Sharpen Your Wit

Sharpen Your Wit

cherubic (adj)

• having a round, attractive face like that of a child

unpretentious (adj)

• simple and/or sincere

naive (adj)

• too willing to believe that someone is telling the truth, that people's intentions in general are good, or that life is simple and fair

ingenious (adj)

• very intelligent and skillful

toothy (adj)

• showing a lot of teeth when you smile

dimpled (adj)

• having one or more small hollow areas in the surface

impish (adj)

• showing a child's pleasure in enjoying yourself and making trouble

wide-eyed (adj)

• too willing to believe and admire what you see or are told

scruffy (adj)

• shabby and untidy or dirty

tousled (adj)

• (of hair) untidy

soiled (v, past tense of soil)

• made something dirty, esp with solid waste

smeared (v, past tense of smear)

• coated or marked (something) messily or carelessly with a greasy or sticky substance

contented (adj)

• happy and at ease

appeased (v, past tense of appease)

• to prevent further disgreement in arguments or war by giving to the opposing side an advantage that they have demanded

overjoyed (adj)

• extremely happy

pleased (adj)

• feeling or showing pleasure and satisfaction, esp at an event or a situation

agreeably (adv)

• pleasantly, or with enjoyment or pleasure

gaily (adv)

• brightly ,or in a happy manner

eagerly (adv)

• a strong desire to do or have something

composedly (adv)

• calmly