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20 Cards in this Set
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placidly
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- adverb
Pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed. Horses were grazing placidly in the green pasture. - The Good Master, page 20 |
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imp
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- noun
A mischievous child. A little devil or demon. "Here, take this---this imp, this unspeakable little devil--take her and welcome." - The Good Master, page 22 |
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laconic
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- adjective
Using few words; expressing much in few words; concise. "Come down, my lamb, he won't hurt you." Mother held out her arms to Kate. "Can't," was the laconic answer. - The Good Master, page 36 |
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pommel
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- noun
The protuberant part at the front and top of a saddle. "Stand at the left side of the horse. Put your left hand hand on the pommel, your right hand on the stirrup to steady it.." - The Good Master, page 45 |
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solicitous
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- adjective
Anxious or concerned; eager. "M-m-m. That's off, but your forehead is smudged, too. The smoke from the candle, I imagine," said a very sweet and solicitous Kate. - The Good Master, page 55 |
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weatherbeaten
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- adjective
Tanned, hardened, or otherwise affected by exposure to weather. His weatherbeaten, sunburned face shone with boyish eagerness. - The Good Master, page 74 |
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furrows
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- noun
A narrow groove made in the ground, especially by a plow. Kate watched her make furrows with a little stick and scatter something like sand into them. - The Good Master, page 84 |
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conscientious
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- adjective
Meticulous; careful; painstaking; particular. She was very consientious about watering her garden. - The Good Master, page 85 |
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swarthy
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- adjective
Of a dark color, complexion, or cast. Young men jumped up, one after the other--they threw money to the swarthy leader, ordering songs for their friends, best girls, mothers. - The Good Master, page 109 |
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antics
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- noun
An attention-drawing often wildly playful or funny act or action. The antics of the clowns set him howling with laughter. - The Good Master, page 114 |
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gawky
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- adjective
Awkward, ungainly, or clumsy. The yellow ducklings and fuzzy, lemon-colored chickens had lost their fluffy down. Now they were gawky, awkward little creatures. - The Good Master, page 119 |
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rivulets
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- noun
A small stream; streamlet; brook. As they walked, their boots made clucking little noises, leaving rivulets of warer on the floor. - The Good Master, page 128 |
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scythe
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- noun
An agricultural implement consisting of a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, grain, etc., by hand. The harvesters, with their many-colored kercheifs, shawls, skirts, swaying to the rhythym of the scythe, looked like giant poppies and cornflowers on the yellow fields. - The Good Master, page 137 |
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urchin
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- noun
Any small boy or youngster. When they reached the camp, a swarm of dirty little urchins surrounded them. - The Good Master, page 142 |
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namby-pamby
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- adjective
Without firm methods or policy; weak or indecisive. "...And how long do you think you could stay in a namby-pamby land where you can't fight and you can't argue?" - The Good Master, page 167 |
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painstakingly
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- adverb
Expending or showing diligent, steady care and effort; careful. Leisurely, carefully, painstakingly, they worked until each piece fitted the others perfectly. - The Good Master, page 187 |
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harrowing
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- adjective
Extremely disturbing or distressing. That was Kate's final word, and no amount of Janci's harrowing tales made any impression on her. - The Good Master, page 141 |
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dejectedly
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- adverb
Depressed or disheartened. People came out after the services, just to see the same unbroken, bluish white blazing sky above--and went home dejectedly. - The Good Master, page 121 |
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reproachful
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- adjective
An expression of rebuke or disapproval. Mali, the mottled cow, looked at him with reproachful eyes. - The Good Master, page 17 |
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wistfully
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- adverb
Full of yearning or desire tinged with sadness or melancholy. "But I wish I could give you something in return," she said wistfully. - The Good Master, page 74 |