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Recollection
Definition: a memory; something remembered or recalled
Sentence: A man had a good recollection of the criminal's face, so the police could draw his face on wanted posters and eventually apprehend the criminal.
Synonym: memory -
Profound
Definition: intellectually deep; showing a lot of knowledge
Sentence: Mrs. Soliman had a profound realization about the tech department- the kids could get more done.
Synonyms: deep, intelligent -
Prestige
Definition: status or influence; importance based on reputation
Sentence: Even before becoming the president Donald Trump had a lot of prestige from his (not that real) buisness sucesses.
Synonym: reputation, power -
Sheepish
Definition: shy or bashful
Sentece: Harry gave Ginny a sheepish smile while being carried into the Gryffindor common room on the shoulders of the rest of his team.
Synonym(s): shy, bashful -
Serenely
Definition: peacefully and calmy
Sentence: Fred lay serenely on the table as the Weasleys and their friends sat weeping around them.
Synonym(s): peacefully, calmy -
Avert
Definition: turn away
Sentence: Hermione averted her gaze when she saw Ron enter the common room. Harry sighed, seeing that they were in a row... again.
Synonym(s): -
Hasty
Definition: hurried and rush
Sentence: Wood was definitely not a hasty captain, spending hours going over diagrams while the rest of the team fell asleep.
Synonym(s): hurried, rushed -
Indolence
Definition: laziness
Sentence: Neville was the worst student in Potions, but it definitely wasn't because of indolence, as he was very hard-working.
Synonym(s): laziness -
Unnerving
Definition: unsettling and upsetting
Sentence: Harry and Cedric were teleported to an unnerving graveyard, with crumbling headstones and an eerie figure just out of sight.
Synonym(s): unsettling, upsetting, eerie -
Torrent
Definition: swift-flowing stream of something
Sentence: Elrond and Gandalf released a torrent of water that defeated many of the Black Riders, saving Frodo and the Ring.
Synonym(s): flow, flood -
Obsolete
Definition: no longer useful
Sentence: To Frodo, his sword, Sting, was obsolete as he had given up fighting and violence.
Synonym(s): useless, -
Unwieldy
Definition: difficult to carry or handle
Sentence: A shield made for men would be unwieldy for Gimli so he had to use a shield made for the king as a child.
Synonym(s): cumbersome -
Wincing
Definition: shrinking back involuntarily
Sentence: Wincing in pain, Gollum yelled "The rope, the rope hurts us, yessss, it hurts us it does" when Frodo tied an elven rope around his ankle.
Synonym(s): grimace
