Short Stories Vocabulary

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Profusely

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adverb: Exhibiting great abundance; bountiful

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Boisterous

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adjective: Noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy

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Reprimand

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noun: A rebuke, especially an official one

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Civic

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adjective: Relating to a city or town, especially its administration; municipal

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Jovial

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adjective: Cheerful and friendly

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Paraphernalia

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noun: Miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity

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Perfunctory

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adjective: An action or gesture carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection

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Interminably

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adjective: Incapable of being terminated; unending

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Ferocious

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adjective: savagely fierce, cruel, or violent

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Surly

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adjective: Bad-tempered and unfriendly

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Notion

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noun: A concept or belief about something

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Recitation

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noun: The action of repeating something aloud from memory

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Trechary

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noun: Betrayal of trust; deceptive action or nature

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Furtive

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adjective: Attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble

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Cowering

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verb: Crouch down in fear

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Doctrines

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plural noun: A belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a Church, political party, or other group

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Clabber

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noun: Milk that has naturally clotted on souring

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Dasher

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noun: A plunger for agitating cream in a churn

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Heritage

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noun: Property that is or may be inherited; an inheritance

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Trifles

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noun: A thing of little value or importance

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Disdainful

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adjective: Showing contempt or lack of respect

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Acquiescence

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noun: The reluctant acceptance of something without protest

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Detained

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verb: Keep (someone) from proceeding; holding back

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Shabby

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adjective: In poor condition through long or hard use or lack of care

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Indecisive

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adjective: Not settling on an issue

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Scrutinized

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verb: examine or inspect closely and thoroughly

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Apprehensive

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adjective: Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen

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Incisively

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adjective: (Of a person or mental process) intelligently analytical clear thinking

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Evasion

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noun: The action of evading something

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Facetiously

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adjective: Joking or jesting often inappropriately

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Pungent

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adjective: Having a sharply strong taste or smell

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Solemnity

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noun: The state or quality of being serious and dignified

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Pawn

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noun: A chess piece of the smallest size and value

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Benevolently

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adjective: To have a desire to be good

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Prodigy

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noun: A person, especially a young one, endowed with exceptional qualities or abilities

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Malodorous

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adjective: Smelling very unpleasant

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Retort

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verb: Say something in answer to remark or accusation

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Concessions

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noun: A thing that is granted, especially in response to demands