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Pluck |
Quickly ir suddenly remove sth |
Her cards plucked from velvet-edged decks - raven cycle |
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Rune |
small stones, pieces of bone, etc., bearing symbols with mysterious or magic significance, and used in divination (also letters bearing mysteries) |
Runes were cast and dreams interpreted |
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Séance |
a meeting at which people attempt to make contact with the dead, especially through the agency of a medium |
Seances were conducted |
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Inexplicable |
unable to be explained or accounted for |
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Chaste |
not having any sexual nature or intention |
A chaste peck on the back if his palm - raven boys |
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Contract |
catch or develope (a disease or infectious agent) |
She was convinced that would silently contact an infectious disease - raven boys |
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Consumptive |
Tending to consume |
Would die in an consumptive battle untreatable by modern medicine |
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Unerringly |
Committing to no error, faultless |
Her, staring unerringly at the viewer - raven boys |
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Cursory |
hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed |
She know more about her half aunt from a cursory web search than from personal experience. |
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Imminent |
about to happen, happening soon, often used for something bad or ominous |
She knew her imminent arrival spurred a legion of whiskered conversations between them. |
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Spur |
give an incentive or encouragement to (someone) |
She knew her imminent arrival spurred a legion of whiskered conversations between them. |
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Legion |
a vast number of people or things. a division of 3,000–6,000 men, including a complement of cavalry, in the ancient Roman army. |
She knew her imminent arrival spurred a legion of whiskered conversations between them. |
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Rancid |
smelling or tasting unpleasant as a result of being old and stale. |
Rancid-smelling saplings |
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Sapling |
a young tree, especially one with a slender trunk. |
Rancid-smelling sapling |
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Lychgate |
a roofed gateway to a churchyard, formerly used at burials for sheltering a coffin until the clergyman's arrival. |
A lych-gate large enough for a coffin and its bearer - raven boys |
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Impervious |
unable to be affected by. |
A stubborn path seemed impervious to weeds. |
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Imperative |
of vital importance; crucial. giving an authoritative command (grammar) |
Surrounded by imperative question marks - raven boys |
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Fray |
(of a fabric, rope, or cord) unravel or become worn at the edge, typically through constant rubbing. + a male deer rubbing antlet + to show signs of strain |
The top edges of her fingerless gloves were fraying - raven boys *** fraying nerves/temper |
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Regal |
of, resembling, or fit for a monarch, especially in being magnificent or dignified. |
Unlike Blue who didn't tend toward patience, Neeve was a regal statue on the old church wall. |
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Huddled |
curl one's body into a small space. |
Blue, huddled, shorter and thinner... |
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Gargoyle |
a grotesque carved human or animal face or figure projecting from the gutter of a building, typically acting as a spout to carry water clear of a wall. |
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Vestigial |
Being a small remaining part or amount |
Clip all of the various bits of her dark her back into a vestigial ponytail - raven boys |
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Fluke |
an unlikely chance occurrence, especially a surprising piece of luck. |
In Blue's intensely clairvoyant family, she was a fluke. |
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Hone |
sharpen (a blade) |
Blue understood how well she honed other people's talents |
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Discomfit |
make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed. |
A subtle line between discomfiting and creepy |
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Privy |
sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private). |
She wasn't privy to the supernatural. |
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Tacky |
Not tasteful or fashionable + still wet (color, substances) |
Boys in shorts so tacky that only three rich would dare to wear them |
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Solicit |
ask for or try to obtain (something) from someone. |
Neeve solicited the spirits. |
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Crabgrass |
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Roster |
a list or plan showing turns of duty or leave for individuals or groups in an organizatio |
It was like a roster of names popular seventy and eighty years ago |
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Emphatic |
expressing something forcibly and clearly. |
the children were emphatic that they would like to repeat the experience |
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Slack |
casual trousers. |
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Mussed |
Untidy |
Mussed hair |
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Splay |
thrust or spread (things, especially limbs or fingers) out and apart. |
One hand splayed in the dirt |
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Off-kilter |
not in the usual, expected, or correct condition or state. |
Now the car's fat tiers sat off-kilter on top of a lumpy tufts of valley grass |
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Improbable |
Not likely to be true or to happen |
The chilliness of last night seemed improbable |
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Gnat |
A small insect resembling a mosquito |
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Perspiration |
Sweat |
The perspiration on his skin next to the watch band |
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Comeliness |
