Pocket Dictionary
Ace - expert, champion
Agility - quick movement
Ambush - surprise attack
Anxious - nervous, worried
Apprehensive - fearful, uneasy
Arrogant - self-important, proud
Ashore - on land
Assumption - belief, guess
Awful - terrible, very bad
Barren - empty, lifeless
Bleak - hopeless, cold
Casually - without care
Cautious - careful, alert
Clutch - grab tightly
Cocky - overly confident
Concede - admit, give up
Constantly - always, repeatedly
Consequently - as a result
Crucial - very important
Cower - shrink back
Darn - mild swear
Deceive - mislead, trick
Deliberately - on purpose
Devour - eat greedily
Echo - repeated sound
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Emphasize - highlight, stress
Envy - jealousy, resentment
Errand - short task
Evacuate - leave safely
Extort - forcefully demand
Fanatical - extreme, obsessed
Flinch - recoil, draw back
Flogged - beaten hard
Frankly - honestly, openly
Furious - very angry
Gaze - long look
Gleaming - shining, bright
Glimpse - quick look
Grudge - long resentment
Guilt - regret, remorse
Hassle - bother, trouble
Hazy - unclear, foggy
Heinous - extremely evil
Implement - carry out
Jubilant - extremely happy
Justify - explain, support
Lad - young boy
Lenient - soft, forgiving
Lurking - hiding, sneaky
Majestic - grand, impressive
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Melancholy - sad, gloomy
Menacing - threatening, dangerous
Mince - chop finely
Mitigate - reduce, lessen
Pathetic - pitiful, sad
Pervert - immoral person
Restrain - hold back
Resentful - bitter, angry
Scamper - run quickly
Serene - calm, peaceful
Sobbed - cried hard
Sprinter - fast runner
Strolled - walked slowly
Stray - wander off
Terrified - very scared
Vanished - disappeared suddenly
Vacate - leave, empty
Vivid - clear, detailed
Vitality - energy, life
Whipped - beaten, hit
Will - desire, decision
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