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| abruptly (adverb) - suddenly and unexpectedly |
| absent (verb) - not present; away from where one usually is; missing |
| accurately (adverb) - correctly; perfectly; carefully and precisely |
| acquiring (adjective) - getting; obtaining |
| appetizing (adjective) - tasteful; appealing to the taste; delicious |
| auditorium (noun) - a large room or building where people gather for a performance or speech |
| avarice (noun) - greed; envy; the wish to acquire great riches |
| baton (noun) - a thin rod or stick used by a conductor in leading an orchestra |
| beckoning (verb) - calling; signaling to come, as with a hand gesture |
| brimful (adjective) - full to the top |
| bristles (noun) - something made of or resembling a hair (as on a toothbrush) - (verb) - becomes stiff or tense with anger |
| complications (noun) - things that make a situation more difficult or harder |
| confidence (noun) - a sense of assurance, faith, or trust in a person or thing, or in oneself |
| corridor (noun) - a hall or passageway |
| cotton batting (noun) - sheets of cotton used for padding |
| cranium (noun) - the part of the skull that encloses and protects the brain |
| crescent (noun) - a shape that looks like part of a circle |
| crockery (noun) - dishes and pots |
| desperately (adverb) - wildly; frantically; madly; hopelessly |
| devouring (verb) - eating or swallowing in a greedy way |
| echo (noun) - the repeating of a sound caused by the bouncing of sound waves from a surface |
| elixir (noun) - a medicine believed to cure diseases |
| evident (adjective) - easily seen or clear |
| exhaustive (adjective) - tiring; complete; thorough |
| gleaming (verb) - shining; flashing; giving out a flash or beam of light |
| glee (noun) - a feeling of delight or joy |
| gutter (noun) - a ditch along the edge of a road, or a pipe under the lower edge of a roof for carrying off water |
| initials (noun) - the first letters in a person's first and last name |
| lozenges (noun) - a small piece of hard candy |
| marmalade (noun) - jam that contains bits of fruit and peel |
| marrons glacés (noun) - candied chestnuts |
| marvelous (adjective) - wonderful; great; amazing; outstanding |
| morsel (noun) - small piece; bit |
| nougat (noun) - a chewy or brittle candy that contains nuts and sometimes chunks of fruit |
| opaque (adjective) - not allowing light to pass through; having a flat, dull appearance |
| persuade (verb) - to cause to do something by using reason or argument; to cause to believe something.; convince |
| practical (adjective) - useful; having to do with real life and experience |
| pretending (verb) - acting in a false way in order to trick; imagining or making believe |
| proprietor (noun) - an owner of a business or store |
| protested (verb) - expressed objection; against; objected |
| quenching (verb) - satisfying a thirst for water |
| reluctantly (adverb) - unwillingly; slowly |
| reproachfully (adverb) - accusingly |
| retorted (verb) - gave a sharp answer |
| revealing (verb) - making known or telling; showing or uncovering |
| rubbish (noun) - material that is thrown away or useless; garbage; foolish talk or writing; nonsense |
| scorn (noun) - a feeling of hatred for someone or something thought of as worthless or evil - (verb) - to treat as hateful or not proper |
| scuffling (verb) - shuffling of feet; fighting or brawling; taking part in a confused fight |
| securely (adverb) - safely; free from harm or worry |
| signal (noun) - sign; a movement, action, or device used to give directions, warning, or other information |
| slyest (adjective) - most clever; trickiest; smartest |
| snatched (verb) - grabbed; yanked; pulled |
| solo (noun) - a performance by one person - (adjective) done by one person |
| spacious (adjective) - having plenty of space |
| spectacles (noun) - eyeglasses |
| spurted (verb) - rushed or shot out in a forced or sudden way; spouted |
| suitable (adjective) - right for the situation or purpose; fitting |
| suspiciously (adverb) - doubtfully; distrustfully |
| swiftly (adverb) - quickly |
| tilted (verb) - slanted; leaning to one side |
| toffee (noun) - a hard candy made from butter and brown sugar |
| tonic (noun) - a medicine that brings back or refreshes one's strength or energy |
| triumphs (noun) - victories; successes |
