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affirm to state or assert positively; maintain as true: to ______one's loyalty to one's country; He ____that all was well.
pallor unusual or extreme paleness, as from fear, ill health, or death; wanness.
overlook to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to _____a misspelled word.
mean penurious, stingy, or miserly: a person who is ____about money.
hold court to have a formal assembly of a judicial tribunal or one held by a sovereign
leviathan (often initial capital letter) Bible. a sea monster.
lunge a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife; stab.
wag to move from side to side, forward and backward, or up and down, esp. rapidly and repeatedly: a dog _____its tail.
sway to move or swing to and fro, as something fixed at one end or resting on a support.
strew to let fall in separate pieces or particles over a surface; scatter or sprinkle: to ____seed in a garden bed.
rafter any of a series of timbers or the like, usually having a pronounced slope, for supporting the sheathing and covering of a roof.
thistle oset
gnaw to bite or chew persistently: The spaniel _____happily on a bone.
wainscot wood, esp. oak and usually in the form of paneling, for lining interior walls.
artichoke karczoch
sturdy strongly built; stalwart; robust: ____young athletes.
rack torment; anguish; a cause or state of intense suffering of body or mind.
brier dzika roza
swallow jaskolka
shepherd a person who herds, tends, and guards sheep.
tramp a person who travels on foot from place to place, esp. a vagabond living on occasional jobs or gifts of money or food.
pail bucket
scour to remove dirt, grease, etc., from or to cleanse or polish by hard rubbing, as with a rough or abrasive material: to ____pots and pans.
fender the pressed and formed sheet-metal part mounted over the road wheels of an automobile, bicycle, etc., to reduce the splashing of mud, water, and the like.
bolt A bar made of wood or metal that slides into a socket and is used to fasten doors and gates.
smudge dirty mark or smear.
cramp a sudden, involuntary, spasmodic contraction of a muscle or group of muscles, esp. of the extremities, sometimes with severe pain.
raven kruk
arduous requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an _____undertaking.
scythe an agricultural implement consisting of a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, grain, etc., by hand.
haul to pull or draw with force; move by drawing; drag: They ______the boat up onto the beach.
flick to strike lightly with a whip, the finger, etc.; o remove with such a stroke: to ____away a crumb.
holily in a pious, devout, or sacred manner.
bleat the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
falter to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not _____at the prospect of hardship; to speak hesitatingly or brokenly.
suffuse to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc.
entreat to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg: to _____the judge for mercy.
scepter a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
vapor a visible exhalation, as fog, mist, steam, smoke, or noxious gas, diffused through or suspended in the air: the _____rising from the bogs.
acquiesce to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent: to _____halfheartedly in a business plan.
it behoves sb to it is right for someone to do something:OLD-FASHIONED FORMAL
queer strange or odd from a conventional viewpoint; unusually different; singular: a _____notion of justice.
gape to stare with open mouth, as in wonder.
distraught distracted; deeply agitated.
old maid Usually Disparaging and Offensive. an elderly or confirmed spinster.
exile expulsion from one's native land by authoritative decree.
dogged persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious: a _____worker.
pall a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
shroud a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.
coerce to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, esp. without regard for individual desire or volition: They _____him into signing the document.
permeate to pass into or through every part of: Bright sunshine _____the room; to penetrate through the pores, interstices, etc., of.
blasphemy impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things; irreverent behavior toward anything held sacred, priceless, etc.: He uttered ______against life itself.
blaze a bright flame or fire: the welcome ___of the hearth.
wisp any thin tuft, lock, mass, etc.: ____of hair.
primeval of or pertaining to the first age or ages, esp. of the world: _____forms of life.
gird to gibe; jeer (usually fol. by at).
peevish cross, querulous, or fretful, as from vexation or discontent: a _____youngster.
decrepit weakened by old age; feeble; infirm: a ____man who can hardly walk.
doleful sorrowful; mournful; melancholy: a _____look on her face.
drowsy half-asleep; sleepy.
dismal causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless; melancholy: ____weather.; characterized by ineptness or lack of skill, competence, effectiveness, imagination, or interest; pitiful: Our team played a ____game.
waft to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water: The gentle breeze ____the sound of music to our ears.

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mariola666 : Changed doleful → sorrowful; mournful; melancholy: a doleful look on her face. to doleful → sorrowful; mournful; melancholy: a _____look on her face.
mariola666 : Changed dogged → persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious: a dogged worker. to dogged → persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious: a _____worker.
mariola666 : Changed blashemy → impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things; irreverent behavior toward anything held sacred, priceless, etc.: He uttered ______against life itself. to blasphemy → impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things; irreverent behavior toward anything held sacred, priceless, etc.: He uttered ______against life itself.
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  1. falter → to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not _____at the prospect of hardship; to speak hesitatingly or brokenly. - 16 misses
  2. arduous → requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an _____undertaking. - 14 misses
  3. shroud → a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial. - 13 misses
  4. wainscot → wood, esp. oak and usually in the form of paneling, for lining interior walls. - 12 misses
  5. it behoves sb to → it is right for someone to do something:OLD-FASHIONED FORMAL - 11 misses
  6. decrepit → weakened by old age; feeble; infirm: a ____man who can hardly walk. - 9 misses
  7. rack → torment; anguish; a cause or state of intense suffering of body or mind. - 7 misses