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1. tapped To knock with a finger or foot on something hard.
2. stared To look for a long time at someone or something without blinking.
3. shuddering To have an involuntary muscle movement in the shoulders.
4. sigh To let out air from the lungs with a low sound.
5. wiggling To move back and forth in a quick motion.
6. fondly To like or hold dear.
7. restless To be agitated or unable to rest.
8. prowling To search around, usually at night, like a cat, for something.
9. procrastinator To delay and be lazy and put off until tomorrow a job that could be done today
10. shoveled To dig or put a lot of something on a utensil, such as a spoon or shovel.
11. frown To not smile.
12. death rattle The last sound a dying person can make when air leaves their lungs.
13. squinted To make the eyes smaller to see something better or block light
14. spindly To have long legs like a spider's
15. yawn To open the mouth widely with a small noise when tired.
16. absentminded To forget things all the time.
17. losing his marbles To go crazy or mad.
18. citadel Like a castle.
19. sanctuary A safe place.
20. pact An agreement
21. urban decay When a city becomes rundown and dangerous
22. piled Put on top of one another
23. dog-eared When you turn the corners of a book to remember the pages
24. for a song To buy something cheaply
25. mentors To teach or tutor someone
26. voraciously To eat with great hunger
27. glance To look at quickly
28. creased To fold over a paper and make a thin line. To make a thin line, as on a pair of pants.
29. shambled To walk and drag the feet
30. slouched To not stand erect, but with the shoulders and head down
31. stuffed To put inside of something
32. hummed To make a low sound in the mouth
33. lacing To tie shoes with
34. tube A hollow cylinder.
35. faked To not be real. To be false.
36. futilely To try to do something but to fail. When something is hopeless to try.
37. soared To fly high.
38. dunk To put the basketball in the hoop with one shot.
39. rattling A shaking sound, like the rattle of keys.
40. netting The cloth around a basketball hoop.
41. aced To get a A.
42. chuckle To laugh in a low voice.
43. husky To have a low voice.
44. baritone To have a low voice.
45. wide sweep To move in a wide arc. Or to move the arms in a wide semi-circle.
46. ripe To be ready to eat as in fruit that is ripe or over-ripe.
47. dump A low income part of town or a cheap apartment or house or place.
48. dock To take away part of someone's pay. A place for a boat.
49. drained To allow water to come off. To put in a basketball shot.
50. slab A flat piece of something, such as a road or concrete.
51. tread To use the feet for movement. The tracks in an auto tire.
52. pout To have a sad face, almost ready to cry,
53. ducks lined up To have all the steps for something in order. All the people in the right place.
54. sprinting To run with long strides.
55. slashed To cut quickly. To move the arms quickly.
56. flailing To move both arms quickly and rapidly.
57. nuances Small differences. Subtle differences.
58. swagger To walk or act with too much pride or belligerence.
59. dribbled To make a basketeball bounce up and down.
60. stumbling To trip over something or one's own feet.
61. lunged To jump or move the body quickly toward something or someone.
62. taunt To insult someone and ask for a verbal or physical fight.
63. gloating When you win at a game and then make fun of the other person for losing.
64. curb To stop someone. The edge of the street.
65. ritzy Expensive.
66. crease A sharp fold in paper or in a pair of pants.
67. twirled To make something turn over quickly. To turn quickly in the opposite direction.
68. in a heartbeat To do something very quickly. To agree to something immediately.
69. dude A term meaning "man" or "you" as an informal greeting
70. slats Narrow boards used on the floor of a home.
71. flicks Slang for movies.
72. cluster A bunch or group of people or things. Such as a cluster of grapes.
73. sparkling To reflect light in a pretty way like light sparkling through champagne bubbles.
74. buckets A pail for water. A basketball hoop.
75. winking To open and close the eye quickly.
76. ducked To drop your head quickly.
77. chill of apprehension To feel something like fear about the unknown future.
78. customary Something you do usually
79. clique A small group of friends that hang out together
80. accommodate To make someone comfortable
81. ratty Dirty, rundown, or poor. Like a rat.
82. soiled Dirty. Needing cleaning.
83. shuck Throw something off. A lie.
84. campfire tales Scarry stories told around a camp site.
