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acquire v. | To buy or get |
clammy adj. | covered with cold, sticky wetness |
disgrace n. / v. | 1. Something that is so bad or wrong that people should feel ashamed 2. To do something so bad that people lose respect for you or your family |
incredulous adj. | showing unbelief; unwilling or unable to believe something |
sagely adv. | wisely |
nonchalantly adv. | Doing something in such a calm way that you do not seem interested or worried about it |
incidentally adv. | apart or aside from the main subject; by the way; used when adding information to what you have said or written |
reckless adj. | Not caring or worrying about danger or about the bad results of your behavior |
rarities n. | unique, rare things that are valuable or interesting because they do not happen or exist very often |
gingerly adv. | Doing something slowly and with great care or worry because it might be dangerous of painful |
irresistibly | Doing something in a way that makes it so attractive or desirable that someone can't stop wanting it |
glaring adj. / v | 1. very harsh or bright 2. looking at someone/something angrily for a long time |
unfathomable adj. | difficult or impossible to understand |
roguishly adv. | acting like a rascal; being amused at doing something slightly bad |
stocky adj. | short, solid and heavy looking |
stalked v. | followed quietly or watched someone to spy on them or to kill them |
bawl v. | To cry loudly |
muttered v. | 1. To speak quietly or in a low voice because you don't want people to hear you 2. To complain about something without saying clearly and openly what you think |
scatterbrained adj. | Not thinking in a practical way, so that you forget or lose things |
scowl v. / n. | 1. To look at someone in an angry way 2. An angry or disapproving look on someone's face |