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A weak or despicable person used as a general term of contempt

Worms

Comparatively light and insubstantial; easily damaged.

Flimsy

Likely to attract attention

Catchy

Of information, measurements, statistics, etc. correct in all details; exact.

Accurate

Pursue or approach stealthily.

Stalking

Conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual

Outlandish

Law a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question

Alibi

The state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something

Alloy

The destruction of a ship at sea; a shipwreck

Wreck

A competitor or team taking second place in a contest

Runner up

So extremely ugly as to be terrifying

Hideous

A unit of liquid or dry capacity equal to one half of a quart.

Pint

Used to emphasize a statement or response confirming something already suggested.

Indeed

The act of searching for something

Quest

Low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog

Swamp

The spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically in the form of a rounded cap on a stalk, especially one that is believed to be inedible or poisonous.

Toadstool

Someone who settles on land without right or title

Squatter

The part of a ship providing accommodations for passengers with the cheapest tickets.

Steerage

Look quickly, typically in a furtive manner.

Peeks

Dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of a statement or motive; call into question.

Impugn

Covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments

Woolly

Happening quickly or promptly.

Swift

A migratory swift-flying songbird with a forked tail and long pointed wings, feeding on insects in flight.

Swallows

Travelling about without any clear destination

Wandering

Duckling

Nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes

Owl

A wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

Caterpillar

Nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs

Firefly

Of animals or birds come together for breeding; copulate.

Mate

An insect related to the grasshoppers. The male produces a characteristic rhythmical chirping sound.

Cricket

A fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae

Silk

Draw out wool, cotton, or other material and convert it into threads, either by hand or with machinery.

Spin

A network of fine threads constructed by a spider from fluid secreted by its spinnerets, used to catch its prey.

Web

An opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain

Spout

Move or cause to move up and down or from side to side with small rapid movements.

Wiggle

Move slowly and carefully, especially in order to avoid being heard or noticed

Creep

A flattened appendage on various parts of the body of many aquatic vertebrates and some invertebrates, including fish and cetaceans, used for propelling, steering, and balancing.

Fins

Move with a hissing or rushing sound.

Swish

Move with a smooth continuous motion, typically with little noise.

Glides

Be carried slowly by a current of air or water.

Drifting

The alternate rising and falling of the sea, usually twice in each lunar day at a particular place, due to the attraction of the moon and sun.

Tides

Jump or spring a long way, to a great height, or with great force.

Leap

Give (someone) a feeling of comfort or complacency.

Cozy

The organic process of bearing flowers

Blooming

A small grassland plant that has flowers with a yellow disk and white rays. It has given rise to many ornamental garden varieties.

Daisies

Of a substance firm, dry, and brittle, especially in a way considered pleasing or attractive

Crisp

Consisting of or resembling powder.

Powdery

Bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects

Woodpecker

Breeze

A stout seed- or fruit-eating bird with a small head, short legs, and a cooing voice, typically having gray and white plumage.

Pigeons

A soft murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon.

Coo

A North American titmouse, in particular: the black-capped chickadee Parus atricapillus , with distinctive black cap and throat, and the similar but smaller Carolina chickadee ( P. carolinensis ).

Chickadees

Make a cheeping or beeping sound

Peep

Of a horse move with high springy steps

Prance

Typically of a small bird or an insect utter a short, sharp, high-pitched sound

Chirp

A shrill squeaky cry made by a bird, typically a young one.

Cheep

A herbaceous plant of the pea family that has dense, globular flower heads, and leaves that are typically three-lobed. It is an important and widely grown fodder and rotational crop.

Clover

The upper layer of earth in which plants grow, a black or dark brown material typically consisting of a mixture of organic remains, clay, and rock particles.

Soil

Of salty water or the sea; salty.

Briny

Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

Prickly

A small drop of a liquid.

Drip

Having no meaning or direction or purpose

Meaningless

Break or cause to break suddenly and completely, typically with a sharp cracking sound.

Snapping

An instance of complete destruction.

Wipe out

Make great efforts to achieve or obtain something.

Strive

Turn or cause to turn or whirl around quickly.

Spun

Move or cause to move rapidly around and around.

Whirl

Remain in existence; last.

Endure

A favorite saying of a sect or political group

Motto

The action of directing something at an object

Aim

Having the legal right to inherit

Inheriting

Evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way.

Compelling

A long, thin strand of cotton, nylon, or other fibers used in sewing or weaving

Threads

A plant-eating insect with long hind legs that are used for jumping and for producing a chirping sound. It frequents grassy places and low vegetation

Grasshoppers

Joint between forearm and upper arm

Elbow

Pull or drag something such as a vehicle so as to make it follow behin

Draw

A deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine

Well

Farm animals regarded as an asset.

Livestock

Lasting forever or for a very long time.

Everlasting

Ready, eager, or prepared to do something.

Willing

Irritate someone; make someone a little angry.

Annoyed

The busiest or most crowded part of something; the middle of something.

Thick

The passage that leads from the back of the mouth of a person or animal.

Throat

Aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing

Taunting

A reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement

Shiver

A circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat

Brim

A state of extreme happiness

Bliss

Cautiously; carefully.

Warily

A nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional life

Bohemian

Shape or force something straight into a curve or angle.

Bend

The act of rising upward into the air

Soar

Surrounded by; in the middle of.

Amid

Stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

Withstand

Borrow a sum of money or item of property

Loaned

Of a person or their body strongly and solidly built.

Sturdy

Of an object, especially a ball move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it; rebound once or repeatedly

Bounce

Incapable of being fully understood

Unfathomable

A difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention

Stunt

Concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others

Selfish

Someone who spends a great deal of time reading

Bookworm