Vocabulary Flashcards

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attentively

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while paying close attention

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dismay

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alarm and distress

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dominion

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control, dominance

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ferociously

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in a savagely fierce, cruel, or violent manner; cruelly

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grit

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courage and resolve; strength of character

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intent

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having the attention sharply fixed on something

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resigned

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accepted something unpleasant that one cannot do anything about

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respite

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a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant

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sporadic

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scattered; happening at irregular times or only in a few places

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stupor

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to be in a daze, unaware