lesson 5

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compel
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force, against your will
I was ___ out of the room
toil with
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busy with hard work
eight servants, including an extra gardener, ___ all day with mops and scrubbing-brushes
fondle
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scratch, rub, squish, play with
where she ___ dog's weatherproof coat with rapture.
pastoral
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associated with peacful, biblical images
We drove over to Fifth Avenue, so warm and soft, almost ___, on the summer Sunday afternoon
wistful, forlorn
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rather sad, yearning //wf
he approved of me and wanted me to like him with some harsh, defiant ___ of his own.
defiant
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blazing, brave, undefeatable
he approved of me and wanted me to like him with some harsh, ___ wistfulness of his own.
fractious
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moody, capricious, fanciful
His speaking voice, a gruff husky tenor, added to the impression of ___ he conveyed.
apron
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a piece of clothing used to cover you from dirt and oil
lead
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soft toxic metal used for bullets
obtrusive
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annoying, bothering people around you
His ___ music wasn't letting us fall asleep
banter
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have a chat, be friendly, joke and laugh
Sometimes she and Miss Baker talked at once, unobtrusively and with a ___ inconsequence
peremptory
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firm, decisive, definite, closed-minded
as if his sturdy physical egotism no longer nourished his ___ heart.
conoct
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roughly made, constructed from big pieces, unbelievable
The lies he ___ were smooth, and no one guessed something's wrong
dismal
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gloomy, dark, depressing, stark
the passengers on waiting trains can stare at the ___ scene for as long as half an hour
kindling
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sticks and branches used for keeping the flames burn
innermost
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most honest, deeply sitted
His ___ ideas of getting retired were hidden from government

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