1.ooze
Blood was still oozing from the wound.
2.scribble
She scribbled a note to tell Mom she'd gone out.
3.scrawl
He scrawled a hasty note to his wife.
4.blot
an ink blot
5.miniscule
The film was shot in 17 days, a minuscule amount of time.
6.blur
This creates a spectrum of colours at the edges of objects which blurs the image.
7.wizened
The hand looked chapped and wizened, not a boy's.
8.frail
She lay in bed looking frail.
9.wisp
She smoothed away a wisp of hair from her eyes.
10.butt
Lawrence kept on butting me but the referee did not warn him.
11.stammer
Five percent of children stammer at some point.
12.twiddle
He twiddled a knob on the dashboard.
13.ruby
She reset a ruby in her necklace.
14.contraption
This contraption will ensure you understand the literal cost of your morning laziness.
15.phantom
They vanished down the stairs like two phantoms.
16.grip
She gripped the rope.
17.cluck
Several chickens clucked in the garden.
18.in light of
He charged it to set our course for the future, in light of new roles and responsibilities of our graduates.
19.slouch
Try not to slouch when you are sitting down.
20.gargoyle
N-COUNT A gargoyle is a decorative stone carving on old buildings. It is usually shaped like the head of a strange and ugly creature, and water drains through it from the roof of the building.
21.furrow
He was his old self again, except for the deep furrows that marked the corners of his mouth.
22.auburn
COLOR Auburn hair is reddish brown.
23.bade
bade a tearful farewell
24.creak
The door creaked open.
25.hoarse
He has talked himself hoarse.
26.rustle
The leaves rustled in the wind.
27.pincer
His surgical instruments were a knife and a pair of pincers.
28.scuttle
Two very small children scuttled away in front of them.