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Root Word: Phon

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Sound

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Root Word: Corp/Carn

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Flesh/Body

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Root Word: Manu

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Hand

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Root Word: Gen

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Race, Birth, Produced

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Root Word: Rota/Volv

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To turn like a wheel

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Riveter

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A tool that tightens things

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Aloof

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not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.

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Liniment

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a liquid or lotion, especially one made with oil, for rubbing on the body to relieve pain.

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Sullenness

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behavior in which you are angry and unwilling to smile or be pleasant to people:

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Apraised

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assess the value or quality of.

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Crestfallen

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Sad or disappointed

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Writhed

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make continual twisting, squirming movements, or contortions of the body.

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Retorted

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say something in answer to a remark or accusation, typically in a sharp, angry, or wittily incisive manner.

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Woodenly

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stiffly or awkwardly in movement or manner.

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Monotonous

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tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest.

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Bindle

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bag, sack, or carrying device, associated with hobos

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Mottled

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Marked with spots or smears of color

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Recumbent

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A person who is laying

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Morosely

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In a bad mood, without talking very much

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Brusquely

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Abruptly, angrily, or in a blunt manner or speech

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Pantomime

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Imitating movement

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Imperiously

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In a domineering or haughty manner

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Scourge

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A person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering

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Mollified

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Soothed, appeased, or calmed

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Pugnacious

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Eager or quick to argue/fight

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Flounced

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Move in an exaggerated or angry way

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Complacently

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With self satisfaction, smugly

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