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shaft |
a ray or beam: a _____of sunlight. |
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exalt |
to stimulate, as the imagination: The lyrics of Shakespeare ______the audience. |
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highhanded |
condescending or presumptuous; overbearing; arbitrary: He has a ______ manner. |
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vow |
a solemn promise, pledge, or personal commitment: marriage ____; a ___of secrecy. |
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adroit |
cleverly skillful, resourceful, or ingenious: an ____debater. |
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chirp |
to make a characteristic short, sharp sound, as small birds and certain insects. |
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exempt |
o free from an obligation or liability to which others are subject; release: to ____a student from an examination. |
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immutable |
unchangeable; changeless. |
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tangle |
to bring together into a mass of confusedly interlaced or intertwisted threads, strands, or other like parts; snarl. |
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helter skelter |
carelessly hurried; confused: They ran in a mad, ______fashion for the exits. |
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hand to mouth |
offering or providing the barest livelihood, sustenance, or support; meager; precarious: a _____existence. |
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tomb |
an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse; grave. |
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wicker |
a slender, pliant twig; osier; withe |
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venerate |
to regard or treat with reverence; revere. |
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subdue |
to overpower by superior force; overcome; to repress (feelings, impulses, etc.). |
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grope |
to feel about with the hands; feel one's way: I had to ____ around in the darkness before I found the light switch. |
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graze |
to touch or rub lightly in passing. |
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projectile |
an object fired from a gun with an explosive propelling charge, such as a bullet, shell, rocket, or grenade |
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lag back |
to fail to maintain a desired pace or to keep up; fall or stay behind |
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tug |
to pull at with force, vigor, or effort. |
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snigger |
a disrespectful laugh |
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fidget |
to move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently. |
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putrid |
having the odor of decaying flesh |
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portentous |
ominously significant or indicative: a _____defeat |
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inconcruous |
out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming: an _____effect; _____behavior. not harmonious in character; inconsonant; lacking harmony of parts: an ______mixture of architectural styles. |
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thorn |
a sharp excrescence on a plant, esp. a sharp-pointed aborted branch; spine; prickle |
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domineer |
to rule arbitrarily or despotically; tyrannize |
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scamper about |
run with small quick steps, in a playful or frightened way |
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crow |
to utter the characteristic cry of a rooster |
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bustle |
to move or act with a great show of energy (often fol. by about): He _____about cooking breakfast. |
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parley |
to hold an informal conference with an enemy under a truce, as between active hostilities |
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pounce on |
to swoop down suddenly and grasp, as a bird does in seizing its prey |
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reconcile |
to win over to friendliness; cause to become amicable: to _____hostile persons.to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired: He was _____to his fate. |
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wretched |
very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; miserable; pitiable |
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brandish |
to shake or wave, as a weapon; flourish: _________his sword, he rode into battle. |
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rouse |
to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.: He was _____to action by courageous words. |
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summon |
to call into action; rouse; call forth (often. fol. by up): to ____all one's courage. |
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apparition |
supernatural appearance of a person or thing, esp. a ghost; a specter or phantom; wraith: a ghostly _____at midnight |
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stern |
firm, strict, or uncompromising: ____discipline |
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composure |
serene, self-controlled state of mind; calmness; tranquillity: Despite the hysteria and panic around him, he retained his ____. |
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purse |
to contract into folds or wrinkles; pucker: to ___one's lips |
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bog |
wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter. |
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interrogate |
to examine by questions; question formally: The police captain _____the suspect. |
