The Red Pony Vocabulary Flashcards

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Stern

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Hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character

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Contemplative

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Persistently thoughtful

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Trotted

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To go at a quick, steady pace, move briskly, hurry

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Hampered

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To prevent the free movement, actions, or progress of

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Murmurs

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A low, continuous sound, indistinct voices

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Protest

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Objection, disapproval

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Contrast

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To compare to show unlikeness or difference

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Admiration

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A feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval

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Superiority

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Higher in station, rank, degree or importance

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Shrieked

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a loud, sharp, shrill cry

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Sidled

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to move sideways

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Perspective

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a visible scene, especially one extending to a distance

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Paisano

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a rustic or peasant of Spanish dissent

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Impatient

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not accepting delay, opposition, restless in desire

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Fascination

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a power or action of great interest or attraction

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Brutal

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crude, coarse, harsh, demanding

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Scuffling

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to go or move in a hurried confusion