Hobbit Lesson 3 Flashcards

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Dreary

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Causing unhappiness or sad feeling: not warm or cheerful

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Abominable

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Very bad or unpleasant

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Loathsome

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Causing feelings of hatred or disgust: very bad

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Accursed

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Having very bad luck: placed under a curse

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Flagon

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A container for liquids that usually has a handle,spout, and a lid.

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Ominous

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Suggesting that something bad is going to happen in the future

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Promontory

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A high area of land or rock that sticks out into the sea

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Bulbous

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Of,shaped like,or having a bulb

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Gnawingly

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Filled sensation of dull,constant pain,especially of hunger

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Parchingly

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Very hot,dry,thirsty

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Suppressed

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To keep back, restrain, to check or stop.

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Cunning

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Skillfulor clever, skillful in deception

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Lichen

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Any or a large group of small plants composed of a particular

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Plight

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A condition or state of affairs, a dangerous situation

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Portcullis

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a heavy iron grating suspended by chains

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