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Sign of the Beaver 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| incomprehensible | impossible to comprehend or understand |
| abruptly | in a sudden and unexpected way He left abruptly. |
| glinted | to give off reflection in brilliant flashes; to look quickly or briefly |
| glowered | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| hastily | in haste : HURRIEDLY |
| Patience | to wait for something calmly |
| Scorn | the feeling or belief that something is worthless. |
| Disdain | Something you feel is not worthy of respect |
| dumbfounded | to confound (see CONFOUND sense 1) briefly and usually with astonishment |
| spliced | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands; to unite (two lengths of magnetic tape, photographic film, etc.) by overlapping and securing together two ends |
| snare | something by which one is entangled, involved in difficulties, or impeded, a trap to catch small animals |
| nonchalantly | in a casual way that shows a relaxed lack of concern or interest |