1. It's vocab-ulary! Impoverished Avert Elusive Innocuous Tedious Vacuous
Lupine
Paltry 1

2. The City is impoverished.
Impoverished (adj)
The City is impoverished.
Reduced to poverty; really poor 2

3. Wood is averting this man’s death with a tacquito.
avert (v)
Wood is averting this man’s death with a tacquito.
To turn away; prevent 3

4. This man is averting his eyes.
avert (v)
This man is averting his eyes.
To turn away; prevent 4

5. Hard to pin down; difficult to catch
elusive (adj)
The road runner is elusive; Wile E Coyote, supergenius, can never catch him.
Hard to pin down; difficult to catch 5

6. innocuous (adj) harmless
It appeared to be an innocuous muppet, but in reality, it was a yellow creature of destruction.
harmless

7. Tedious (adj)
Long and tiresome 7

8. vacuous (adj)
lacking intelligence 8

9. lupine (adj)
Like a wolf 9

10. Insignificant; unimportant; very small
paltry (adj)
Insignificant; unimportant; very small 10