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NUMBER the STARS (Vocab.) #1
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| lanky, adj. | long and thin (Ant. is STOCKY) |
| stocky, adj. | thick for its height (Ant. is LANKY) |
| stern, adj./n. | severe; strict; harsh; the back part of a ship/boat |
| contempt, n. | the feeling that a person, act, or thing is mean, low, or worthless; SCORN; disrespect for the decisions of a law court |
| sulk, v./n. | hold aloof or distant in a sad or sullen manner; a fit of such pouting behavior |
| defiantly, adv. | in a challenging way; openly resisting |
| obstinate, adj. | not giving in; stubborn; hard to control or treat |
| hoodlum, n. | thug (SLANG), ruffian, young rowdy |
| sabotage, v./n. | to damage or destroy deliberately (against enemy or employer); damage done to slow down a nation's war effort |
| impassive, adj. | without feeling or emotion; unmoved |
| jubilee, n. | a 25th or 50th anniversary; a time of rejoicing or great joy |
| dawdle, v. | waste time; loiter; idle; LINGER |
| ration, n./v. | fixed allowance of food; portion of anything dealt out; ALLOTMENT; distribute in limited amounts |
| haughtily, adv. | in a proud and scornful (thinking beneath or inferior) manner; DISDAINFULLY |
| curfew, n. | the ringing of a bell at a fixed time every evening or any specified time that people should be indoors or off the streets |
| glower, v./n. | to stare angrily; scowl; an angry or sullen look |
| bellow, v./n. | to roar like a bull; shout angrily; an instrument for producing a strong current of air for blowing fires or sounding an organ |
| dismay, n./v. | loss of courage; make afraid |
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