hobbit 3 Flashcards

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portcullis

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a heavy iron grating suspended by chains

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gnawingly

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filled with sensation of dull, constant pain, especially of hunger

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dreary

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gloom, cheerless, depressing

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abominable

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nasty disgusting, vile

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suppressed

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to keep back, restrain, to check or stop

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bulbous

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of shaped like or having a bulb

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loathsome

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disgusting abhorrent detestable

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accursed

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to be under a curse, to be evil, wicked

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flagon

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a container for liquids with a handle a narrow neck, a spout, amd sometimes a lid

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promontory

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a peak of high land just our into a body of water

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ominous

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of or serving as an omen, threatening sinister

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cunning

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skillful or clever, skillful in deception

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lichen

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any of a large group of small plants composed of a particular fungus and a particular alga

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plight

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a condition or state of affairs, a dangerous situation

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parchingly

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very hot, dry, thirsty

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