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20 Cards in this Set
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Deliberatly Harmful; Spiteful |
Malicious |
Roy squirms as Dana throws a ______ punch into his head from behind. |
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To utter in a irritated of grating tone |
Rasped |
"I'll be fine," Mullet Fingers ______ "the dog bite isn't that bad." |
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A state of paralyzing dismay or fear |
Consternation |
Roy stands in _______ as cottonmouth moccasins slither around at his feet. |
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Willfull or malicious destruction of public or private property |
Vandalism |
As Curly looks at the bull dozer, with it's seat gone, he is sure it is _______. |
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An intense, emotional quarrel |
Altercation |
Two good things had come out of the ______ with Dana Matherson. |
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Describes something done with great burning or passion |
Fervidly |
Curly now _____ wants to catch the vandals after the seats disappeared. |
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To move quickly |
Scudded |
Roy _____ after the running boy as he sprinted up the fairway. |
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A young bird that is not ready to fly |
Fledgling |
Roy could tell the larger bird was a mother teaching her ______ to hunt. |
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To consider carefully and at length |
Contemplate |
Roy couldn't _______ the thought of those little owls dying. |
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The act or condition of being absent without permission |
Truancy |
"I don't care if I get charged for ______, I am not coming back home." |
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Having fallen in a state of disrepair of deterioration; shabby |
Dilapidated |
The ______ old Molly Bell was sunk during a storm in Florida. |
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A sacred place; a place of refuge or protection |
Sanctuary |
The creek is a ______ for Mullet Fingers beacause is what Florida used to be. |
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Acting with ill will; the act of wishing harm on others |
Malevolently |
Muckle turned on the bull dozer to scare the owls, grinnning ________. |
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To become irritated |
Rankled |
Delinko _____ as Roy mentioned the police car that got painted black. |
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Strong and muscular |
Brawny |
Dana's ____ look was misguiding,he was really just very overweight. |
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The territorial range of authority or control |
Jurisdiction |
Miss Hennipen wanted total _______ over the runaway. |
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Thin and bony; ematiated and haggard |
Gaunt |
With a _____ fimger, she stroked the lustrous strand above her mouth. |
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Describes a false statement injurious to a person's reputation |
Slanderous |
"You better get your facts right before you make such a ________ statement. |
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Performed with little or no preparation |
Impromptu |
The ______ impromptu statement Roy said to stop the ground breaking shocked even himself. |
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Filled with extreme joy |
Exultant |
Roy was _____ but also puzzled. |
