derelict
She drinks from a dirty glass and eats tongue between slices of old brown bread.
disagreeable
Music from the IRS hotline tinkles in my ear, as I try to write while on hold.
gambits
The blankets are rumpled and strewn with pie dishes and tin trays. People stand around talking and sizing each other up. Every conversation I'm a part of seems to involve a game that I don't want to play.
needs
The sky growls thunder and hisses a promise of rain. Still, we must stop for frozen yogurt.
two-sided
Depending on who you ask in the room, the dog is an adorable treasure or, at best, a nuisance.
whoop
Discovering that I need to fill out a five-page tax form that comes with at least 50 pages of instructions.
whoopee
Along with the five-page form, there's another form. And another. There are always more forms.
