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Sardonic

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Humorous in an unkind and mocking way that shows you do not respect someone or something
e.g. A sardonic smile

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Linen

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A material used in textile industry
e.g. He wears a linen pants

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Archipelago

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An area of sea in which are small islands
e.g. The Hawaiian archipelago are located in the Pacific ocean

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A snooper

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Someone who snoops = look secretly for private information
e.g. There’s a snoop(er) among us

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To conceal

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To hide, to prevent something from being seen or known about
e.g. Do you conceal something from me?

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A flagon

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Large container, mainly used for alcoholic drinks in the past
e.g. There was flagon of wine on the table

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To flank

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To be at the side of someone or something
e.g. His bodyguard flanked him

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To slop

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To cause a liquid to fall over the edge of a container by making a rough movement
e.g. He slopped his coffee

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To fling

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To suddenly throw something with force
e.g. He flung the snowball in his friend’s head

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Gnarled

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Rough and twisted, especially because of old age or no protection from bas weather
e.g. The woman was gnarled

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To hover

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To stay in the air in one place / to stand somewhere, waiting for something
e.g. The helicopter hovered over me / A waiter hovered at the table

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To scurry

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To move quickly with small and short steps
e.g. the mouse scurried across the floor

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To dismay

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To shock or upset
(noun) being shocked or upset /
A feeling of unhappiness and disappointment
e.g. He was dismayed

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To trample

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To step heavily on someone or something causing damage
e.g. The horse trampled on my foot

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To wring

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To hold something tightly with both hands and twist it by turning your hands in opposing directions
e.g. I wrung the towel

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Dazed

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Very confused and unable to think clearly
e.g. He was dazed after his car crashed into the wall

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A blaze

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A large, strong fire
e.g. There was a blaze in the middle of the room

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To crackle

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To make a lot of short, dry, sharp sounds
e.g. The radio crackled / the fire crackled

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To smuggle

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To take things or people to or from a place secretly and often illegally
e.g. He was caught smuggling drugs out of the US

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To blackmail

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Getting money from people or forcing them to do something by threatening to tell a secret of theirs or to harm them
e.g. They were found guilty of blackmail and sent to prison

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To mingle

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To mix or combine / be mixed or combined
e.g. These flavors mingle well

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To rustle

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To make soft sounds, or to cause something, such a cloth, paper, or leaves, to make soft sounds
e.g. The breeze rustled the leaves

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To outflank

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To attack an enemy from the side or the back / to do better than an opponent by winning an advantage over him
e.g. Apple outflanked Samsung

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To fawn

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To give someone a lot of attention and praise in order to get that person’s approval
e.g. A fawning young man

