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Java Games: Flashcards, matching, concentration, and word search. |
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| intrepid | bold, fearless |
| lambaste | to criticize harshly |
| leer | (v.) to give a sly or lustful look; (n.) the term for such sly or lustful looks |
| moiety | portion; piece |
| oblique | having a slanting position or direction |
| obstinate | stubborn; inflexible |
| obsequious | excessively willing to serve, overly submissive, servile |
| panache | a plume of feathers; flamboyance |
| pastoral | simple, peaceful |
| patrician | a person of high social rank |
| plaintive | expressing sorrow; melancholy, mournful, sad |
| quintessence | purest example of something |
| recompense | a repayment or reward |
| repartee | a quick, witty reply |
| resplendent | dazzling, splendid, very bright |
| retinue | group of followers |
| ribaldry | vulgar language or humor |
| riposte | sharp, swift response |
| salubrious | promoting health or welfare; wholesome |
| scabbard | a sheath or case to hold a sword |
| scullion | a kitchen servant |
| sequestered | set apart, separated |
| slander | (n.) to lie about anothers character; (v.) term for such lies about anothers character |
| stentorian | very loud |
| stoic | calm; unexcitable |
| tremulously | tremblingly |
| truckle | a low position; to cringe or submit |
| tumult | noisy commotion; confusion |
| whelp | young animal |
| zephyr | a soft, gentle breeze |
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