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1.peck: a large quantity or number

2.wring: to twist and squeeze (wet cloth, hair, etc.) to remove water

3.flay: to beat or whip (someone or something) in a very violent and severe way

4.revelation: a usually secret or surprising fact that is made known

5.batty: foolish or silly

6.supine: lying on your back with your face upward

7.stoop: to bend down or over

8.wizen: to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality

9.tug: to pull something with a quick, forceful movement

10.sag: to bend or hang down in the middle especially because of weight or weakness

11.totter: to move or walk in a slow and unsteady way

12.slump: to sit or fall down suddenly and heavily

13.squat: short and thick

14.tattered: old and torn

15.materialize: to become visible : to appear especially in a sudden or magical way

16.bandy

of legs : bowed

17.straggly: growing or hanging in an untidy way

18.doleful: very sad

19.basset hound: a kind of dog that has short legs and long ears and that is used for hunting

20.undercover: done or working in a secret way in order to catch criminals or collect information

21.skive: to avoid school or work by staying away or by leaving without permission

22.cower: to move back or bend your body down because you are afraid

23.pixie: an imaginary creature that looks like a small person and has magical powers

24.galumph: to move in a loud and clumsy way

25.walrus: a large animal that lives on land and in the sea in northern regions and that has flippers and long tusks

26.kerfuffle: disturbance, fuss

27.scrupulous: very careful about doing something correctly

28.clammy: unpleasantly wet and cold

29.retch: to vomit or feel as if you are about to vomit

30.burgeon: to grow or develop quickly

31.expulsion: the act of forcing someone to leave a place (such as a country or a school) : the act of expelling someone

32.topple: to cause (something) to become unsteady and fall

33.codswallop: nonsense

34.ruddy—used to make an angry or critical statement more forceful

35.goggle: to look at something or someone with your eyes very open in a way that shows that you are surprised, amazed, etc.

36.pending: while waiting for (something)

37.flinch: to move suddenly because you are afraid of being hit or hurt

38.wince: to have an expression on your face for a very short time which shows that you are embarrassed or in pain

39.squawk: to complain or protest loudly or with strong feeling

40.inkling: a slight, uncertain idea about something : a slight amount of knowledge about something

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