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Unit 2: The Hobbit (excerpt)

Learn these words from the excerpt of the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien (Inside: Level B, Unit 2).

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  1. dangle
    hang freely
  2. flummox
    be a mystery or bewildering to
  3. precious
    of high worth or cost
  4. morsel
    a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
  5. thrust
    make a forceful forward movement
  6. curious
    eager to investigate and learn or learn more
  7. polite
    showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
  8. riddle
    a difficult problem
  9. anxious
    eagerly desirous
  10. fierce
    marked by extreme and violent energy
  11. champ
    chafe at the bit, like horses
  12. mutter
    talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
  13. dreadful
    exceptionally bad or displeasing
  14. nasty
    exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
  15. thieve
    take unlawfully; steal
Created on Tue Aug 02 12:14:45 EDT 2016 (updated Wed Aug 17 16:22:15 EDT 2016)

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