85. axe murderer Someone who kills in a rage, usually with an axe or hatchet.
86. old man A person's father
87. olden times A long time ago.
88. dump A poor neighborhood or home.
89. bunk A lie or fabrication.
90. gossip Malicious talk about other people's business.
91. dusk Just after the sun sets.
92. cast The circle or area that a beam of light throws.
93. swishes A sudden burst of air that sounds like a whisper.
94. got the groove In the flow of things so things go easily without effort
95. surge A pulse of quick energy
96. shuffling To move the feet with a dragging motion on the ground.
97. veered To turn to the side suddenly
98. slouched To bend over and not stand straight
99. stack To put on top of one another. Like a stack of books.
100. apprehensive To be afraid of something about to happen.
101. forehead The front of the head.
102. knitted To squeeze the forehead above the eyes in a tight motion.
103. frown To not smile.
104. steeling To harden one's self and get ready for something difficult. To be like Steel.
105. heartbreak To be very sad or hurt by someone you love.
106. be-all The perfect person
107. end-all The perfect person
108. gene pool lottery Getting good or smart genes.
109. shuffle To move the feet with a dragging motion on the ground.
110. littered When garbage or paper is thrown on the street.
111. strapping Big and strong. Or putting on something with a strap.
112. peer Someone of your own age or social class.
113. soul mate A true love or partner.
114. odd jobs A variety of job positions.
115. defray To cut down the price of something
116. blossom To bloom as with a flower
117. equivalency The same as . Equals.
118. floated To be on top of water like a boat
119. perks Additional benefits of a job.
120. hopped Jump up and down on one foot
121. cluttered To have to much stuff in a room like a mess
122. unease To feel uncomfortable
123. light under a barrel Like hiding a candle under a basket
124. cracked To open a little bit
125. shake and bake To hurry up and do or accomplish something
126. crystal ball A witch's ball to look into the future.
127. crock Something that is not true.
128. sigh To expel air as if sad
129. homocidal maniac Some one who is crazy and kills
130. I'm taking the call To accept a bet or dare
131. fingers laced To intertwine the fingers so as to form a basket
132. heart thundered To pound very hard
133. ominous Scary as if something bad will happen
134. rustling The sound that dry leaves or paper make
135. WD-40 A type of lubricating oil
136. adrenaline A chemical that makes the body go faster when afraid
137. shiver When a person is cold they make involuntary muscle movements.
138. tier Different floors or levels.
139. racing Going quickly
140. bindings Used to tie something
141. mint condition In perfect condition.
142. mumbling Talking but no opening the lips.
143. moron A stupid person
144. panting Breathing hard and trying to catch breath
145. silhouette The shadow around a person when there is a bright light
146. forlornly To act sadly
147. simpleton A stupid or uncomplicated person
148. detachable Something that can be removed.
149. rendezvoused To meet someone after making an appointment.
150. split To divide in half
151. awkward To be clumsy. Not graceful.
152. fist and forearm To make a salute with the fist in the air.
153. jammed To push into something with force.
154. insubstantial Feeling like air or floating or not real.
155. Turnover When teachers or other employees quit quickly
156. Burnout When you are tired of doing a job.
157. Cogs The teeth in a mechanical gear, as in a clock.
158. glimmering A small ray or bit of light. A small amount.
159. going down the tubes Becoming very bad. Not functioning.
