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15 Cards in this Set
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stagger (v)
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to walk unsteadily, almost falling down. This can be an effect of being drunk or disabled
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dense (adj)
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very thick
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dim (adj)
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not bright at all. a light can be dim
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hillock (n)
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an older English name for a small hill, or big mound in a meadow or field
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mist (n)
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heavy moisture in the air, but not as thick as 'fog'
- adj is 'misty' |
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shallow (adj)
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not deep
- this can describe water in a river or lake - this can describe someone's thinking |
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stout (adj)
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sturdy, fat, strong
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thatch (n) and (v)
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(n) dried plants, vegetation on a roof
(v) to put a new roof on - with dried out plants, etc |
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dwell (v)
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to live in some place, usually for a long time and usually to live quiet comfortably
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braying (v)
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the sound that a scared donkey can make
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intermittent
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starting and stopping
- the rain was intermittent |
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excavate
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to dig up an area to clear it or to find something
or to dig up something special, often historical and ancient |
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archeologist
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a person who studies and digs up all things
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pelt (v)
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to throw something (often hard and roundish) at someone by way of attacking them
- they pelted the intruder with stones |
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hurl (v)
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to throw something very hard at something/someone (often for a long distance)
- the giant hurled trees at the farmers |
