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christened
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named;baptized
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contiguous
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bordering:connected
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diatribe
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a bitter criticism
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impudent
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disrespectful
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peremptory
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sternly decisive
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proclivities
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inclinations or traits
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prominent
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easy to notice
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somnolent
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drowsy
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stealthy
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furtive;secretive
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surreptitiously
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secretly
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fatuously
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foolishly
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glittering
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sparkling
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haggle
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to argue
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haughty
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vain;arrogant
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insignia
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a badge or emblem
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listlessly
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without energy
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luminous
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full of light
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punctuality
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promptness
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stupendous
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of great size
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unctuous
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phony;slimy
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adulation
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excessive flattery
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boisterous
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very noisy
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disconsolate
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extremely depressed
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exorbitant
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excessive
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gamut
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the whole range of something
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imperceptible
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too small to notice
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incessantly
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without stopping
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pauper
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a very poor person
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prosperous
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successful;flourishing
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vexation
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an annoyance
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admiration
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esteem;respect
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bravado
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boastful defiance
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embarass
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to cause to feel self-conscious
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enthusiastically
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excitedly
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esoteric
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mysterious
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insignificant
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trivial;unimportant
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meditative
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deep in thought
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parapet
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a low roof wall
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persistent
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steadfast;determined
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stolid
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unemotional;calm
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countenance
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the face
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cowardice
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a lack of courage
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decorum
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behavior or dress
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delirious
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frenzied
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dissolution
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decay
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ebony
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black
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grotesque
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bizarre
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ingress
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entrance
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tremulous
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trembling;fearful
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voluptuous
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pleasuring to the senses
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dominion
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sovereign rule or authority
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edible
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able to be eaten
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hilarious
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extremely funny
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paroxysm
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a convulsion;spasm
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querulous
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inclined to complain
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reconcile
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to cause to agree
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reproach
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disgrace;shame
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sumptuous
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expensive;lavish
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tremor
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a shaking
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unique
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one of a kind
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anesthetic
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a sensation-deadening drug
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craven
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lacking in courage
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distraught
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worried and tense
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epilogue
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the final scene
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insinuatingly
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in a sly or indirect manner
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malignant
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deadly;destructive
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mettle
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courage;spirit
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pandemonium
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a wild uproar
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taciturn
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reserved;quiet
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traverse
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to go across
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acute
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very sharp
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apathetically
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indifferently
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conflagration
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a large fire
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excruciating
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agonizing
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immortality
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the ability to live forever
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intangible
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lacing physical mass
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reiterated
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said again
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stringent
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very strict
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subtle
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not obvious
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undulations
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waves
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conspicuously
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obviously
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graphically
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with great detail
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incredulity
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disbelief;skepticism
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indictment
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an accusation
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outrageous
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shameful;extravagant
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permeated
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spread throughout
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refrain
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a repeated phrase
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scriptures
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biblical writings
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unobtrusively
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inconspicuously
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vengeance
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retaliation
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commence
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to begin
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consciousness
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awareness
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eccentric
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unusual;odd
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entrepreneur
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one who starts a business
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epitaph
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a tombstone inscription
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esteemed
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highly thought of
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exasperation
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frustration
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illiteracy
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the lack of ability to read and write
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looming
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appearing to threaten
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sophisticated
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cultured
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abridged
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reduced in length
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augment
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to increase
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construe
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to interpret
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discourse
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conversation
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encompassed
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surrounded;included
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enkindled
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stirred to action
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infirmity
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an illness
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interpose
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to intervene
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portentous
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extraordinarily ominous
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prodigies
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remarkable people or events
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apparition
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a ghostly figure
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censure
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to criticize severely
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covetous
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desirous
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engendered
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produced
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entreat
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to ask for;to beg
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envenomed
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embittered;angry
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fawned(at)
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sought favor by flattery
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melancholy
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sadness;depression
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proscription
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a prohibition
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salutation
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a greeting
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conceive
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to think of
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despondent
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disheartened;disconsolate
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diffidently
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with a lack of confidence
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impending
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about to take place
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lucid
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clear;easily understood
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martial
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pertaining to war
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oblique
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not straightforward
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ordeal
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a difficult experience
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regimen
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a pattern;a system
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scoff(at)
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to mock or make fun of
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crescendo
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an increasing loudness
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curiosity
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the desire to know
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extricated
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freed from being tangled
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formidable
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having impressive qualities
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impetus
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an incentive; a reason
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nonchalant
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casually indifferent
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ominous
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threatening evil or danger
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placidly
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peacefully;calmly
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ponderous
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bulky;slow-moving
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reconnoiter
