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meticulously
adv |
very carful
little man meticulously picked up his foot and placed it down, making minimal dust on his shoes |
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pensively
adv |
thoughtfully
which came first the chicken or the egg? he though pensively |
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undaunted
adj |
not reserved by fear
the bear roared, but the undaunted face of the hunter advacing did not change. |
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emblazoned
verb |
displayed brilliantly
the sound of music was emplazoned on stage |
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gleaned
verb |
collected (mainly last bits of grain)
after burning his dog, scrufflepuppers, John laughed histericly. |
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reverberated
verb |
echoed
his laugh as scrufflepuppers reverberated arond the family room, hushing the tears of the family |
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ebbed
verb |
weakened or lessened
the laughter ebbed as Johns sister, Samantha stood up an ran from the room |
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temerity
noun |
foolish or rash boldness
"John," chastised his father, "That was temerity of you." |
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maverick
noun |
person who takes an independant stand
"i though it helped the situation!", in a mavorick sort of manner |
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formidable
noun |
fearstriking
the dead cat seemed formidable, even though it was on fire and being alaughed at |
