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parts of spech
one side | other side |
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indignantly | angrily aroused by something mean |
Commence | Begin; start |
Benevolently | Characterized by doing good; kindly |
Ominous | Menacing; threatening |
Gnarled | Rugged and roughed' as from an old age or work |
Impunity | Freedom from punishment or injury |
Reverently | In a way that shows respect or awe |
wallow | indulge in |
vile | bitter regret |
Credulity | gullibility: the tendency to believe something too easily |
remorse | disgusting |
jubilation | rejoicing |
zeal | great enthusiasm or devotion |
Grimace | A facial expression of pain and disgust |
Invulnerable | Impossible to hurt |
Impart | To make known |
foreboding | a feeling that something bad is about to happen |
appalled | horrified |
loathe | to hate |
Vault | To jump or leap |
Tentatively | In an uncertain or hesitant way |
arresting | Capturing attention; striking |
Sober | To make serious or solemn |
Surveying | looking over carefully; inspecting |
inarticulate | speechless |
Naturalist | A person who studies living things by observing them directly |
Circumstance | A condition; a financial situation |
Provocation | something that irritates or stirs to action |
Dexterity | Skill and grace in physical movement |
pandemonium | noise and confusion |
oppression | the act of keeping someone down through harsh and unjust use of power |
ostentatiously | with great show or exaggeration |
conspicuous | obvious |
Fate | A power that is supposed to determine the course of events |
disgruntled | irritated |
Pungent | sharp and irritating to the senses |
Ajar | partially open |
Malodorous | Having a bad odor |
Impromptu | Done on the spur of the moment;unplanned |
Ponder | To think or to consider carefully and thoroughly |
Rafter | A wooden beam that supports a roof |
Retort | Sharp, witty reply |
Tremor | A shakeout or a vibrating movement, nervous trembling quiver. |
Benefactor | A person who gives friendly aid |
Recessed | Indented or hollowed-out space |
Probe | To investigate or to explore by touch; search |
Beckon | To signal to come by nodding or waving |
Adversary | An opponent |
Spirited | full of life and vigor |
peril | dangerous |