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skittish

: lively or frisky in action : capricious

: easily frightened : restive

: marked by extreme caution : wary

100

assure

: to give confidence to

100

engagement

: an arrangement to meet or be present at a specified time and place

100

windbag

: an exhaustively talkative person

100

boa constrictor

: a tropical American boa (Boa constrictor synonym Constrictor constrictor) that is light brown barred or mottled with darker brown and reaches a length of 10 feet (3 meters) or more

200

warpath

: the route taken by a party of American Indians going on a warlike expedition or to a war

: a hostile or combative course of action or frame of mind

200

vicariously

: experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another

200

musclehead

:a muscular man, esp. one who is involved in bodybuilding, weight lifting, etc.

:a dull, stupid person

200

den

: a comfortable usually secluded room

200

demented

: mad, insane

: affected by or exhibiting cognitive dementia

300

ranting

: to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

: to scold vehemently

: to utter in a bombastic declamatory fashion

300

probing

: to search into and explore very thoroughly

300

function

: professional or official position : occupation

: the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists : purpose

: any of a group of related actions contributing to a larger action

: to have a function : serve

: to carry on a function or be in action : operate

300

tantrum

: a fit of bad temper

300

hay-baling

:to tie up something tightly into bales

400

efficiency

: the quality or degree of being efficient

: efficient operation

: effective operation as measured by a comparison of production with cost (as in energy, time, and money)

: the ratio of the useful energy delivered by a dynamic system to the energy supplied to it

400

preppy

: relating to, characteristic of, or being a preppy

: relating to or being a style of dress characterized especially by classic clothing and neat appearance

400

beanpole

: a pole up which bean vines may climb

: a tall thin person

400

trait

: a distinguishing quality (as of personal character)

: an inherited characteristic

400

menaced

: a show of intention to inflict harm : threat

: one that represents a threat : danger

: an annoying person

500

maneuver

: to make a series of changes in direction and position for a specific purpose

500

circumstances

: a piece of evidence that indicates the probability or improbability of an event (such as a crime)

500

legit

: accordant with law or with established legal forms and requirements

: being exactly as intended or presented : not spurious or false

: being an actual example of something specified

: genuinely good, impressive, or capable of success

: conforming to recognized principles or accepted rules and standards

500

dissed

: to treat with disrespect or contempt : insult

: to find fault with : criticize

500

stammering

: to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter: to utter with involuntary stops or repetitions

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