Aesthetics, attractivness |
But thus attention had less to do with comeliness |
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Rumpled |
Ruffled, disheveled, creased |
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Buffeting |
the action of striking someone or something repeatedly and violently. |
Letting the car shield him from the buffeting of leading vehicles |
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Disreputable |
not considered to be respectable in character or appearance. |
He managed to make his clothes look as disputable as possible. |
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Bumper |
سپر ماشین |
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Cadence |
The regular rise and fall of a sound |
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Disembodied |
(of a sound) lacking any obvious physical source. |
His disembodied victor spoke out of the recorder |
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Ley |
a supposed straight line connecting three or more prehistoric or ancient sites, sometimes regarded as the line of a former track and associated by some with lines of energy and other paranormal phenomena. |
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Posh |
Elegant or stylishly luxurious |
He was fairly immune to posh names |
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Impeccable |
in accordance with the highest standards; faultless. |
He'd taken great care to be certain it was impeccable |
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Commonplace |
A usual or ordinary thing |
He made three entire process look commonplace |
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Erratic |
not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable. |
Erratic handwriting |
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Pensive |
engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought. |
Pensive mood |
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Lucrative |
producing a great deal of profit. |
A call-in psychic would be a lucrative addition |
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Uncontested |
Undisputed, nit made the object of challenge |
Blue took over the bathroom uncontested |
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Unkempt |
(especially of a person) having an untidy or disheveled appearance. |
Her hair looked eccentric and unkemp. |
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Eccentric |
(of a person or their behavior) unconventional and slightly strange. |
Her hair looked eccentric and unkempt. |
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Peaked |
(of a person) gaunt and pale from illness or fatigue. |
Remember to look peaked tomorrow. |
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Tersely |
in an effectively concise manner |
Neeve replied tersely |
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Sanguine |
optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation. |
She continued to sip her tea with a sanguine air. |
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Nominal |
(of a role or status) existing in name only. |
Made his nominal existence in the kitchen her responsibility |
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Virtuoso |
a person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit. |
Like a virtuoso placed at a piano |
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Usurper |
a person who takes a position of power or importance illegally or by force. |
Adam, a usurper, a latecomer |
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Tousled |
Untidy |
His tousled brown hair |
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Valor |
great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle. |
Everything about him suggested valor and powe |
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Discernible |
Able to be percieved by sense |
With no discernible accent |
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Chinos |
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Latent |
of a quality or state) existing but not yet developed or manifest; hidden or concealed. + latent heat + illness + virus |
With latent power as he greeted people |
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Trot out |
provide an explanation or piece of information that has already been used many times before. |
With the weary air of someone trotting out a tired joke |
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Grandiose |
impressive and imposing in appearance or style, especially pretentiously so. |
He made a grandiose gesture |
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Transient |
lasting only for a short time; impermanent. |
Ashley, either because she was transient or deemed skeptical.... |
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Reclusive |
avoiding the company of other people; solitary. |
Noah, the monmouth manufacturing's reclusive third resident |
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Pristine |
in its original condition; unspoiled. |
Noah, unlike his pristine room |
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Brittle |
of a person or behavior) appearing aggressive or hard but unstable or nervous within. |
Declan was solid, where Ronan was brittle |
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Condone |
accept and allow (behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive) to continue. |
It wasn't that he didn't condone infidelity and casual relationships; he couldn't understand them. |
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Incendiary |
a person who stirs up conflict. |
Ronan's expression was still incendiary. |
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Nebulous |
(of a concept or idea) unclear, vague, or ill-defined. Like a cloud hazy |
Drawn by a selangor bu nebulous need to be useful |
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Proprietary |
behaving as if one were the owner of someone or something. |
Adam knew Gansey would find him overly suspicious, unnecessarily proprietary of a search Gansey was more than willing to share |
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Sprightly |
especially of an old person) lively; full of energy. |
Hecwas feeling less than sprightly |
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Affinity |
spontaneous or natural liking or sympathy for someone or something. |
Despite an affinity for plaid and thin legged cordury pants |
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Corduroy |
مخمل کبریتی |
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Kitchenette |
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Affluent |
especially of a group or area) having a great deal of money; wealthy. |
