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Sneer |
A contemptuous or mocking smile, remark, or tone.
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Dilemma |
a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially equally undesirable ones.
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Flustered |
make (someone) agitated or confused.
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Peckish |
Hungry |
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Obliged |
make (someone) legally or morally bound to an action or course of action.
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Diversion |
an instance of turning something aside from its course.
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Lacquer |
a liquid made of shellac dissolved in alcohol, or of synthetic substances, that dries to form a hard protective coating for wood, metal, etc.
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Presume |
suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability.
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Crucial |
decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something.
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Existence |
the fact or state of living or having objective reality.
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