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| Hewn | To make, shape, and smooth with cutting bows | The old church was ____ hundreds of years ago by the settlers.
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| Reprieve | To cancel or postpone a punishment. | I broke a lamp, but I was _________ since it was my birthday.
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| Hovel | A small dwelling house. | I just moved into a _____ across the moon and down the way from Adam Sandler.
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| Heedless | Showing a lack of care or attention. | The girls was heedless of the fact that she was robbed by Drew.
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| Blight | Any cause of impairment, destruction, ruin, or frustration. | The ______ was killing all our summer crops.
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| Daft | Silly or foolish. | Travis is sometimes very ____.
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| Writhing | To twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain. | She was ________ in pain after she was kicked in the stomach with a soccer ball.
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| Clambered | Climb out using both feet and hands; climb with effort and difficulty. | The toddler _________ out of the blow up pool. Its sides were almost as tall as him!
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| Debased | Reduced in quality or value. | The African American boycott was inspired by the __________ of the black community.
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| Sonorous | Loud, deep, of full, as a sound. | The preacher has a huge ________ voice. Nobody could mistake him for another.
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| Chasm | A deep fissure in the earth, rock, or another surface. | The _____ that I was climbing up, was about 50 feet tall.
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| Intoning | to utter with a particular tone | While reading a poem, he was intoning each word.
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| Stealthy | Acting sneaky | The assassin was very stealthy when killing Ronald McDonald.
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| Cavorting | to behave in a high-spirited, festive manner | My sister was so happy for her birthday. She was _________ around the house the entire morning.
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| Mottled | Marked with spots or smears of color. | I painted a very beautiful _______ painting.
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| Squalor | a state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant. | After playing in the mud, wasn't allowed in the house because I was _______.
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| Sordidness | dirty or filthy | The __________ of the room was overwhelming. So much that I had to leave the house immediately.
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| Profane | if someone is not acting respectful or orthodox religious. | The boy was so _______. He would graffiti the school lockers.
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| Lithe | Bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible. | The boat felt so _____ as it traveled through the water.
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| Perseverance | steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success. | Through ____________ and determination, Hercules conquered Hades and saved his family.
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| Impertinent | Intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions. | I thought it was very ___________ that Mr. Green just let himself in.
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| Omnipotent | having unlimited power or the ability to do anything | The arrogant king felt as if he were __________.
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| Stifled | to restrain a reaction or to stop oneself from acting on an emotion | Her _______ cries were quiet, after she fell off of her bicycle.
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| Preliminaries | An introduction leading to an event | The _____________ were held in the morning, then a break, then the finals were held later that night.
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| Disdain | to look upon or treat with contempt | My dad looked at me with disdain after I broke our fence.
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| Listlessly | having little to no interest in something | My brother listlessly finished his math homework.
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| Taut | stretched or pulled tight; no slack. | When I was done with my daily workout, my body was very ____.
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| Dawdle | To waste time | The young boy was _______ around the house, acting as if no one was there but himself.
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| Meander | A winding curve or bend | “Around the _______ and into the boat,” proclaimed Reverend Griffin.
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| Apocalypse | any universal or widespread disaster. | The zombie __________ will never happen.
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