Tuck Everlasting Flashcards

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Ambled

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Walking in a slow easy pace

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Tangent

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Go off in a different direction

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Bovine

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Having to do with cows

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Infinite

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Endless; never ending; no limit

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Meager

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Thin; poor; small amount

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Forlorn

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Neglected; left alone; unhappy; ignored; sad

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Accessible

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Easy to get to; easy to reach

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Brooch

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Piece of jewelry attached to a pin

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Melancholy

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Sad; gloomy; depressed

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Rueful

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Regretful; sorrowful

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Grimace

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Facial expression that shows pain

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Exasperated

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Annoyed; irritated; impatient

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Apologetic

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Making excuses

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Jaunty

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Stylish

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Self-deprecation

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Self-Putdown

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Retorted

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Replied sharply and quickly

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Galling

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Causes irritation

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Pruned

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Well trimmed trees or bushes

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Plaintively

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Sad; begging; whining

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Implored

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Ask seriously and earnestly

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Faltered

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Hesitated; stopped briefly

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Peculiar

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Odd; unusual

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Scornful

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Look down on; dislike; disapprove

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Parson

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Pastor

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Elated

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Full of joy; exuberant

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Shimmered

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Shiny; reflected light

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Receded

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Away into distance

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Hoarding

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Store something away for later use

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Colander

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Strainer; drainer

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Scoured

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Scrubbed; cleaned by hard rubbing

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Indomitable

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Not able to be conquered or beaten; always the winner

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Eddies

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Small whirl pool -ex. water, dust, or leaves

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Perilous

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Cavernous

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Very large; like a cave

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Disarray

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Very messy; disorderly

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Luxurious

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Costly; great abundance

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Decisively

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With certainty; no questions

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Rigid

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Stiff; firm; unbending

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Anguish

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Extreme pain; mental or physical pain

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Lingered

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Stayed behind; not wanting to leave

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Earnestly

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Seriously; importantly

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Barbarian

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Uncivilized type of person

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Illiterates

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People who can’t read or write

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Constable

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Wheezed

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Breathing with difficulty; whistling sound it makes

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Roust

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Wake someone from a sound sleep

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In cahoots

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Partnership, usually for something bad

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Teeming

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Crowded; full; swarming

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Reasserting

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Declare firmly again

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Searing

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Extremely hot

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Contentedly

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Happily; satisfied with what we have

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Parlor

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Living room

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Gesture

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Hand motions used to express something

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Ignorant

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Lacking knowledge or training in a situation

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Petulance

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Unreasonable; irritation over something small - temper tantrum

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Unflinchingly

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Totally unmoving; like a statue

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Entranced

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Fascinated; nearly hypnotized

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Mingled

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Mixed together

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Acrid

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Something sharp or biting to taste or smell

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Exertion

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Action or effort of doing something

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Parched

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Extremely dry

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Ponderous

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Great weight; heavy; massive

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Gentility

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Well-mannered; elegant

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Reluctantly

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Unwillingly; uncertainly

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Prostrate

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Lie flat down on either stomach or back

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Ebbed

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Fade away slowly

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Sedately

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Calmly; quietly; slowly

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Unwittingly

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Unknowingly; not purposely

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Constricted

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Squeezed; tightened; strangled

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Wistful

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Wishful longing; thoughtful

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Staunchly

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Firmly; strongly support

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Revulsion

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Filled with disgust; disliking

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Verandah

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Long front porch, usually covered