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Coveted
verb
to want intensely.
She received the award she had coveted for so long.
The horns of the animal are coveted as trophies by hunters.
cakle
verb
to laugh or speak with such a sound.
Grandmother cackled with delight when she won the card game.
cringe
verb
to crouch or shrink back, usu. in fear; cower
veer
verb
to crouch or shrink back, usu. in fear; cower
lurch

noun
to crouch or shrink back, usu. in fear; cower
contradiction
to crouch or shrink back, usu. in fear; cower
meek
adjetive
doing what others want; not standing up for oneself; tame.
The meek child always did as he was told.
careen
noun
the act of swaying while in swift forward motion.
woozy
adjetive
informal) dazed or confused
hooodlum
noun
a rough young man who gets into trouble.
The windows were broken by hoodlums.
bolevard
noun
a wide city street, often with trees planted along its sides.
squeamish
noun
too easily shocked or offended in matters of morality or principles.
disdainful
adjitive
feeling or showing scorn, contempt, or aloofness.
befuddle
verb
to confuse or mislead.
bewilder
verb
to confuse or puzzle
spew
verb
to be thrown out with force or in large amounts.
Words spewed out of her.
misery
noun
a condition in which one is very unhappy or suffers very much.
She was in misery when her house burned down.
amble
verb
a condition in which one is very unhappy or suffers very much.
She was in misery when her house burned down.
squirm
verb
to twist the body about; wriggle.
The boy squirmed in his chair because he had to go to the bathroom.
skirt
verb
to avoid or evade
armory
noun
heraldry or the art of blazoning arms in heraldry
quadruple
verb
quadrupled, quadruples, quadrupling
restraint
noun
the act or process of restraining oneself or others.
groggy
adjetive
dazed, confused, or off-balance as a result of a blow or fall, anesthesia, or the like.
rump
noun
the human buttocks
gesture
noun
any action intended for its effect or value as nonverbal communication.
clumsy
adjetive
without physical grace or control; awkward.
gizzard
noun
an enlarged, muscular portion of the digestive tract of birds in which partially digested food is finely ground with the aid of abrasive particles.
scenario
noun
a hypothesized set of circumstances or course of action.
flotsam
noun
discarded items; litter
carcass
noun
the body of a dead animal
oblivious
adjetive
lacking any recollection; forgetting or forgetful
scowl
verb
to make an angry frown.
flinch
verb
to draw away suddenly in pain or fear.
intercept
verb
to stop or take hold of; interrupt the movement or progress of
monkeyshine
noun
a playful, teasing, or mischievous prank or trick.
silhouette
noun
any dark figure seen against a light background, so that details are hard to see.
dilemma
noun
a situation that requires a choice between two actions, neither of which will be a good solution.
snicker
verb
to laugh in a sly and partly restrained way.
apparent
adjetive
seeming to be so at first observation, but not necessarily so; ostensible.
humane
adjetive
showing kindness or mercy
impish
adjetive
of or like an imp, esp. in behavior; mischievous.
devastate
verb
to destroy or ruin
rodent like
noun
a small mammal with long front teeth used for gnawing. Many kinds of rodents are found all over the world. Rodents include rats, mice, hamsters, porcupines, chinchillas, guinea pigs, squirrels, prairie dogs, gophers, woodchucks, and beavers.
muffle
verb
to wrap or cover so as to protect or keep warm
audible
adjetive
heard or able to be heard.
upthrust
noun
a thrust in an upward direction.
fusillade
noun
a continuous or simultaneous discharge of many firearms.
compartment
noun
a part or area of something that is divided off as a section of the whole.
reconstitute
verb
to put together or constitute again, esp. to add water to a powdered or dehydrated substance to restore it to liquid
amble
verb
to walk at a slow, easy pace
throttle
noun
a pedal, lever, handle, or the like that opens or closes such a valve.
gorge
verb
to fill with too much food; stuff.