160. Cut the apathy with a knife. When the emotional atmosphere is very dense or thick.
161. Shrugs Making the shoulders go up to the ears.
162. Tough Very hardened. Not soft.
163. Dreadlocks A style of hair popular in Jamaica
164. Sprawled To put the feet out in a relaxed manner.
165. Snickered To laugh at someone under the breath.
166. Butts Kicked To be defeated
167. Roll of eyes To make the eyes go up in humor or mocking
168. Apathy An attitude on non-caring for a subject or others
169. Locked in a gaze When people stare each other in the eyes.
170. Wide-eyed When the eyes are open completely
171. Clearing out Leaving the room
172. Flicker A small light or small emotion
173. Sarcastic To be mocking or ironic
174. Warily To be suspicious
175. Cutup Someone who makes jokes
176. Blank Mask An unemotional face
177. Modulated A pleasant voice
178. Unfathomable Not comprehensible. Strange.
179. Slouched To have a posture that is not erect
180. Hurling Throwing
181. Inducing Causing
182. Ledge The small area outside of a window
183. Creepy Strange and scary like Halloween
184. Taunting To verbally attack someone with insults.
185. Fitfully To not sleep well.
186. Wallowing To be immersed in something, such as fear or doubt.
187. Flawlessly To do something perfectly.
188. Scrambled To mix up something thoroughly, like eggs.
189. Creak To make a small noise.
190. Groan To make a small noise for pain.
191. Reproof To let someone know they are doing something wrong
192. Clogs To slow down the movement of water or blood.
193. Shoved To push back forcefully.
194. Plaque Dirt or material on the teeth or in the veins.
195. Strolled To walk leisurely
196. Loungers People just hanging out doing nothing on the street
197. Wine Dreams People who are drunk on wine
198. Dislodge To move something that is fixed.
199. Ivy League One of the top schools like Harvard, Yale, etc.
200. Clutch To grasp or hold something close to the body
201. Brooded To be angry and think about something a lot.
202. Faulty Broken or almost broken
203. Wariness To be a little paranoid or cautious
204. logo The brand mark of a product.
