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12 Cards in this Set
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Strain
He had quit smoking, was straining terribly to control his habit. |
V. Try very hard
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Appeasement
Frank quit as appeasement to his little child. |
N. An action to satisfy s.o. who is upset
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Abstinence
there was this side effect to his abstinence. |
N. Stopping one’s own action
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Compelling
There was fluttering, more compelling, almost urgent. |
ADJ. very exciting and interesting and making you want to watch or listen
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Stir
There was no stir of leaves or branches. |
N. movement
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Imperative
There was something imperative about the fluttering that made him move forward. |
ADJ. Extremely important or urgent
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a tad
The weather will become a tad colder tomorrow. |
N. a little
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Grasp
His daughter reached out from under the table, grasped her daddy’s leg. |
V. To take and hold strongly
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Spindly
Its spindly thinnish leg was caught between laths |
ADJ. Long or tall and thin, and looking week
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Presentable
You might run that comb through your hair so you will look presentable. |
ADJ. Good enough to show
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Deserted
I came upon her late on evening on a deserted street in hyde park. |
ADJ. If a place is deserted, there are no people in it
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Sob
She was under the kitchen table, her legs pulled to her chest, sobbing uncontrollably. |
V. To cry noisily
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