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adjective • lacking self-confidence noun • a quick throw adjective satellite • short • wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things verb • start suddenly, as from fright • throw quickly | ||||||||
46% | 7 | Drew back, as in fear | ||||||
noun • burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness • a piece of paper money worth one dollar • flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams verb • gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean | ||||||||
27% | 8 | Drew back in alarm | ||||||
verb • turn pale, as if in fear | ||||||||
Drew Back In Fear
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