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20 Cards in this Set
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Mottled
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A mark or blotch of coloring
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The mushroom was mottled with red splotches.
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Recumbent
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Reclining, leaning.
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She smiled at her slumped puppy, recumbent on the couch.
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Morose
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Gloomy
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The marshwiggle is morose.
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Brusque
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In a blunt, direct manner.
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"Well, he died." he said bluntly.
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Imperious
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Having a haughty manner.
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"Come!" she called imperiously.
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Dejected
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Low spirited, depressed in spirit.
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Lennie hung his head dejectedly.
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Scoffed
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To mock or treat with scorn.
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"As if!' she scoffed.
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Anguished
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Great physical or mental pain.
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With an anguished cry, the mother raced to her dead daughter's side.
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Liniment
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A fluid rubbed into the skin to soothe pain.
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He rubbed the liniment over the burn to reduce the pain.
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Pugnacious
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Inclined to quarrel or fight.
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His glance was pugnacious and threatening.
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Slough
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To cast off.
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"Don't tell Curley I've been drinking! He'll slough me!"
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Apprehensive
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Uneasy or fearful of something that may happen.
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He was apprehensive to go to the jail and see Hale.
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Complacent
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Pleased with oneself.
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Lennie smiled complacently at the compliment.
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Derision
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Ridicule or mockery.
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"Of course not!" he sneered derisively.
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Reprehensible
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Deserving of rebuke.
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Beer is reprehensible.
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Reverant
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A feeling of awe and deep respect.
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God deserves reverence, if you believe in that.
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Cowering
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To cringe in fear.
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He cowered against the wall.
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Meager
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Lacking in fullness and richness.
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A meager light does not show very well.
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Indignation
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Righteous anger.
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"Never!" she cried indignantly.
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Bewildered
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Perplexed
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His confusion made his face seem even more bewildered.
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