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ogre
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a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
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vain
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excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc
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impulsive
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actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses
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impious
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not pious or religious; lacking reverence for God, religious practices
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sulk
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to remain silent or hold oneself aloof in a sullen, ill-humored, or offended mood
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sore
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causing very great suffering, misery, hardship
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noisome
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1. offensive or disgusting, as an odor.
2. harmful or injurious to health; noxious |
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insolence
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contemptuously rude or impertinent behavior or speech
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loathsome
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causing feelings of loathing; disgusting; revolting; repulsive
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vile
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highly offensive, unpleasant, or objectionable
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fated
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Condemned to death or destruction; doomed
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critical
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occupied with or skilled in criticism
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vulnerable
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open to moral attack, criticism, temptation
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aghast
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Struck by shock, terror, or amazement
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rash
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acting or tending to act too hastily or without due consideration
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solemn
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Deeply earnest, serious, and sober
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misshapen
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badly shaped; deformed
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fiendish
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diabolically cruel and wicked.
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feign
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to invent fictitiously or deceptively, as a story or an excuse
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hideous
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shocking or revolting to the moral sense
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intoxicated
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to affect temporarily with diminished physical and mental control by means of alcoholic liquor, a drug, or another substance, esp. to excite or stupefy with liquor
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grim
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fierce, savage, or cruel
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regal
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of or pertaining to a king; royal
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cunning
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skill employed in a shrewd or sly manner, as in deceiving; craftiness; guile
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unscathed
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not scathed; unharmed; uninjured
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ravenous
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intensely eager for gratification or satisfaction
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braggart
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bragging; boastful
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impudence
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lack of modesty; shamelessness
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