205. Flinched To be startled and move the face or body quickly
206. Twitched To have an involuntary movement of the eyes or face
207. Purposively To move with intention and a plan
208. Thump A low noise, usually heard through a wall
209. Sensed To become aware of something
210. Altered To change
211. Laid Eyes Seen something
212. Cracked open To open something for the first time
213. Feverish haste To hurry so quickly that you are sweating
214. Scanned To look over quickly
215. Torn To rip something
216. Shreds To tear something into small pieces
217. Critiques Small amounts of criticism
218. Bust In To break into something.
219. Sleight of Hand A Magic Trick
220. Clutching Holding close to the body
221. Peering To look intently at something
222. Bursts. Small explosions
223. Peephole The small hole in a door to look out of.
224. Hostility Hate
225. Radiated To spread out from
226. Guts Courage
227. Wracked To make a person tired from the tension.
228. Deep growl To make a sound like an angry dog
229. Slammed To shut a door quickly with noise
230. Stapled To bind papers with a metal fastener
231. Glared To look intensely at someone with anger
232. Clenching To bite down on your teeth.
233. Tossed To throw quickly.
234. Crawled To move very slowly or to move on your belly like a snake
235. Daring To take a risk to accomplish a task
236. Frown To not smile
237. Stout A strong heavy body
238. Dreaded To be very afraid
239. Infractions Breaking the rules
240. Utmost Very most.
241. Warden The person in charge of a prison
242. Tight ship To have everything in a home or business together
243. Preppily-dressed To dress like a rich college person
244. Patrician voice To sound like you come from a rich, well-to-do family
245. Solemnly To be reverent or prayerful
246. Extolling To brag or talk about how great a place or person is
247. Lean Not fat. When things are not going great. Not rich.
248. Salutation Greeting or saying hello formally
249. Growled A sound like an angry dog.
250. Persist Continue to do somehthing
251. Scribble Write quickly
252. Peered To look into intently
253. Fish-belly The white stomach of a fish
254. pallor The color of the face
255. Wary Careful or cautious
256. Down-turned To go downwards
257. Squinted To almost close the eyes to see better
258. Simmer To get angry. Or when the water boils in a teapot.
259. Tapped To make small sound by bouncing the finger, foot, or something on a hard surface.
260. Grappling To struggle with and think intently about an issue
261. Pinched To squeeze something, the face, or between the fingers.
262. Untangled To straighten out something, like hair.
263. Clutching To hold something close to the body.
264. Blinking To open and close the eyes quickly
265. Weaved To move in a back and forth motion . To zig zag.
266. Plaque Usually a brass sign with names on it on the outside of a building.
267. Swirling To spin around
268. Pink-Cheeked To have pink or red cheeks
269. Casualness To be unconcerned or nonchalant
270. Halting To stop and go in a jerky motion
271. Raucous Loud and boisterous
272. Barrette A plastic piece to hold a woman's hair in place
273. Startingly Surprisingly
274. Pale White faced
275. Stride To take big steps
276. Pristine In perfect shape
277. Trance To be in a dream or hypnotized
278. Nudged To touch someone slightly with the elbow
279. Comically With Humor
280. Grinning With a wide smile
281. Sloping Not steep. A gentle curve.
282. Slid Move smoothly.
283. Stern Very serious.
284. Countenance Face features that show attitude or emotion
285. Barbered Cut by a barber
286. Portentously Self-important or pompous
287. Drawl To speak in a slow fashion
288. Leafed through To turn the pages quickly
289. Moan A low sound of pain or displeasure
290. Slicing Cutting
291. Drones When a person talks and talks monotonously
292. Pompous Fool A person who thinks they are important but others think is a clown
293. Fond To like
294. Ranks Members of a team
295. Teasing To make fun of someone
296. Grinned To smile happily.
297. Gruff To be short and a little rude with the voice
298. Stiff Not flexible.
299. Gait Way of walking
300. Meticulously To be very exact and careful about doing something
301. Abhor Hate intensely
302. Conjecture Guess or figure out something
303. Squeaking A high frequency short sound
304. Fiddle To make adjustments to a machine
305. Speculating Making an educated guess
306. Bawling Crying
307. Minute Small
308. Firm up Get thick
309. Whitish White colored
310. Film A thin coating on something
311. Scraggly Thin with little fur or leaves
312. Warbler Type of bird that sings.
313. Stray A lost animal
314. Bemused Lost in thought.
315. Pathetic Weak or sad
316. Gruffness To be short and a little rude with the voice
317. Muted To lessen or tone down a sound
318. Probe To explore
319. Furious With great energy or angry emotion
320. Pace Tempo of walking or running or doing something
321. Slick To have clever and graceful moves
