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comforting
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acting according to general rules
since the man had surgery, he was comforted by his family. |
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ruefully
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regretfully; sorrowfully
After he robbed that woman, he felt rueful. |
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leery
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wary;suspicious
the police were leery because they thought the killer would strike again. |
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taut
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not slack; pulled tight
He jumped over the cliff the rope became taut. |
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contract
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to draw together
whenever planet contract into the size of a peanut ,they form black holes |
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stupor
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a state when the mind and scenes are dulled
the father said, " that mind of yours is stupor!" |
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stricken
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tortured
although stricken, he went thru it. |
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delirious
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wildly irrational
As the man was delirious he was not thought of as part of society. |
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clad
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dressed
When the men clad in the same t-shirt they looked alike. |
