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elective
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open to choice; optional; not required: an elective subject in college; elective surgery.
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conviction
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a fixed or firm belief.
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quiver
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to shake with a slight but rapid motion; vibrate tremulously; tremble.
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bluff
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to mislead by a display of strength, self-confidence, or the like: He bluffed me into believing that he was a doctor.
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scowled
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to draw down or contract the brows in a sullen, displeased, or angry manner.
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portly
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rather heavy or fat; stout; corpulent.
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linger
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to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
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sheepishly
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embarrassed or bashful, as by having done something wrong or foolish.
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ferocity
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a ferocious quality or state; savage fierceness.
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trudge
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to walk, esp. laboriously or wearily: to trudge up a long flight of steps.
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