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causing dismay; frightful; horrible
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appallingly
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resembling a bulb in shape
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bulbous
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for or by a group; public
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communal
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bold resistance to an opposing force or authority
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defiance
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quick and skillful in movement
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deft
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without or almost without hope; despairing; dejected; discouraged
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despondent
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seeming beyond consolation; cheerless; gloomy
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disconsolately
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scornful and contemptuous
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disdainful
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standing above others in character or reputation; famous
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distinguished
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an endosure or encirclement; to clasp or hold close; hug
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embrace
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an organism in its early stages of development
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embryo
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difficult to undertake, surmount, or defeat
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formidable
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to feel or express great pleasure or self-satisfaction
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gloat
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seeming to be coolly unconcerned or indifferent
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nonchalantly
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model of excellence or perfection of a kind
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paragon
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free of impuraties; polite; elegant
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refined
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a group of 20; a notch or incision; to achieve; to evaluate and assign a grade to
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score
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with a sneer; lofty with pride; haughty
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superciliously
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full of apprehensiveness; timid; shy; fearful
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timorously
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giving, characterized by, or suggesting ample; having curves; luxurious
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voluptuous
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