322. Feints To trick someone by pretending to do something and then changing
323. Deft Graceful
324. Rawer Not cooked or not perfected
325. Backpedaled To go backwardds
326. Glint Way of looking at someone
327. Rattled To be shaken up
328. Razzle Dazzle Noisy or showy activity
329. Wary eye To be suspicious of someone
330. Mopped To take up water with a towel or mop
331. Draped To put a cloth or towel over something
332. Barely Hardly. Not fully.
333. Mound A small mountain
334. Pill Not a nice person
335. Lean Not heavy. No fat.
336. Clouding Making unclear.
337. Contentious Looking for an argument or fight
338. Splash A quick burst of water.
339. Swirled To make go around quickly
340. Pawed To use the hands like an animal's feet or paws.
341. Dog-eared To bend the pages of a book to remember the pages.
342. Blinked To open and close the eyes quickly
343. Swig A small drink of liquid
344. Been blown Been revealed
345. Consoled To make someone feel better
346. Stint A job for only a few days or short time
347. Lamebrain To be stupid
348. Pose Posture
349. Furtive Secretive
350. Palpable Something that can be felt or percieved.
351. Trickling When water drops down in a small flow
352. Jabbing To poke or stab or try to insert something
353. Frizzy Hair that is very curly and not straight
354. Tittered Talking in a gossipy tone
355. Gritted Bite the teeth together
356. Tapped To make a small noise or motion with the fingers
357. Baleful Dejected or sad
358. Auspicious A sign that good luck is coming
359. Flat of hand The palm
360. Bitch on wheels A woman who thinks she is perfect
361. Awkward Clumsy or not graceful
362. Ogre A monstrous or cruel person
363. Lectern Where the professor stands in the classroom and puts a book on furniture
364. Procrastination Being lazy and not doing the job. Delaying a job.
365. Filing out To leave a room in a single column.
366. Frown Not to smile
367. Dismissive Nod A movement of the head to say the conversation is over.
368. Stuttering To have a problem speaking
369. Glib Quick and insincere
370. Concocted Created or invented
371. Pacify Make someone not get angry
372. Wintry Like winter
373. Humiliation Feeling of shame
374. Bursting Exploding
375. Freckles Brown spots on a white face caused by sun
376. Control Freak A person who wants to manage everything
377. Windbag A person who talks too much
378. Tip An advance notice or information given to someone
379. Bolting To eat or do something quickly.
380. Culmination To best part. The finished part of a project.
381. Pale To get less strong.
382. Mouthing the words To mimic
383. Frowning To not smile
384. Rolled eyes To show astonishment with the eyes.
385. Snorted Make noise out of the nose
386. Cliff Notes Books that give summaries of longer books
387. Flopped To sit down suddenly
388. Stunned Shocked
389. Stiffly To be inflexible.
390. Sullenness To pout or be a little unhappy
391. Beady To make the eyes small and hard
392. Fathom Try to understand something
393. Foremost The best or first.
394. Revered Respected
395. Panicky Afraid
396. Lugged Carried
397. Tweaking Making something perfect by making small adjustments
398. Esteemed Very respected
399. Platen The black round roller of a typewriter or printer
400. Bout Period of activity
401. Ambled To walk slowly and casually
402. Muttering To talk under the breath
403. Dazzling Very bright and decorated
404. Tapestry Like an elaborate rug or wall hanging
405. Churned To turn slowly
406. Hunching To bring the shoulders up and head down
407. Tentatively Hesitant or uncertain
408. Snoring Loud sound made when sleeping
409. Tucked To put into something
410. Slit A small opening
411. Sweat-drenching Full of sweat
412. Zigzag To move like the letter Z
413. Jamming the hoop Grabbing the basketball hoop
414. Din Loud noise
415. Imprecations Foul language
416. Butts Buttocks
417. Tossed Throw
418. Suckering Faking a person. Deceiving a person
419. Glided To move smoothly.
420. Sprinted To run quickly with long strides
421. Jabs To hit lightly
422. Probes Explorations
423. Didn't bite Did not get fooled
424. Foul A mistake in basketball or sports.
425. Crybaby A grown person who cries like a baby
426. Take a swing Try to hit someone
427. Glaring Hostile looks
428. Benched Forced to sit on the bench during the game
429. Free-throw Where you can try and make a basket
430. Rooting To choose sides
431. Glistening The way water throws off light
432. Collective Group
433. Sigh A low noise
434. Swished To make a sound like air
435. Nicked To just touch the edge of something
436. Nestled To go into something like a bird into a nest
437. Twinge A small feeling
438. Manila A brown color
439. Quantum leap A big difference
440. Sour Note Unhappy
441. Grudging To give or allow unwillingly
442. Grunting A low sound of pain or effort
443. Echo A sound or pattern that repeats
444. Slouching To not stand or walk erect
445. Whores Prostitutes
446. Somnolent Sleepy
447. Wailing Loud crying
448. Blaring Loud noises
449. Tiptoed To walk carefully on the tip of the feet