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Aloof
Not friendly or willing to take part in things e.g. She was rather aloof than shy
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To repel
To push away someone / something from you / a material e.g. Mosquitoes are repelled by lemon
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To gabble
To speak quickly and not clearly so that it is difficult to understand e.g. Some people gabble a lot
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To drown out
(of a sound) to be loud enough to block the sound of something else / e.g. he spoke to drown out the silence in the room
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Bland
Lacking a strong or particular flavor; not showing any interest or energy e.g. A bland face
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To shush
To (cause to) stop talking or making a noise e.g. I whish your children could shush
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To inquire
To ask for information e.g. He inquired about this
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To flaunt
To show or make obvious something you are proud of in order to get admiration e.g. He has a lot of money but he doesn't flaunt it
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To tramp
To walk, especially long distances or with heavy steps e.g. He tramped in the streets
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A hum
(also a verb) a continuous low noise e.g. The hum of conversations
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Surrogate
(adj or noun) replacing someone else or used instead of something else e.g. We are father and mother surrogate to them all
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Grim
Worrying, without hope / very serious and sad e.g. A grim smile
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Adament
Impossible to persuade, or unwilling to change an opinion or a decision e.g. He was adamant about his decision
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Swift (adj)
Happening or moving quickly or within a short time, especially in a smooth and easy way e.g. Things are moving too swiftly
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To place
To recognize someone or remember where you have seen someone and how you know them e.g. I don't place him
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To sow
To put seeds in the ground so it will grow / to cause a bad emotion or condition to begin somewhere so that it will grow or continue e.g. You've sown doubts and suspicion
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To bribe
To give someone money or something of value to persuade him to do something you want e.g. He can easily be bribed
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A fabric
Cloth or material for making clothes e.g. Linen and wool are very good fabrics
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To flush
(verb, noun) Becoming red in the face, especially because of strong emotions, heat or alcohol e.g. The flush of anger
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To grasp
To take quickly something in your hands, and hold it firmly e.g. He grasped his flagon
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A tune
A series of musical notes (= a melody) e.g. I remember this tune!
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A hare
An animal like a large rabbit that can run very fast and has long ears e.g. I saw a hare this morning
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Cinnamon
Brown powder used as a spice for food (= cannelle) e.g. a cinnamon stick
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To waft
To (cause to) move gently through the air e.g. A cinnamon odour wafted in the room
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Fiercely
In a frightening, violent or powerful way e.g. , so fiercely did he grip his water flagon
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A stirring
The beginning of something such as an emotion or a thought e.g. An uncomfortable stirring sounded around the table
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A scarecrow
A fake body put in fields to frighten crows (or any bird) e.g. There was a scarecrow in the field
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Rugged
For a man's face : strong and rough For land: uneven and wild ; not easy to travel over e.g. She fell for his rugged face
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Guile
The practice of deceiving people or using other dishonest methods to achieve your aims, or the ability to deceive people for this purpose e.g. The president will need to use all his political guile to stay in power
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Lure
The power that someone / something has that makes him / her / it attractive. e.g. The lure of money
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Rictus
An expression in which someone shows their teeth in a smile, but looks strange or in pain rather than looking happy or relaxed e.g. His smile stiffened into a rictus
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Brim
The very top edge of a container e.g. Water slopped over the brim onto the linen
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Sopping (adj)
Extremely wet e.g. A sopping towel
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Lilting (adj)
(of a voice or a piece of music) Rising and falling in a regular or rhythmic and pleasant to listen to way e.g. The music was lilting
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foe (noun)
An enemy e.g. The Duke's foes
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Plump (adj)
Polite word for fat e.g. A plump chicken
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A thorn
A small, sharp pointed growth on the stem of a plant e.g. These plants have no thorns
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Carrion
Dead or decaying flesh e.g. All of our birds are carrion-eaters
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A cue
A signal for someone to do something. On cue: smthing happens on cue when it happens just after someone has said or thought it would happen e.g. The young woman had spoken on cue
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A magnate
A person who is very rich and successful in business or industry e.g. The water magnate was scowling
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A scum
A layer of unpleasant or unwanted material that has formed on the top of a liquid e.g. The lake was covered with a grey scum
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To rasp
To make a rough unpleasant sound, especially while breathing or feeding A rasp: une lime (a bois, métal, etc) e.g. The man rasped
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To toy with something
To consider something or doing something, but not in a very serious way, and without making a decision e.g. Leto toyed with a fork
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A yeast
A type of fungus (=champignon) that is used in making alcoholic drinks such as beer and wine, and for making bread swell and become light (= de la levure) e.g. Mushroom-yeast
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Offhand (adj)
Not friendly, and showing little interest in other people in a way that seems slightly rude. Not showing or not done with much thought or consideration e.g. An offhand attitude
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A concomitant
Something that happens with something else and is connected with it e.g. This planet has much oxygen without it's usual concomitants
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The epicanthic fold
The epicanthic fold: the skin of the upper eyelid that covers the inner corner of the eye e.g. A touch if epicanthic fold to the eye
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Uneasiness
(= unease) a feeling of being worried about something. Contrary of ease (= comfort) e.g. An event caused a widespread unease amongst passagers
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Lumpy (adj)
Covered with or containing lumps (a solid mass without a regular or particular shape) e.g. His lumpy ugliness
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Flowery (adj)
Decorated with pictures of flowers / If a speech or writing style is flowery, it uses too many complicated words or phrases in an attempt to sound skilful e.g. None of us can surpass him in flowery phrases
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A dollop
A small amount of something soft, especially food e.g. A dollop of ice cream / Perhaps you've a dollop of wisdom for the boy
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To stir
To mix a liquid or other substance by moving an object such as a spoon in circular pattern / To move or to cause something to move slightly / To cause trouble intentionally between other people, especially by telling false or secret information / If something stirs you, it makes you feel a strong emotion e.g. Halleck stirred, and began to speak
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A claw
One of the sharp curved nails at the end of each of the toes of some animals and birds e.g. Our cat likes to sharpen her claws on the legs of the dining table
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A hilt
The handle of a sharp-pointed weapon such as a sword e.g. She removed her hand from the crysknife hilt
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Potent (adj)
Very powerful, forceful or effective e.g. You serve potent drink at table
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To swear
Swear / swore /sworn e.g. The Duke has sworn
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Straw (noun)
The dried, yellow stems (=tige) of crops such as wheat, used as food for animals or as a layer on the ground for animals to lie on e.g. A bale of straw
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To boast
To speak too proudly or happily about what you have done or what you own e.g. Parents enjoy boasting about their children's achievement
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To wrestle
To fight with someone (especially as a sport) by holding them and trying to throw them to the ground e.g. The police officer tackled the man and wrestled him to the ground
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To slip away
To leave secretly / If a period of time slips away, it passes quickly/ If someone's power or the possibility of someone winning or achieving something slips away, it disappears e.g. Time has slipped away
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To tarry
To stay somewhere for longer than expected / than you should and delay leaving e.g. He tarried over his breakfast
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A triffle
An English dessert / A matter of object of little value or importance e.g. I brought a few triffles back from New Zealand
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To mewl
To cry weakly / with a soft high sound e.g. The tired baby mewled
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To curse
To say rude or offensive words about something or someone because you are angry e.g. She was cursing her brother for losing her keys
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Dim (adj)
Not giving or having much light / (verb) to make something become less bright e.g. The dim light
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Dull (adj)
Not clear, bright or shiny / Not interesting or exciting in any way e.g. A dull light bulb
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Gloom
Feeling of unhappiness and loss of hope / Darkness or near to darkness; difficult to see well e.g. She peered into the gloom, but she couldn't see anything
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A stain
A dirty mark on something that is difficult to remove e.g. A blood stain
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To skirt
To go around or move along the edge of something e.g. The Duke skirted the body
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To peer
To look carefully or with difficulty e.g. She peered around the corner
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To tumble
To fall quickly or without control e.g. Her hair tumbled around her face
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To thump
To hit something and cause a noise e.g. Her head thumped against the stone
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To toss
To throw something carelessly e.g. He glanced at the letter and tossed it into the bin
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The brow
The forehead e.g. He wrinkled his brow as he thought
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The perspiration
Polite word for sweat e.g. Drops of perspiration glistened on his brow
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To gloat
To feel or show pleasure because of your own success or good luck, or because of someone else's misfortune (= jubiler) e.g. His ennemies gloated over his death

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