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24 Cards in this Set
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Dreary |
Unnatractive, and likely to make you sad. -It was a grey, dreary day. |
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Ponder |
To consider something carefully for a long time. -A shower is a place where someone can ponder. |
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Weary |
Very tired from hard work - Even my brain is weary tonight. |
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Quaint |
Old fashioned, and unusual |
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Ember |
A small piece of wood or coal burning without flames |
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Rustle |
To make soft sounds or to cause paper/cloth/leaves to make soft sounds |
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Implore |
To ask some one in a determined and emotional/sincere way to do or not to do something. -she implored him not to leave her |
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Mortal |
Unable to continue living for ever, and will die. -Humans are mortal |
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Shutter |
A wooden cover outside the window |
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Perch |
A bird resting on a branch or another object. |
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Countenance |
the appearance or the expression on someones face. OR To approve of something -her countenance masked her feelings. -the school does not countenance drug use |
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Ungainly |
Awkward in movment |
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Placid |
Calm and peaceful |
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Melancholy |
Feeling or expressing sadness -Larry is in a very melancholy mood |
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Ghastly |
Frightening and shocking - it was a ghastly crime |
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Gaunt |
Very thin, esp. because of illness/hunger |
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Ominous |
Suggesting something unpleasant will happen - a ominous silence |
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Recline |
to lean or lie back whit the upper part of your body |
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Desolate |
Having no living things/ empty - a desolate ladscape |
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Encounter |
To meet someone unexpectedly -I was shocked to know my sister had encountered her favourite actor. |
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Bloom |
To produce flowers - she watched her flowers bloom |
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Strew |
To scatter things messily all over the place The floor was strewed with water after the water balloon fight |
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Lantern |
A light inclosed in a container that has a handle for holding or hanging it up. |
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Gesture |
A movement of the body, hands. arms or head to express and idea or a feeling. -He made a rude gesture to the crowd after his tennis match. OR - When i asked where the children were, she gestured to the beach. |