450. Snoop To investigate
451. Flustered Embarrassed
452. Shore up Support one's self. Console one's self.
453. Bin Small container
454. Crammed To fill up
455. Under his breath To mutter or say indistinctly
456. Dwelling To think about only one thing
457. Savvy To have smarts or intelligence about something
458. Hubbub The sound of many voices
459. Soiled Dirty
460. Dull Not sharp
461. Pulsing To beat
462. Seeped When a small amount of something gets through
463. Flexed To move the muscles back and forth
464. Zigzag To move in a Z pattern
465. Stifling Stopping
466. Tomahawk Like an Indian axe or hatchet
467. Mile Wide Very wide
468. Mr. Popularity Someone who is very well-known and liked
469. Bobbed To make the head go up and down
470. Bullies Mean people who beat up smaller people
471. old-timey From a long time ago
472. Fronting In the front
473. Opulence Very rich
474. porte-cochere A large covered entrance for horses or cars
475. Trooped To walk in a group
476. Milled around To walk around and converse at a party
477. Gravitated To be pulled somewhere
478. Sea of people A lot of people
479. Ripped Drunk
480. Ace Best
481. Doldrums Depressed or bored state of mind
482. Leer Suggestive look
483. Grave Serious
484. Practiced drunk Person who drinks a lot but can handle it
485. Countered Offset or lessened
486. Notorious Famous in a bad way
487. Throaty Made in the throat
488. Slumming When rich people go to bad neighborhoods.
489. Obscure Not clear
490. Roar Loud sounds like a lion.
491. Blushing When the face turns red after embarrassed
492. Petrified Very afraid and unable to move
493. Stripped Take something away from someone. Take clothes off.
494. Singsong When the voice goes up and down like a Nursery Rhyme
495. Smarty pants When someone thinks they are too smart.
496. Flustered To become confused
497. Flinched Move away quickly
498. Frustrated Feelings of disatisfaction
499. Flushed To get red
500. Renowned Famous
501. Aloof Distant or unsympathetic
502. illusions Dreams or false hopes
503. Ghetto A slum or very poor neighborhood
504. Condescended To act nice to someone of a lower social level
505. Spoiled Someone who gets everything
506. Ingrate An ungrateful person
507. Wrath Intense anger
508. Mortified Very afraid
509. Strewn Scattered randomly
510. Green-line The color of grammar mistakes in Microsoft Word
511. Prose Another name for writing
512. ensconced settled firmly
513. uproot move
514. stoicism indifference to pleasure and pain
515. snort a noise made through the nose
516. gossip idle talk
517. volatile explosive
518. smart aleck someone who thinks they know everything
519. figment fantastic notion
520. intimate to be close to someone
521. go dutch to go out to dinner but everyone buys own dinner
522. buster slang for mister or dude
523. whim somehting done as a sudden impulse
524. dust jacket the outside cover of a book
525. brushed to comb the hair or touch with fingers
526. gender male or female
527. clout to have power or influence
528. shiver involuntary motion of body when cold
529. bulky heavy
530. skittered to move to the side quickly
531. riddles to speak in puzzles.
532. meteoric like a meteor. High in the sky.
533. insolent not respectfull
534. didn't smell right not honest
535. preeminent foremost or best
536. drummed to make the fingers tap quickly
537. crib plagiarize or copy
538. vaguely not clear
539. smacks is like
540. reluctantly not willingly
541. huffily with a little bit of anger
542. panned to turn a camera away from something
543. chink a sharp sound
544. flickering when light alternates from strong to weak
545. guts courage
546. sweltered sweated
547. sifting to sort
548. indifferently with out order. Random
549. putter a small golf club
550. stirred to move.
551. tucked to put
552. whirred to make a mechanical noise
553. brim the edge of a glass or hat
554. confining keeping in a closed space
555. gazed to look at a long time
556. shrank to get smaller
557. concourse a flat open area
558. surging to grow strong as in a sound
559. raucous loud
560. spirited Full of energy
561. rumble a low sound
562. ruddy red colored
563. clayish like light brown dirt
564. pallor color of the face
565. grimly serious and unsmiling
566. glanced look quickly
567. spasm sharp quick feeling of something
568. cupping to hold the hands like a megaphone on the mouth
569. beading making small bubbles, like beads of sweat
570. hyperventilating breathing too hard
571. scowled to frown and show displeasure
572. propelled to power or push someone
573. tally up figure out the cost
574. stroll a leisurely walk
575. beam the way light is thrown from a flashlight
576. dugout where baseball players rest
577. sob a short cry
578. trails small thin lines
579. veracity truth
580. nose for trouble able to sense danger
581. aspiring those who want to be something
582. poker having a face hard to read as if playing cards for money
583. bluffing to try and deceive somone of your true intentions. Trick someone.
