Vocabulary Flashcards

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brood (noun)

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a family of young animals, especially birds

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brood (verb)

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describes the action of a bird sitting on its eggs in order to hatch them; describe something people do, to think long and anxiously or gloomily about something; thinking deeply about something that makes you unhappy

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gangly (adjective)

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someone who is tall and thin and moves in an awkward way

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laden (adjective)

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heavily loaded or weighed down

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musket (noun)

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an old-fashioned firearm that was once used by soldiers

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rickety (adjective)

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something that is in poor physical condition; likely to shake or even collapse

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tether (noun)

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a rope or chain that is fastened to something in order to restrict where it can go

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tether (verb)

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to fasten or restrain using a tether

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thicket (noun)

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a dense patch of bushes, shrubbery, or small trees.