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reprimanding |
(N) - a severe, formal, or official rebuke; punish; admonishment - The man deserved the reprimanding because he broke the law. |
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pallor |
(N) - unusual or extreme paleness, as from fear, ill health, or death; wanness; achromatic - After the girls were frightened they became very pallor. |
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compensate |
(V) - to counterbalance; offset; be equivalent to; reimburse; repay - Tom paid from their tickes, so to compensate they paied for Toms dinner. |
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poppet |
(N) - small human figure used in witchcraft and sorcery; The witch used a poppet, which looked like a young boy, while trying to talk to the dead. |
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ameliorate |
(V) - to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve; meliorate - To amelorate the pain the doctors gave Michelle a pain killing pill. |
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indignant |
(Adj) - filled with anger caused by something unjust or mean; displeased; livid; provoked; wrathful - After talking to Andy, Amanda became very indignant because he lied to her. |
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entranced |
(V) - to put in to a trance; to fill with delight or wonder; allure; bewitch; ravish - The wizard entranced Henry,who now seemed to ber under a spell. |
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avidly |
(Adverb) - enthusiastic; ardent; dedicated; keen - Chelsea avidly answered the question in class, after almost jumping out of her seat. |
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dote |
(V) - to bestow or express excessive love or fondness habitually; lavish; admire; adore; cherish - Charles dotes on his only son. |
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contempt |
(N) - the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn - Arnold was contempt after hisbest friend called hi a name. |
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theology |
(N) - The study of the nature of God and religious truth; rational inquiry into religious questions; - The preist studied theology, before becoming a preist so he would know the truth about the religion he was teaching. |
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ordained |
(V) - To invest with ministerial or priestly authority; - The preist ordained all the church members to pray. |
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deliberating |
(V) - carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional - The witness deliberated before answering the question to make sure he was right. |
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misgivings |
(N) - a feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension; anxiety; apprehension; foreboding - The girl felt misgiving about going to the party. |
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evasive |
(Adj) - Intentionally vague or ambiguous; equivocal; misleading; oblique - So he would not get introuble the evasive man left out the some important facts from his story. |
