Spelathon Flashcards

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mysterious

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difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify

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2
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matted

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a tangled mess

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3
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tendrils

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long, thin sections of a plant that often twist around an object or another plant.

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4
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fastenings

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objects that attach objects firmly to other things

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5
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awakening

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waking from sleep.

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6
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witness

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someone who sees an event and reports what happened

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7
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presiding

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in charge of an event

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8
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attempted

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to try to something new

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9
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restrain

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to hold back and prevent an action you want to do

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10
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contempt

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To show little or no respect for someone or something. because you feel that a person or a thing is beneath you

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11
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angel

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a messenger from God, or a very good person

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12
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dialect

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a different way of speaking the same language in a different part of a country (e.g. Yorkshire)

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13
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disagreeable

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not pleasing; bad-tempered

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14
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furious

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very angry

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15
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handsome

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good-looking (usually for a boy or a man)

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16
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magic

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something strange that can make wonderful, unusual things happen

17
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wander

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to walk slowly with no special plan

18
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whisper

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to speak very softly and quietly

19
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surly

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20
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fretful

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feeling or expressing distress or irritation; miserable

21
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sallow

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when a person has a sickly, yellowish colour

22
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vexed

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annoyed, frustrated, or worried

23
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meddle

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to involve oneself in other people’s affairs without being asked; infere

24
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conceited

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excessively proud of oneself; vain, arrogant

25
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hysterical

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uncontrollably emotional

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