All three boys in his class were affluent |
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Glassy-eyed |
having a dull, dazed, or uncomprehending expression; staring fixedly. |
A room of students who were glassy-eyed |
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Derisive |
expressing contempt or ridicule. |
Derisive laughter |
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Hoopla |
excitement surrounding an event or situation, especially when considered to be unnecessary fuss. |
That st. Mark's day hoopla |
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Slit one's wrist |
Commit suicide |
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Entitled |
having a right to certain benefits or privileges |
These entitled little bastards |
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Rite of passage |
a ceremony or event marking an important stage in someone's life, especially birth, puberty, marriage, and death. |
Just to know that Nino's was the place to be was a rite of passage |
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Abject |
of something bad) experienced or present to the maximum degree. |
An abject stress |
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Leering |
looking or gazing in a lascivious or unpleasant way. |
Letting call of a synthesizer |
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Sputter |
make a series of soft explosive sounds, typically when being heated or as a symptom of a fault. |
Then finally she managed to sputter "I'm not a prostitute" |
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Indignation |
anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment. |
Indignation had eliminated all higher functions |
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Condescending |
having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority. |
I feel you're being condescending |
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Incongruous |
not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something. |
A fat leather journal that seemed incongruous with the rest of him |
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Botching |
carry out (a task) badly or carelessly. |
Gansey felt guilty for botching Adam's chance with her |
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ATV |
All terrain vehicle |
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Hay Bale |
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Indefatigable |
(of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly. |
From their father's the Lynch brothers had gotten indefatigable egos |
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Burgundy |
Dark red-purplish color like burgundy wine |
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Co-ed |
Both men and women |
Nino's co-ed bathroom |
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Beelzebub |
Devil, a fallen angel next to the ranks of satan |
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Inflict |
cause (something unpleasant or painful) to be suffered by someone or something. |
It was harder to imagine Declan choosing to inflict Nino's facilities on his gf |
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Extraneous |
separate from the object to which it is attached. |
They were extraneous parts of the machine that was the society |
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Vantage point |
a place or position affording a good view of something. |
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Firmament |
the heavens or the sky, especially when regarded as a tangible thing. + a sphere or world viewed as a collection of people. |
To see more than stars, to make sense of the chaotic firmament |
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Cicadas |
زنجره، جیجیرک دشتی |
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Stymie |
prevent or hinder the progress of. |
But she was stymied by his blush at the table |
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Scry |
foretell the future using a crystal ball or other reflective object or surface. |
Scrolling up through the heavens |
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Tantalizing |
tormenting or teasing with the sight or promise of something unobtainable. |
A tantalizing fat leather- bound bokk |
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Mishmash |
A confused mixture |
The page was a mishmash of tellers clippings |
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Tactile |
of or connected with the sense of touch. |
Tactile pleasure |
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Cross-hatching |
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Preamble |
a preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction. |
Without further preamble |
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Repose |
a state of rest, sleep, or tranquility |
A dimly grey image if a king in repose |
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Oft-repeated |
repeated often or frequently |
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Broach |
open and start using the contents of (a bottle or other container). |
Ronan's room was not to be broached |
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Spire |
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Pew |
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Subdued |
(of a person or their manner) quiet and rather reflective or depressed. |
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Dubious |
hesitating or doubting. |
Dubious productivity of the fatigued |
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Painstaking |
done with or employing great care and thoroughness. |
Whelk had painstakingly drawn circles |
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Copse |
A small group of trees |
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Reciprocity |
معامله به مثل، بده بستان |
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Obscure |
make unclear and difficult to understand. make unclear and difficult to understand. |
Maura's reply was obscured |
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Nonsensical |
Having no meaning, making no sense; ridiculously impractical or ill-advised. |
Just nonsensical humorous replies |
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Embroil |
involve (someone) deeply in an argument, conflict, or difficult situation. |
she became embroiled in a dispute between two women she hardly knew |
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Asset |
a useful or valuable thing, person, or quality. |
Being weird and proud of it was an asset |
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Smock |
