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20 Cards in this Set
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Anguish |
– (adj.) a feeling of great physical or mental pain |
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Bindle |
(n.)a small bundle of items rolled up inside a blanket and carried over the shoulder or on the back |
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juncture |
a place where two things come together |
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morosely |
(adv.) in a sad, gloomy manner |
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recumbent |
–(adj.) still; without movement |
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complacently |
(adv.) in a pleased, satisfied manner |
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gingerly |
– (adv.) in a careful, cautious way |
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mollified |
(adj.) soothed; pacified |
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pugnacious |
(adj.) eager and ready to fight |
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scourges |
(n.) anything that inflicts discomfort or suffering; |
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bemused |
(adj.) preoccupied; deep in thought |
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derision |
(n.) ridicule or mockery |
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reprehensible |
(adj.) deserving of criticism |
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aloof |
(adj.) distant; removed; cool |
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sullenly |
(adv.) sadly; in a depressing or gloomy way |
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writhed |
(v.)twisted |
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craftily |
(adv.)shrewdly |
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cowering |
(adj.) to shrink or crouch in fear or shame |
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poignant |
(adj.) affecting or moving to the emotions |
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itinerant |
(adj.) moving from one place to work for a short time and then moving on to another |