584. Matter-of-factly Said without intonation. Just the information.
585. Sipped To take small drinks.
586. Shrug To lift the shoulders as to say I don't know
587. Cards on Table True intentions are revealed
588. Ghetto A slum in Europe
589. Fury Anger
590. Yanked To grab away
591. Tab The top of a bottle or can
592. Fancy Beautiful or expensive
593. Tirade To get very angry. A temper tantrum.
594. Stumped Confused
595. Weary Tired
596. Slums Poor part of town
597. Vicious A malicious and angry and hurtful person
598. Imperious Acting like a King
599. Neat Not messy
600. Vet Take a preliminary inspection
601. Libel Saying something false about someone publicly
602. Banal Boring and uninteresting
603. lit-psych Literature and Psychology
604. Clout Power or influence
605. Shaft To be hurt or have something stolen
606. tit for tat A cycle of violence or fighting
607. slink to walk away like a snake
608. lurched to move very suddenly
609. nausea to be sick in the stomach
610. frail weak and breakable
611. beck and call to have a superior or boss who can tell you what to do
612. temples the pulse or heartbeat near the ears
613. shifted to go from one subject to the next
614. glow a low warm light
615. skirted to avoid or go around an issue or subject
616. skated to go through problems easily
617. sidelong glance to look with the side of the eyes
618. vex make frustrated and angry
619. incessant never stopping
620. scrubbing cleaning
621. mushiest overly sentimental
622. Keenly Acute or sharply
623. Rustling The sound that dry leaves or paper makes
624. Appraising Evaluating
625. Trickled Come in one by one
626. Buzzing The sounds of voices like bees
627. Dashed Run quickly for a short distance
628. Ere Before
629. Swivel Turn quickly
630. Reticence Being quiet
631. Titter Background talk in a room
632. Scowl To frown with displeasure
633. Chopping To move the hands up and down as if cutting wood
634. Timidly Without courage. Afraid.
635. Stolled To walk leisurely.
636. Fluttered To move like the wings of a bird
637. Stuttured To be unable to speak distinctly
638. Ajar Slightly open
639. Tiniest Smallest
640. Hush Quiet
641. Quivered Moved back and forth like jelly
642. Lock gazes Look into the eyes intently
643. Wobbled To rock back and forth on the heels.
644. Pretentious Someone who thinks they are more important than they really are.
645. Clod Stupid like a rock or lump of dirt.
646. Pendant An overly learned person.
647. Squirt A small bit of liquid.
648. Abrasive Like sandpaper. Not smooth.
649. Shrewd Very clever or mean.
650. Hustle To work hard to make money.
651. Blur To make unclear.
652. Arrogant Overly proud
653. Scramble To move quickly to get something
654. Huddled When players discuss how to play the game
655. Pumped Full of adrenaline and ready to go.
656. Wink To open and close one eye quickly.
657. Bore into Drill into
658. Sole Single handedly. Alone.
659. Heaving Breathing with effort.
660. You're Toast You're in trouble.
661. Sepulchral Gloomy and tomb-like
662. Solemn Prayerful or reverent
663. Swollen Enlarged
664. Verge Edge of
665. Glint Hint of or small aspect of.
666. In a fog Confused. At a loss.
667. Toss Throw
668. Chest puffed out Proud
669. Locked glances Locked eyes
670. self-pity feel sorry for self
671. worming moving like a worm
672. haze a cloud or unclear sensation
673. megaphone a device to amplify the voice
674. adrift floating without direction
675. safe harbor a secure place for a boat or person
676. strutting walking in an overly proud manner
677. daredevil A person who takes risks
678. crude unrefined or foul
679. flair with a sense of style
680. finesse doing fine work
681. bulged stuck out
682. blaring loud sound
683. wad a large piece like a wad of gum
684. aplomb self confidence
685. pinpoint a small point
686. buoyed floated
687. sustain keep
688. smirk a smile expressing scorn
689. Spittle Spit
690. Angled To walk at an angle
691. Stab To stick into something
692. duffel bag a soft suitcase
693. thrashed out to fight with hands and feet while lying on back
694. half nelson holding someone's head in wrestling
695. drenched covered with water
696. squash smash
697. welling up rushing up to the top.
698. bent out of shape disturbed or upset
699. hollow nothing in the middle.
700. strained uncomfortable
701. knucklehead stupid
702. disbarred not qualified.
703. maniac crazy. Insane.
704. lanky long legged and tall
705. plunging down walking down through a crowd
706. ripple a small wave
707. stunned shocked
708. imposition to force one's self on others
709. unctuousness oily or sleazy
710. sip small drink
711. riveted fixed.
712. quickened going faster
713. legendary famous
714. peak mountain top or highest point
715. stomping making noise with the feet
716. grave serious
717. usher to escort or accompany someone
718. balked protested or did not want to do
719. ribald coars or mocking humor
720. pinstripe a type of suit with narrow bands
721. pitch a talk used to sell something
722. passed away died
723. shielded protected
724. willed to include someone in a last will and testament
725. streaked leave a long mark
726. prefatory a beginning of a book
727. slithered moved like a snake
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