Tuck Everlasting Flashcards

(73 cards)

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Ambled

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Walking in a slow easy pace

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Tangent

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Go off in a different direction

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Bovine

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Having to do with cows

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Infinite

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Endless; never ending; no limit

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Meager

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Thin; poor; small amount

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Forlorn

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Neglected; left alone; unhappy; ignored; sad

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Accessible

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Easy to get to; easy to reach

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Brooch

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Piece of jewelry attached to a pin

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Melancholy

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Sad; gloomy; depressed

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Rueful

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Regretful; sorrowful

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Grimace

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Facial expression that shows pain

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Exasperated

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Annoyed; irritated; impatient

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Apologetic

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Making excuses

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Jaunty

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Stylish

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Self-deprecation

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Self-Putdown

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Retorted

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Replied sharply and quickly

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Galling

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Causes irritation

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Pruned

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Well trimmed trees or bushes

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Plaintively

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Sad; begging; whining

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Implored

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Ask seriously and earnestly

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Faltered

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Hesitated; stopped briefly

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Peculiar

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Odd; unusual

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Scornful

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Look down on; dislike; disapprove

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Parson

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Pastor

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Elated
Full of joy; exuberant
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Shimmered
Shiny; reflected light
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Receded
Away into distance
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Hoarding
Store something away for later use
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Colander
Strainer; drainer
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Scoured
Scrubbed; cleaned by hard rubbing
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Indomitable
Not able to be conquered or beaten; always the winner
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Eddies
Small whirl pool -ex. water, dust, or leaves
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Perilous
Dangerous
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Cavernous
Very large; like a cave
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Disarray
Very messy; disorderly
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Luxurious
Costly; great abundance
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Decisively
With certainty; no questions
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Rigid
Stiff; firm; unbending
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Anguish
Extreme pain; mental or physical pain
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Lingered
Stayed behind; not wanting to leave
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Earnestly
Seriously; importantly
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Barbarian
Uncivilized type of person
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Illiterates
People who can't read or write
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Constable
Sherif
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Wheezed
Breathing with difficulty; whistling sound it makes
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Roust
Wake someone from a sound sleep
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In cahoots
Partnership, usually for something bad
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Teeming
Crowded; full; swarming
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Reasserting
Declare firmly again
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Searing
Extremely hot
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Contentedly
Happily; satisfied with what we have
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Parlor
Living room
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Gesture
Hand motions used to express something
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Ignorant
Lacking knowledge or training in a situation
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Petulance
Unreasonable; irritation over something small - temper tantrum
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Unflinchingly
Totally unmoving; like a statue
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Entranced
Fascinated; nearly hypnotized
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Mingled
Mixed together
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Acrid
Something sharp or biting to taste or smell
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Exertion
Action or effort of doing something
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Parched
Extremely dry
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Ponderous
Great weight; heavy; massive
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Gentility
Well-mannered; elegant
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Reluctantly
Unwillingly; uncertainly
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Prostrate
Lie flat down on either stomach or back
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Ebbed
Fade away slowly
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Sedately
Calmly; quietly; slowly
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Unwittingly
Unknowingly; not purposely
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Constricted
Squeezed; tightened; strangled
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Wistful
Wishful longing; thoughtful
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Staunchly
Firmly; strongly support
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Revulsion
Filled with disgust; disliking
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Verandah
Long front porch, usually covered