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barrel: (v) to move at high speed; Because the beagle barreled down the hill, I could not keep up with him.

buckshot: (n) a large lead shot used to shoot game; Buckshot was used in the shotgun.

commence: (v) begin or start; As the song starts, the bride commences to walk down the aisle.

conceal: (v) to put out of sight, hide; He concealed his surprise gift in the closet.

cringe: (v) shrink from danger or pain; The dog will cringe if you kick him.

deceive: (v) to mislead, make a person believe as true something that is false. You deceive me by telling me your grades are A’s, when they are actually C’s.

decency: (n) being decent, proper behavior; Don’t you have the decency to tell me that someone has been prowling around in my yard?

detour: (n) a roundabout way or course; Because the highway was torn up, the travelers had to take a detour down a country road.

dilemma: (n) difficult choice; He was faced with the dilemma of either telling a lie or telling on his friend.

flustered: (v) to be made nervous, upset and confused; I was so flustered when I lost my keys that I missed my appointment.

ford: (n) a place where a river or stream is not too deep to cross by walking or driving through water; The settlers would cross the river at the ford so they could more easily protect their belongings from getting wet.

grovel: (v) to lie face downward and crawl at someone’s feet often to show subservience or humility. The poor peasant hoped to get sympathy from the king by groveling at the king’s feet.

guarantee: (v) to pledge that (something) has been or will be; I guarantee that I will win the race if I practice day after day.

kindling: (n) small pieces of wood for starting a fire; Ann used the kindling in the fireplace.

lean-to: (n) a rough shelter built against a tree or another building, consisting of a roof and is usually open on one side; The campers built a lean-to so they would be protected from the wind and rain.

lope: (v) to run with a long easy stride; The dog lopes next to me as I ride my bike to school.

mournful: (adj) full of grief, sad, sorrowful; Lily sang a mournful song after she found out that her hamster died.

offend: (v) to hurt the feelings of, displease; I tried not to offend my friend with my laughter when I saw his funny haircut.

pester: (v) to annoy or to trouble; You shouldn’t pester me when I’m taking a test.

pursue: (v) to follow in an effort to capture; chase; The officers pursue the bandits. (v) to strive to gain or accomplish; The young woman pursued her dream of becoming a veterinarian.

seldom: (adv) not often; rarely; Because I am well organized, I seldom forget my homework.

slink: (v) to move in a sneaky, guilty way; The fox slinks away from the hen house with a bloody mouth.

welt: (n) a raised streak or ridge made on the skin by a stick or whip; Welts appeared on the dog after the evil man whipped his dogs.

wince: (v) to draw back suddenly, to flinch slightly; Paul winces every time he hears the sound of the tooth drill.