For the Week ending 09/18/09
Directions: Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.
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old horse, gaunt woman; shrew
The old _______ lived alone, and was thought to be a witch. |
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enlarged hock of a horse associated with strain; old and decrepit; over-the-hill
The _______ spinster was bent nearly double from osteoporosis. |
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to skip about in play; frisk; frolic
The children would _______ and run in merriment, all over the playground. |
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(literally: leaps from horse to horse) passing from one thing to another aimlessly; disconnected; lacking direct relevance; random; incidental
Without a defined agenda, the board meeting degenerated into _______ discussion. |
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(from French for horse trader) to deceive, or induce to do something by artful coaxing or shrewd trickery
With clever words and the promise of jewels, the rake would _______ naïve maids to enter his lair. |