"Gift of the Magi"
"The Most Dangerous Game"
"The Scarlet Ibis"
Of Mice and Men
Potpourri
100
to diminish in value over a period of time
What is depreciate?
100
lazily
What is indolently?
100
in a gloomy, silent, surly way
What is sullenly?
100
stiffly, without spirit
What is woodenly?
100
mockery or ridicule
What is derision?
200
cautiousness
What is prudence?
200
accorded a great deal of respect, esp. because of age, wisdom, or character
What is venerable?
200
silly; not as serious as the occasion requires
What is frivolous?
200
depressed, dejected
What is crestfallen?
200
to walk heavily
What is lumber?
300
pure; without unnecessary ornamentation; simple
What is chaste?
300
having or showing tenacity and grim persistence
What is doggedly?
300
damaged; destroyed; ruined, destroyed or caused by decline or decay.
What is blighted?
300
abrupt in manner; blunt, rough
What is brusque?
300
an opinion different from accepted belief
What is heresy?
400
apparently attractive but having in reality no value
What is meretricious?
400
a feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action
What are scruples?
400
to detect by carefully looking; to perceive or recognize (something)
What is discern?
400
quarrelsome; inclined to fight
What is pugnacious?
400
able to be touched or felt
What is palpable?
500
critical observation or examination
What is scrutiny?
500
characterized by or showing interest or concern
What is solicitous?
500
inability to make a mistake
What is infallibility?
500
feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected
What is consternation?
500
expressing extreme dislike or disdain; scornfully
What is contemptuously?
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