Iew Book 3 Vocabulary

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decorous

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with proper dignity in conduct and manners

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drivil

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nonsense; meaningless talk or thinking

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folderol

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foolish talk or ideas; nonsense

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vehemently

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forcefully; with strong emotion

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inarticulately

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unable to express oneself clearly

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obstinate

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stubborn; inflexible

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courtiers

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people in attendence at the court of a king

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prestigious

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respected; distinguished; honored

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mortification

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a feeling of humiliation or shame

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queasiness

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nausea; the feeling of sickness to the stomach

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sever

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break off or dissolve; cut off

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diplomatic

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skillful in handling negotiations and other relations with foreign countries

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pompadour

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woman's hairstyle in which her hair is raised over her forehead in a roll; puffy hairstyle

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lamentably

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regrettably; unfortunately

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fastidiousness

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the condition of being hard to please and excessively demanding

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abject

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utterly hopeless; miserable

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consternation

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dismay; alarm

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tractable

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easily controlled; manageable; willing

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gratify

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indulge; give pleasure to

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prodigality

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wasteful extravagence in spending

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blemished

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marred or spoiled by imperfections

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minuscule

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very small

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fretted

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felt worry or annoyance

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haven

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a place of shelter and safety; asylum

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trepidation

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alarm; agitation

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twaddle

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trivial, silly, talk; drivel

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meandered

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rambled; took a winding course

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transpired

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took place; occurred

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copiously

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abundantly; plentifully

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benefactor

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someone who confers a favor

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throaty

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husky; hoarse; guttural

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tendered

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offered formally

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inquisitiveness

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a state of active curiosity

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salvage

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to save from loss

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benevolent

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charitable; kindly

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stipulation

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condition; deman

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dexterity

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skill, especially with one's hands

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curtly

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briefly, to the point of rudeness

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wheezed

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breathed with difficulty and a whistling sound

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sumptuously

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magnificently; luxuriously

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forbearing

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patient and self-controlled when provoked

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hospitably

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treating guests warmly and generously

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deficiencies

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inadequacies; faults

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rejoinder

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response; answer to reply

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expediently

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to one's advantage; out of self-interest

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piteously

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sorrowfully; in a way that encourages pity

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histrionics

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exaggerated behavior or speech for effect

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audibly

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loudly enough to be heard

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resplendent

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splendid; magnificent; dazzling

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unstintingly

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generously; without limit

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surmised

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guessed

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pretentious

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showy; pompous; self-important

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desolate

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uninhabited; dreary; gloomy; lonely

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oblivious

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unaware

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plummeting

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falling straight down; plunging

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bestows

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presents as a gift or honor

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sequestered

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providing privacy

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conjectured

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formed a theory; guessed

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unceremoniously

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abruptly, without ceremony

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savory

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pleasant or agreeable in taste or small

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fare

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food; diet

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fricassee

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a meat served with a sauce

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delectable

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delicious

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peremptorily

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without room for refusal; imperiously

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substantial

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of ample or considerable quantity

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inadvertently

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not intentionally

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feigned

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pretended

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convalescence

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the time of gradual return to health

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recumbent

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lying down; inactive

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infirmary

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a place that cares for the sick or injured

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propitious

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favorable

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apropos

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fitting the circumstance well; pertinent

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nafariously

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wickedly; villainously

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poised

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teetering; wavering

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germane

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related to the issue at hand

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allay

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lesson or relieve

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proximate

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close or very near

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fowler

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a hunter of birds

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aphorism

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a bried saying expressing a general truth

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ignobly

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shamefully; dishonorably

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futilely

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uselessly; ineffectively

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palsied

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unable to control certain muscles

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querulously

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in a complaining manner

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brandishing

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waving or flourishing

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prominent

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easily visible; standing out

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gallant

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chivalrous and noble-minded

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inherent

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built-in; occurring as a natural result

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bona fide

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genuine; real

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snickered

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uttered a partly stifled laugh

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testily

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impatiently; with irritation

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toady

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a "yes" man or woman; flatterer (to excess)

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trump card

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something giving one person an advantage over another

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conspicuous

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easily observable

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repulsive

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causing deep dislike or aversion

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revulsion

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strong feeling of distaste or dislike

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snubbed

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treated with disdain or contempt

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involuntarily

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not by one's own choice

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pattered

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walked quickly or lightly

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requisition

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to write an order for something

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forlorn

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dreary; miserable

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humane

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showing compassion for people and animals

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regaled

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entertained agreeably

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orderly

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a hospital attendant with non-medical duties

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chastise

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criticize severely

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sanguine

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cheerfully optimistic; hopeful

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empathy

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the ability to identify with the feelings of other people

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albeit

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even though; even if

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rummaged

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searched actively through

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mute

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incapable of speech

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compensated

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offset; counterbalanced

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erratically

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not in the usual or proper course; oddly

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creditable

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deserving credit or honor

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undaunted

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not discouraged; undismayed

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potent

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powerful; mighty

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foreboding

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a sense of coming evil or misfortune

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noxious

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poisonous; harmful to health

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irately

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angrily

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flimsy

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weak; inadequate; not convincing

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tad

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a small amount; a bit

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jiggled

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moved with short, quick jerks

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callously

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unfeelingly; insensitively

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insubordination

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defiance of authority

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discerning

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recognizing; perceiving

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queried

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asked; inquired about

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laborious

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requiring much work and effort

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aghast

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struck with horror or shock

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cavalier (adjective)

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showing haughty disregard of other; disdainful; arrogant

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contritely

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with genuine regret or sorrow

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astutely

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wisely; perceptively

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commensurate

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corresponding in magnitude or degree

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coveted

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greatly desired

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liege

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entitled to the loyalty and services of subjects

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poignantly

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touchingly; in a profoundly moving way

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abhorrent

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hateful; loathsome; detestable

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remorse

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deep regret for wrongdoing

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sensible

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showing good sense or sound judgment

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colossal

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huge; gigantic

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fortuitously

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luckily; fortunately, though by chance

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fervent

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intensely felt; showing great emotion

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indebted

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obligated for kindness or favors received

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epilogue

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an afterward. The epilogue tells what happened after the main events of the story.

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deja vu

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the feeling that a new situation had happened before

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erstwhile

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former; of times past