The Shining 2/6/15 Flashcards

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Remonstarting

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Pleading in protest

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Sanguine

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Cheerfully optimistic

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Topiary

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Shrubs or trees clipped into ornamental shapes

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Mundane

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Ordinary; dull

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Solemnly

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Seriously

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Sentinel

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A soldier or guard

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Scornfully

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With extreme contempt

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Peremptorily

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In a commanding tone

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Ostentatiously

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Done in a very obvious way so that people will notice

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Flambeaux

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A large ornamental candlestick

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Bemused

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Puzzled; confused

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Deferentially

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Respectfully

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Anachronistic

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Chronologically misplaced

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Macadamized

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Covered a road, or street, with small, broken stones and asphalt

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Derisively

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Mockingly

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Demurely

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Modestly

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Nettled

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Annoyed; irritated

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Lecherous

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Having or showing excessive or offensive sexual desire

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Baleful

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Menacing; ominous

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Codicil

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An addition or supplement