelings for Aidan.”

  Confounding
• Def (v.): cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by acting against their expectations.

  • “His AP score in his favorite class ___ him.”

  Confound
• Def (n.): an annoying person, especially one who provokes others into action by criticism.

  • “Frida is a ___ who purposely poked others into action.”

  Gadfly