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to gather military information
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blanched
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made pale;whitened
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contort
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to twist
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dejection
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depression
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exultant
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extremely happy
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facetious
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joking flippant
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intentness
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concentration
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potent
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powerful
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turbulent
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unruly;agitated
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undaunted
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not discouraged
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wielded
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handled,as a weapon
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annihilation
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total destruction
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appalling
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disgusting
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celestial
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heavenly
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commendable
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worthy of praise
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conciliate
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to pacify;to bring together
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imbecile
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a fool
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obscurity
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a lack of fame; a lack of clearness
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sardonic
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sarcastic;mocking
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specter
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a ghost
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transfixed
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made motionless with awe
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compunction
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a sense of guilt
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conceded
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gave in
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derisive
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cutting;ridiculing
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haggard
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warn,as from fatigue
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imprecations
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evil curses
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lamented
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mourned
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languid
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weak
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recoiled
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drew back
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suffused
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overspread, as with smoke
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vulnerable
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able to be hurt
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delirium
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an emotional wildness
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dilapidated
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fallen apart;ruined
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elation
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excitement
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emphasize
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to stress
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endeavor
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an attempt
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foliage
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vegetation
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lurid
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shocking;sensational
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perilous
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hazardous
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relinquish
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to give up or surrender
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vindictive
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hateful;vengeful
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augur
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to predict
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belligerence
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warlike anger
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contentious
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disputable
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convalescence
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a period of recovery
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fastidious
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very careful
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ingenuous
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truthful;straightforward
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invincible
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unable to be defeated
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languish
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to suffer
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prospective
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upcoming
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staunch
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unwavering
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ambled
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walked easily
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apprehensive
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worried;concerned
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catacombed
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full of holes
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chronic
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constant and prolonged
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collaborator
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one with whom one works
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deliberation
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careful consideration
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discrepancy
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a difference
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harmonious
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agreeable
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ideology
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a set of beliefs
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intelligible
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able to be understood
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acknowledge
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to admit to be true
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acquiesce
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to give in to another
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antithesis
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a direct opposite
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assimilation
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an absorption
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detonation
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an explosion
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enmity
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hatred
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incongruous
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inconsistent
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preparatory
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marked by getting ready
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radiated
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sent forth rays
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transformation
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a change
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ambition
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a desire to acheive
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asthma
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a breathing illness
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clamber
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to climb on all fours
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efflorescence
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a flowering
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effulgence
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a radiance
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immersed
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plunged into a fluid
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mirage
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a false vision
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perspective
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a point of view
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reclined
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lay back;lay down
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specious
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deceptive
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ascent
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an upward climb
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conscious
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aware
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decorous
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proper
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dispersal
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a distribution
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expedition
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a journey
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hiatus
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a small gap in time
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iridescent
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lustrous;glowing
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irrelevance
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unimportance
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mortification
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shame
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strident
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having a harsh sound
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assented
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agreed to
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coarse
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rough
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contemptuously
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in a disgraceful manner
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ebullience
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exuberance;excitement
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evacuation
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a withdrawal;a leaving
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furtively
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slyly;cautiously
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nimbly
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in a quick and agile manner
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rhythm
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a beat
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shrieking
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screaming
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spontaneously
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without forethought
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antagonism
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hostility
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blatant
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obvious
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declivities
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downward slopes
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dubious
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questionable
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festooned
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flowered
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gesticulated
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motioned wildly
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illusions
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visual tricks
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opaque
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not letting light through
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oppressive
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difficult to bear
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vicissitudes
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changes
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ecstatic
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very joyful
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envious
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jealous
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hysterical
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wildly emotional
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impalpable
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having no physical mass
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implications
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ramifications
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myriad
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a huge, diverse number
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necessary
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vital
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preposterous
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ridiculous
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sinewy
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having developed muscles
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tactical
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strategic
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apex
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the top
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impenetrable
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not able to be pierced
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improvisation
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a spontaneous act
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incantation
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a chant
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involuntarily
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not willfully
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ludicrous
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laughable
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luminescence
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light without heat
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myopia
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narrow-or near-sightedness
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perpetually
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ceaselessly
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tactfully
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in a diplomatic manner
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chasm
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a wide, deep gap
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cynically
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disbelievingly
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descent
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a downward climb
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impassable
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impossible to cross
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inimical
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harmful
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motif
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a recurring theme
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sagacity
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wisdom
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talisman
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a lucky charm
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tentatively
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with hesitation
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ululation
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a repeated cry
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