corrugated. "A small gust of wind that scarcely corrugated the surface was enough to disturb its accidental course with its accidental burden."
shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges
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pneumatic. "He stopped at the garage for a pneumatic mattress that had amused his guests during the summer, and the chauffeur helped him pump it up."
relating to or using air or a similar gas
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vestibule. "He went out to the open vestibule and sat down on a folding-chair, and the station slid away and the backs of unfamiliar buildings moved by."
a large entrance or reception room or area
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trap
No points!
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gift
Win 15 points!
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rocket
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thief
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musty. "There was an inexplicable amount of dust everywhere and the rooms were musty as though they hadn't been aired for many days."
covered with or smelling of mold
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boom
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shark
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gift
Win 10 points!
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lifesaver
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sneer. "However, that was my fault, for he was one of those who used to sneer most bitterly at Gatsby on the courage of Gatsby's liquor and I should have known better than to call him."
a facial expression of contempt or scorn
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vain. "But when I'd shouted "Hello" several times in vain an argument broke out behind a partition and presently a lovely Jewess appeared at an interior door and scrutinized me with black hostile eyes."
unproductive of success
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elocution. "Practice elocution, poise and how to attain it 5.00-6.00"
an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice
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stratum. "he let her believe that he was a person from much the same stratum as herself--that he was fully able to take care of her."
a group of people sharing similar wealth and status
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thief
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fairy
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gift
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lifesaver
Give 25 points!
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deranged. "So Wilson was reduced to a man " deranged by grief" in order that the case might remain in its simplest form."
driven insane
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redolent. "laid away already in lavender but fresh and breathing and redolent of this year's shining motor cars and of dances whose flowers were scarcely withered."
having a strong pleasant odor
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baam
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star
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rocket
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banana
Go to last place!
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refuse. "But I wanted to leave things in order and not just trust that obliging and indifferent sea to sweep my refuse away."
food that is discarded, as from a kitchen
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circumstantial. "Most of those reports were a nightmare--grotesque, circumstantial, eager and untrue."
suggesting that something is true without proving it