Sounds like- up braid

upbraid

The child is biing so severely scolded, her braids are standing straight up.

scold severely

Sounds like: on scooter bull

A picture of a bull on a scooter is mysterious.

inscrutable

mysterious

Sounds like: M bell fish

The little girl decorated her goldfish will bells.

embellish

to decorate; adorn

Sounds like- Greg, Gary & us

The daughter invites all their friends to go on vacation with them.

gregarious

socialble; extroverted; enjoying companionship

Sounds like- the pleated

The sales woman is explaining the pleated ones are all gone.

depleted

emptied; drained; used up

Sounds like- tennis shoes

Everyone is trying to help the yound woman pull off the tennis shoe, but it won't come off.

tenacious

strong; persistent; determined to hold on

Sounds like- Wayne

Wayne is growing gradually smaller, so his clothes are all too big.

wane

grow gradually smaller

Sounds like- Lou to cross

It is ridiculous for Lou to try to cross the extremely busy interstate.

ludicrous

absurd; ridiculous

Sounds like- Hobb so late.

Hobb is late to an important meeting because he is driving an outdated vehicle.

obsolete 

no longer usable; outdated

Sounds like- die grass

The speaker is lecturing about reviving the grass under the bbq grill, but he gets completely off topic taling about his family's cookout.

digress

to move away from the main topic when writing or speaking; to go off on a tangent

Sounds like- Artie kool-aid

Artie speaks very well & very clearly because he drinks Kool-Aid.

articulate

able to speak clearly & effectively

Sounds like - tie raid

The father is giving his son a long angry lecture about borrowing his ties and not returning them.

tirade

a long and bitter speech; diatribe