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Desiccated |
having had all moisture removed; dried out. |
The desiccated drive |
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Contemplate |
have in mind as a probable though not certain intention. |
Gansey contemplated if he could give Ronan a curfew. |
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Irascible |
having or showing a tendency to be easily angered. |
An irascible man |
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Beleaguered |
in a very difficult situation. |
Releasing the beleaguered light fixture |
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Lacerating |
severely critical or hurtful. |
Calla gave the man a lacerating look |
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Fiendish |
extremely cruel or unpleasant; devilish. |
Calla's smile was positively fiendish |
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Assent |
the expression of approval or agreement. |
Only a vague grumbling noise of assent |
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Pregnant moment |
pregnant silence or moment has a special meaning that is not obvious but that people are aware of. |
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Limpid |
Completely clear (movement, eyes, music) |
The limpid turn of her wrist |
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Sleight of hand |
manual dexterity, typically in performing tricks; skillful deception |
It seemed like a sleight of hand |
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Implicate |
show (someone) to be involved in a crime. |
My father was implicated in a business scandal |
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Bay |
of a dog, especially a large one) bark or howl loudly. |
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Dolorous |
feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress. |
A lab mix tied in front of the first house bayed dolorously as he passed |
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Affable |
friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to. |
The kids affably aimed guns at the Pig's tires. |
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Camaraderie |
mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together. |
Their camaraderie, their belonging |
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Red tie |
It's a color of power, by wearing red tie you are implying that you mean business. It's only natural that Gansey has so many red ties |
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Hard-edged |
having a tough, driving, or sharp quality |
In comparison to Gansey's mother, she seemed old and hard-edged |
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Carport |
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Rev up |
to become more active ; to increase the of the engine of a vehicle when it's not moving |
Gansey revved the engine up high |
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Hyperbolic |
Exaggerating |
But it was possible she was being hyperbolic |
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Paisely |
بته جقه |
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Ogle |
Stare out in a lecherous manner, leering |
She would've been down here ogling |
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Posse |
to become more active |
President cell phone had brought most of his posse from Nino's |
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Persecute |
To harass or punish in a manner |
Blue felt unfairly persecuted |
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Self-depricating |
His voice was self- deprecating |
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Dingy |
Dirty, unclean |
They'd made her family dingy just by coming here |
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Conduit |
tube or trough for protecting electric wiring. |
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Confer |
have discussions; exchange opinions. |
Maura and Persephone conferred |
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Lanky |
(of a person) ungracefully thin and tall. |
Like a lanky wildcat not yet up to weight |
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Cordial |
warm and friendly, strongly felt |
Gansey's voice was cordial enough |
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Insinuate |
suggest or hint (something bad or reprehensible) in an indirect and unpleasant way. |
I wasn't trying to insinuate that you were less than genuine |
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Aggrevation |
an intensification of a negative quality or aspect. |
Blue saw an edge of aggravation to Gansey's expression |
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Flippant |
not showing a serious or respectful attitude. |
Flippantly Gansey snagged another card |
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Complicit |
involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing. |
all of these people are complicit in some criminal conspiracy" |
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Glen |
A narrow valley |
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Mangy |
in poor condition; shabby. |
Just stop, you look mangy |
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Stark |
severe or bare in appearance or outline. |
Ronan's face, a stark portrait incompletely molded by a sculptor |
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Countenance |
a person's face or facial expression. |
The imagined sleeping countenance of Glendower |
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Volatile |
liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse. |
Calla's volayile response to Ronan, Adam and Gansey |
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Satchelful |
The amount a satchel will hold |
A satchelful of memories |
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Inscrutable |
impossible to understand or interpret. |
The inscrutable canopy of the beech |
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Compunction |
feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of something bad. |
His father had no compunction about making extra donations here and there to help him pass a class he'd failed |
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Apparition |
ghost or ghostlike image of a person.appearance of something remarkable or unexpected, typically an image of this type. |
Created a faint apparition of what looked like a women |
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Lackadaisical |
lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy. |
Making a lackadaisical hand motion |
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Noncommital |
