ENGL 111 THE LOST CHILD Flashcards

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Alleys

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Narrow roads or path bw buildings

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Swarm

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Large group of people all moving together

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Warren

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The underground home of rabbits

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Fair

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A large event where good are brought and sold and where thwre is often entertainment

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5
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Brimming

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Being very full of something

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Lagged

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Moved slowly that one is behind other people

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Lingering

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Taking a long time to leave

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8
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Suppress

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To prevent smthg from being expressed

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Stare

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To look at something or someone without moving ones eyes

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10
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Tyrant

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A powerful or cruel ruler

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Quelled

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Stopped

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12
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Pouting

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Pushing upper lip forward to express anger

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Weary

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Very tired

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Bowering

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Providing a cool shady place with plants and leaves growing together

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Ebbing

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Gradually decreasing

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Eddy

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Move around in a circular motion

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Tributary

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A stream or river that flows into a large rive

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Mirage

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A strange effect caused by hot air in which you think you can see something that are not there

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Chaperon

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Someone or something that protects you

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Pent up

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Not freely expressed

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Capers

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short jumping or dancing movements

22
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Hawked

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Sold goods informally in public spaces

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Heeded

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Paid attention

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Irresistibly

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Unable to refuse

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Implacable

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Something that is too strong or impossible to change

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Languid

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Moving in a slow lazy and peaceful manner

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Overwhelming

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Difficult yo fight against

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Coarse

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Not smooth or soft

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Convulsed

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Shook violently in a way one could not control

30
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Surging

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Moving forward very quickly

31
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Importunate

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Always asking for smthng in an annoying way

32
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Reiterated

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Said smthng again once or sveral times

33
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Disconsolate

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Feeling extremely sad or hopeless