aghast (adjective) - startled; stunned; surprised
anguish (noun) - pain; torment; grief; heartache
astonishment (noun) - the act of being surprised or shocked
colossal (adjective) - very large or great; enormous
coward (noun) - a person without courage
crevice (noun) - a narrow opening as in a rock or wall; crack
curiosity (noun) - the desire to learn or know; interest
dormitory (noun) - a large room with beds for a number of people
dread (noun) - great fear of something about to happen
fiasco (noun) - failure; disaster
gap (noun) - an empty space
glorious (adjective) - very pleasant or enjoyable
greasy (adjective) - oily
gruesome (adjective) awful; hideous; frightful
guzzle (verb) - to drink greedily
horrendous (adjective) - terrible; horrible
impressed (verb) - made a strong impact
lunatic (noun) - someone who is insane or crazy
magnificent (adjective) - very grand or splendid; superb
marvelous (adjective) - wonderful; causing awe or admiration
massive (adjective) - large; huge; tremendous
mum (adjective) - not speaking or telling; quiet; not talking
nook (noun) - a corner of a room
orphan (noun) - a child without parents
orphanage (noun) - a place where orphans live
pace (noun) - a certain way of walking or running
parallel (adjective) - side by side; even
peculiar (adjective) - odd; strange
presume (verb) - to take for granted; suppose; assume; expect
protest (verb) - object; oppose; differ
pub (noun) - a tavern
queer (adjective) - unusual; odd
ravenous (verb) - very hungry
regal (adjective) - of royalty; grand; royal; noble
repulsive (adjective) - disgusting; ugly; nasty
resist (verb) - to fight or work against
rim (noun) - an edge or border
rummage (verb) - to search in a thorough way
rustle - (noun) - a soft crackling sound.......(verb) to make soft crackling sounds
scurry (verb) - to move quickly; hurry
snatch (verb) - to reach for and seize or grab suddenly
spectacle (noun) - something that has been or can be seen; sight
superb (adjective) - outstanding; wonderful; super
supreme (adjective) - having the highest rank; first; chief; main; primary
swarm (verb) - to come together and move in a large group...(noun) a large number of insects
swivel (verb) - to turn or rotate
tact (noun) - courtesy in dealing with others; grace
transfigured (verb) - changed the form or look of something
translucent (adjective) - the ability to see through
tremendous (adjective) - huge; large; enormous
vivid (adjective) - bright; brilliant; colorful

 

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