of a person or a person's behavior or manner) not expressing or revealing commitment to a definite opinion or course of action. |
With a noncommital grunt |
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Five o'clock shadow |
a dark appearance on a man's chin and face caused by the slight growth of beard that has occurred since he shaved in the morning. |
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Castration |
Castration is any action, surgical, chemical, or otherwise, by which an individual loses use of the testicles: |
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Midget |
person of extremely or exceptionally small stature. (Prob offensive) |
That midget was the Adam Parrish type |
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Demeanor |
outward behavior or bearing. |
His President Cell Phone demeanor |
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Effusive |
expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner. |
He was grinning, effusive and earnest |
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Brunt |
the worst part or chief impact of a specified thing. |
A laugh so intimidating that made most men think they were the brunt of it |
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Fervor |
intense and passionate feeling.q |
With the same obsessive fervor that Gansey collected facts about Glendower |
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Crude |
constructed in a rudimentary or makeshift way. |
A crude map |
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Poltergeist |
ghost or other supernatural being supposedly responsible for physical disturbances such as loud noises and objects thrown around.Feedback |
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Quaint |
attractively unusual or old-fashioned. |
Everything seemed toy-like and quaint from this height |
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Gully |
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Enreating |
expressing an earnest or anxious request; pleading. |
Cast an entrating gaze at his sister |
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Ebullient |
cheerful and full of energy. |
Gansey's voice, ebullient and ringing |
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Magnanimous |
generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or less powerful person. |
He looked pleased and magnanimous |
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Quiddity |
the inherent nature or essence of someone or something.a distinctive feature; a peculiarity. |
The soul, the quiddity of it |
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Deface |
spoil the surface or appearance of (something), for example by drawing or writing on it. |
Trust Lynch to deface a place like this five minutes after getting here |
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Banter |
the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks. |
This calling of one another by last names and bantering about outdoor urinary habits |
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Swat |
hit or crush (something, especially an insect) with a sharp blow from a flat object. |
Swatting gnats out of his eyes |
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Baleful |
threatening harm; menacing. |
Gansey's expression was baleful |
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Arcane |
understood by few; mysterious or secret |
A useless mystery, arcane and lonely |
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Braggart |
person who boasts about achievements or possessions. |
Niall lynch was acbraggart poet |
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Scoundrel |
a dishonest or unscrupulous person; a rogue. |
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Bicker |
argue about petty and trivial matters. |
Bickered back and forth about his birth |
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Fob |
Key fob |
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Ardent |
Enthusiastic or passionate |
Ardently yellow polo shirt |
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Straddle |
extend across or be situated on both sides of. |
mountain range straddling the Franco-Swiss border" |
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Vitriol |
cruel and bitter criticism. |
Ronan sneered but without much vitriol |
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Alcove |
recess in the wall of a room or garden |
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Loiter |
stand or wait around idly or without apparent purpose. |
He had to loiter around the Aglionby Academy campus |
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Gravitas |
dignity, seriousness, or solemnity of manner. |
There canoes possessed a shabby gravitas |
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Progeny |
a descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring. |
17 yo acidental progeny |
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Piety |
the quality of being religious or reverent |
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Effervescent |
vivacious and enthusiastic. |
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Shoddy |
badly made or done., lacking moral |
He wasn't a shoddy boxer |
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Trebuchet |
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Balk |
hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking. |
He didn't think Declan Lynch would balk at shooting him |
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Vehemence |
the display of strong feeling; passion. |
The Gray Man said without vehemence |
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Endowment |
a form of life insurance involving payment of a fixed sum to the insured person on a specified date, or to their estate should they die before this date. |
An endiwment to cover the damage |
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Precipitous |
dangerously high or steep.of an action) done suddenly and without careful consideration |
Precipitous hatchet marks |
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Strew |
scatter or spread (things) untidily over a surface or area. |
Rock-strewn forests |
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Impale |
pierce or transfix with a sharp instrument. |
his head was impaled on a pike and exhibited for all to see |
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Feat |
an achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength. |
A full night's sleep, a fwat never again to be performed |
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Dapple |
marked with spots or rounded patches. |
Flowers growing in the dapples |
