| word |
definition |
| treacherous |
not safe because of hidden dangers |
| prospect |
a future possible event; something that could happen |
| fierce |
wild or threatening in appearance |
| ineffectively |
uselessly, in vain |
| alarmingly |
filled with sense of danger |
| authoritative |
official, commanding |
| dubiously |
doubtfully |
| embarrassed |
ashamed |
| fluttered |
flapped |
| impatient |
restless |
| squawking |
screaming |
| unpleasant |
not likeable |
| Abandoned |
deserted |
| delirioius |
wild with excitement, enthusiasm |
| authoritative |
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| subdued |
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| shrew |
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| slithered |
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| laboriously |
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| hesitated |
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| abandond |
deserted |
| delirious |
wild with excitement, enthusiasm |
| authoritative |
having due authority; having the sanction or weight of authority |
| subdued |
quiet; inhibited; repressed; controlled |
| shrew |
a woman of violent temper and speech; termagant |
| slithered |
To glide or slide like a reptile |
| laboriously |
requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: |
| hesitated |
to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination |
| illogical |
not logical; contrary to or disregardful of the rules of logic; unreasoning |
| bewilderment |
a confusing maze or tangle, as of objects or conditions |
| rancid |
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, esp. of fats or oils |
| protruded |
to thrust forward; cause to project. |
| banked |
A steep natural incline. |
| capacity |
the ability to receive or contain |
| respite |
a delay or cessation for a time, esp. of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief |
| vantage |
a position, condition, or place affording some advantage or a commanding view. |
| essence |
the basic, real, and invariable nature of a thing or its significant individual feature or features |
| furrowed |
A long, narrow, shallow trench made in the ground by a plow. |
| sentry |
a member of a guard or watch. |
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