slicker
noun
sunburn
noun
Use sunscreen to prevent sunburn.
paramedic
noun
She’s training to be a paramedic.
scramble
verb
mash
verb
cipher
noun
secret communications written in cipher
a cipher that can’t be decoded
snoop
verb
She doesn’t want reporters snooping into her personal life.
noun
No, I didn’t read your e-mail. I’m no snoop.
snub
verb
snub an old acquaintance
She snubbed me in the hallway.
He snubbed their job offer.
obituary
noun
I read her obituary in the newspaper.
evacuate
verb
People who live along the coast are being evacuated as the hurricane approaches.
unravel
verb
unravel a mystery
Scientists are still unraveling the secrets of DNA.
impeccable
adjective
She has impeccable taste in music.
spoke impeccable French
epiphany
noun
Seeing her father again when she was an adult was an epiphany that changed her whole view of her childhood.
exude
verb
The flowers exuded a sweet fragrance.
Pine trees exude a sticky substance.
penultimate
adjective
the penultimate chapter of a book
the penultimate syllable of the word
pauper
noun
Rule 54: Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, dinner like a pauper. - Michael Pollan, Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual
The goal is not to make Putin a pauper. - Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2022
paupers on welfare
landfill
noun
using landfill to dispose of trash
delve
verb
delved into her handbag in search of a pen
He tried to delve inside his memory for clues about what had happened.
the book delves into the latest research
busker
noun
critter
noun
The woods are filled with skunks, raccoons, and other critters.
pulley
noun
