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Stuckey Vocab 1
"The Clay Marble"
Question | Answer |
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to come together | converge |
in a rudely abrupt manner | curtly |
modestly; shyly | demurely |
to advise; to warn | exhort |
showy display or gesture | flourish |
skimpy; lacking substance | meager |
to relax; to become less harsh | relent |
fragments from bombs or other explosives | shrapnel |
muscular; strong | sinewy |
sudden outpouring of words or emotions | spate |
in a fighting, hostile manner | belligerently |
state of change | flux |
rude | insolent |
to prepare for action | mobilize |
supreme power | sovereignty |
restrained | subdued |
piece of durable material used for protecting exposed items | tarpaulin |
pleading; coaxing; persuading | wheedling |
to sort; to separate out the useful part of something | winnow |
to argue | counter |
to leave one area for another | emigrate |
seriously wounded | maimed |
threatening; suggesting evil | ominous |
to withdraw | retreat |
a dreamy state | reverie |
guards | sentries |
motionless; still | stagnant |
to smother; to hold back | stifle |
requiring a great deal of strength and energy | strenuous |