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Bereft |
of a person) sad and lonely, especially through someone's death or departure/ lacking |
Bereft with terror |
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Prowess |
skill or expertise in a particular activity or field. + bravery in battle |
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Pliably |
Easily bent, flexible + easily influence |
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Snotty |
having or showing a superior or conceited attitude. + full orcoveted with nasal mucus |
Her snotty little family all dressed in pastel |
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Rendition |
a performance or interpretation, especially of a dramatic role or piece of music. |
Exaggerated rendition of Gansey'saccent |
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Commandeer |
officially take possession or control of (something), especially for military purposes. + take possession if something without authority |
They had already commandeered one of the tables |
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Battalion |
a large, organized group of people pursuing a common aim or sharing a major undertaking. |
A battalion if foreign language dictionaries surrounded them |
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Petulant |
(of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered. |
Ronan's expression was petulant |
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White elephant |
not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable. |
Kavinsky: Regift them. White rabbit ****. Gansey: Elephant. |
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Incriminating |
making someone appear guilty of a crime or wrongdoing. |
Unfortunate and possibly incriminating stain in the backseat |
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Daintily |
in a way that shows fine or delicate manners or tastes |
Populated by daintily greasy sandwich shops |
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Dormant |
temporarily inactive or inoperative. |
Of the now- dormant milkshake machine |
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Glove box |
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Contort |
twist or bend out of the normal shape. |
Contorting tightly around one another |
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Florid |
having a red or flushed complexion. |
Was tinged the florid red of new growth |
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Splinter |
a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or similar material broken off from a larger piece |
Jabbin lethal splinters into his sock feet |
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Perennial |
lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; enduring or continually recurring. |
A perennial bank balance |
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Emblazon |
conspicuously inscribe or display a design on. |
Envelope emblazoned with Aglionby Academy's raven crest |
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Carrion (bird) |
the decaying flesh of dead animals (پرنده مردار) |
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Wattle |
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Mon dieu |
interjection. heavens [interjection] an expression of surprise, dismay etc. Heavens! |
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Omniscient |
knowing everything |
The longing for home was ceaseless and omniscient |
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Atrocity |
a highly unpleasant or distasteful object. |
He pushed off three shelf admire the atrocity |
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Erroneous |
Wrong, incorrect |
With a painted, erroneous statement |
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Reverentially |
In a way that shows a lot of admiration and respect |
Glitter, whispered Noah reverentially |
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Militant |
combative and aggressive in support of a political or social cause, and typically favoring extreme, violent, or confrontational methods. |
Adam was militant about staying at his place |
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Splice |
join (pieces of timber, film, or tape) at the ends. |
To get the images spliced and printed in color |
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Evasive |
tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, especially by responding only indirectly. |
Kissing? He reiterated evasively |
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Awry |
away from the appropriate, planned, or expected course; amiss. |
When everything started to go awry |
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Inexorable |
of a person) impossible to persuade by request or entreaty. |
More inexorable than Ronan'd own heart |
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Assailant |
a person who physically attacks another. |
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Homily |
religious discourse that is intended primarily for spiritual edification rather than doctrinal instruction; a sermon. |
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Suture |
بخیه |
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Augment |
make (something) greater by adding to it; increase. |
To augment their income |
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Mannequin |
مانکن |
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Coif |
style or arrange (someone's hair), typically in an elaborate way. |
Coiffed like a newscaster |
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Uncouth |
(of a person or their appearance or behavior) lacking good manners, refinement, or grace. |
Don't be un— un — Couth? Uncouth? |
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Crest |
reach the top of (something such as a hill or wave). |
They crested the hill |
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Underbrush |
shrubs and small trees forming the undergrowth in a forest. |
Maybe we can hurl some stuff into the underbrush |
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Bilious |
spiteful; bad-tempered.+ of a color, lurid or sickly |
See through the bilious clouds. |
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Wring out |
to twist a cloth or piece of clothing with your hands to remove water from it: |
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Wring out |
to twist a cloth or piece of clothing with your hands to remove water from it: |
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Coy |
reluctant to give details, especially about something regarded as sensitive. |
No point being a coy |
