A Clash Of Kings Flashcards

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Drivel

What drivel filled his head?

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saliva flowing from the mouth, or mucus from the nose; slaver.
childish, silly, or meaningless talk or thinking; nonsense; twaddl

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Wyvern

Keeping a wyvern to steady himself

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a two-legged winged dragon having the hinder part of a serpent with a barbed tail.

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Feeble

A feeble gesture of haste.

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physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.

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Deft

These hands of his that had once been so sure and deft

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dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever: deft hands; a deft mechanic.

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Flaking

The skin cracked and flaking

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to peel off or separate in flakes.

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Piebald

The fool turned his patched and piebald head

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having patches of black and white or of other colors; parti-colored.

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Bobbed

The bird bobbed its head

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to move quickly down and up: to bob the head.

to indicate with such a motion: to bob a greeting.

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Nimble

Nimble as a monkey

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quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid: nimble feet.

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