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Odiferous/odoriferous |
having or giving off a smell, especially an unpleasant or distinctive one. |
Get more odiferous as the day grew warmer |
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Conspicuous |
standing out so as to be clearly visible. |
Staring at him in a way that was more conspicuous for the fact that she was trying to be inconspicuous. |
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Slovenly |
especially of a person or their appearance) messy and dirty. + especially of a person or action) careless; excessively casual. |
I'm rather slovenly at the moment, i know |
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Spade |
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Gingham |
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Placate |
make (someone) less angry or hostile. |
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Apopletic |
overcome with anger; extremely indignant. |
The entire situation made Blue apoplectic |
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Facetious |
treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant. |
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Mote |
Tiny pieces if substances |
Dust motes |
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Belligerent |
hostile and aggressive. |
The belligerently ugly man-made lake |
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Holler |
a loud cry or shout. |
Chainsaw hollered back at them |
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Profoundly |
Extremely |
Profoundly uncomfortable with Blue being angry at him |
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Titillate |
stimulate or excite (someone), especially in a sexual way. |
Wet and clingy in ways it seemed more titillating than he'd expected |
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Deteriorate |
become progressively worse. |
relations between the countries had deteriorated sharply" |
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Unmoored |
(of a person) insecure, confused, or lacking contact with reality. |
Not exactly undone, but unmoored |
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Pretzel |
The act of sitting close to a person, side-by-side, but facing opposite directions, and interlocking one arm each to form a pretzel. Also crackers |
A pretzel of dead boy and non-psychic girl |
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Acumen |
the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain. |
Noah had answered with remarkable acumen |
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Inflection |
the modulation of intonation or pitch in the voice. |
She'd meant to say it with no inflection whatsover |
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Swerve |
change or cause to change direction abruptly. |
A car swerved around the corner |
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Revel |
enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way, especially with drinking and dancing. |
I don't want to keep you from your revels |
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Chortle |
laugh in a noisy, gleeful way. |
Prokopenko chortled |
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Quirk |
a sudden twist, turn, or curve |
A condescending quirk to his mouth |
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Rowdy |
noisy and disorderly. |
Like some of the rowdier Aglion boys |
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Concoction |
a mixture of various ingredients or elements. + an elaborate story, especially a fabricated one |
Clever concoction of explosives |
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Deconstruction |
Deconstruction doesn't actually mean "demolition;" instead it means "breaking down" or analyzing something (especially the words in a work of fiction or nonfiction) to discover its true significance, |
The deconstruction of everything Blue had said to him |
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Hors d'oeuvres |
An hors d'oeuvre, appetizer or starter is a small dish served before a meal in European cuisine. |
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Blasphemous |
sacrilegious against God or sacred things; profane , کافر |
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Squire |
a man of high social standing who owns and lives on an estate in a rural area, especially the chief landowner in such an area. |
The nobles Adam sought squireship from |
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Retinue |
a group of advisers, assistants, or others accompanying an important person. |
Captivated retinue who would fund Mrs. Richard Gansey II's run for office |
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Effete |
affected, over-refined, and ineffectual. |
Helen, now deliberately effete |
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Fraudulent |
unjustifiably claiming or being credited with particular accomplishments or qualities. |
It was ginger ale, sweet and fraudulent |
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Shinding |
large, lively party, especially one celebrating something. |
Throwing one of these shindings for him |
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Immolate |
kill or offer as a sacrifice, especially by burning. |
He was going to self-immolate |
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Anemic |
lacking in colour, spirit, or vitality. |
Anemic sound of the Pig |
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Waft out |
(with reference to a scent, sound, etc.) pass or cause to pass gently through the air. |
The music wafted out the open window |
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Pugilistic |
relating to or involving fighting with the fists, especially professional boxing |
As the pugilistic sun was rising |
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Mortician |
Undertaker,a person whose business is preparing dead bodies for burial or cremation and making arrangements for funerals. |
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Jonse |
have a fixation on; be addicted to. |
Was jonsing to finish it |
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Serve one's purpose |
To fit or satisfy one's requirements; to be useful for or fit to achieve one's aim, goal, or purpose. |
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Ephemeral |
lasting for a very short time. |
Things that made it physical instead of ephemeral |
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Usher service |
a person who shows people to their seats, especially in a cinema or theatre or at a wedding. |
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