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307 Cards in this Set
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palpable |
able to be felt |
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indolently
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lazily |
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bizarre |
odd in appearance |
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blandly |
in a mild or soothing manner |
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grotesque |
having a strange bizarre design |
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futile |
pointless |
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precluded |
to prevent from hapenning |
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retribution |
payback |
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impunity |
to do something without consequence |
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accosted |
greeted in an aggressive manner |
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afflicted |
suffering or sickened |
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explicit |
clearly stated |
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recoiling |
staggering back |
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termination |
end |
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subsided |
settled down; became less active or intense. |
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placid |
tranquil; calm |
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garish |
too bright or gaudy |
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recounted |
told in detail; narrated |
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sullen |
gloomy; dismal |
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furtively |
stealthily; as to avoid being heard |
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imperative |
absolutely necessary; urgent |
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reconnaissance |
exploratory in nature, as when examining or observing to seek information |
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fretful |
irritable and discontented |
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singular |
extraordinary; rare |
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avail |
be of help |
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hoax |
deceitful trick |
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introspective |
causing one to look into one's own thoughts and feelings |
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vex |
annoy |
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conundrums |
puzzling questions or problems |
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astuteness |
shrewdness |
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formidable |
awe-inspiring |
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intuition
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knowledge of something without reason |
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shards |
broken pieces |
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harried |
worried |
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brazen |
shamelessly bold |
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dishevelment |
a state of being untidy |
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perverse |
contrary and willful |
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articulate |
express in words |
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lingered |
stayed on; as if unwilling to leave |
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pungent |
producing sharp sensation of smell |
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benevolently |
in a kind and well-meaning way |
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retort |
sharp or clever reply |
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prodigy |
person who is amazingly talented or intelligent |
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malodorous |
having a bad smell |
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concessions
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things given or granted as privileges
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precipitous
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steep; sheer
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marauders |
raiders; people who take goods by force |
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medley |
mixture of things not usually found together |
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condolence |
expression of sympathy with a grieving person |
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languor |
weakness; lack of vigor |
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succor |
aid; help; relief |
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irradiated |
gave out; radiated |
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loitered |
hung about; lingered |
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endeavoring |
trying; attempting |
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ominously |
in a threatening way |
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buffeted |
jostled; knocked about |
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insatiable |
unable to be satisfied |
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omen |
sign foretelling a future event, either good or evil |
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impertinent |
rude; impolite |
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rakishly |
with a careless, casual look; dashing |
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hurtling |
moving swiftly and with great force |
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distraught |
extremely troubled; confused; distracted |
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haggard |
having a wild, worn look, as from sleeplessness |
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insolent
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boldly disrespectful or behavior
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insinuatingly |
implying; hinting |
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cur |
mean, ugly dog |
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derisive |
showing contempt or ridicule |
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inscrutible |
that which cannot be easily understood; baffling; mysterious |
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portents |
things that are thought to be signs of events to come; omens |
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vile |
evil; wicked |
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ravenous |
greedily hungry |
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acclaimed |
greeted with loud applause or approval; hailed |
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pandemonium |
chaos ; wild disorder |
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spurn |
reject in a scornful way |
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imminent
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likely to happen soon
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iridescent |
having shifting, rainbowlike colors
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vortex |
center of a situation, which draws in all that surrounds it. |
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infallibility |
condition of being unable to fail |
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entrails |
internal organs, specifically intestines |
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evanesced |
faded away |
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erratic |
irregular; random |
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grisly |
horrifying; gruesome |
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imperturbable
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unable to be excited or disturbed
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oracle |
source of knowledge or wise counsel |
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surcease |
an end |
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subsidiary
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secondary; supporting
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circumvent |
avoid; go around |
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purged |
cleansed; emptied |
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pyre |
pile of wood on which a body is burned at a funeral |
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perennial
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lasting through the year or for a long time
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rueful |
feeling sorrow; or regret |
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resplendent |
shining brightly |
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dishevled |
disarranged and untidy |
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profoundly |
deeply and intensely |
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poignant |
heartfelt |
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boisterous |
obnoxiously loud or noisy |
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paraphernalia
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equipment scattered around messily
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debacle |
utter defeat |
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naive |
innocent; gullible |
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precariously |
Dangerously lacking in security or stability |
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reprimand |
scolding |
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reverie |
a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream. |
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frugal |
wise with money; thrifty |
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unctuously |
greasy; insincere flattery, offensively |
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arduous |
difficult, great labor |
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smooth |
suave |
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persistance |
refusal to give up |
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defiance |
bold resistance |
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barren |
unproductive; empty; bare |
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querulously |
constantly complaining |
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haughty |
arrogantly and inordinately proud |
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perserveringly |
to continue no matter what |
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pity |
compassion for suffering |
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piteous |
deserving or arousing pity. |
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gaunt |
thin; bony; emaciated |
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opulance |
affluence; wealth |
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diffidently |
shy, lack of confidence |
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inarticulate |
unable to express in words |
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discontent |
unhappy |
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peevish |
bratty, discontented, querulous |
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willful |
inclined to impose oneself; obstinate |
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petulant |
irritable |
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sundered |
ended ; to break apart, to sever |
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exulted |
rejoice greatly; jubilant |
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impudence |
disrespect, rude |
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consternation |
confusion; sudden amazement |
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malignently |
externally careless |
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dwindle |
waste away; diminish |
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stupefaction |
astonishment |
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pacifically |
calming |
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pondered |
think about (something) carefully, |
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fetid |
malodorous; having an offensive odor |
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melancholy |
gloom, depression, sadness |
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despised |
feel contempt or a deep repugnance for. |
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abhor |
disdain; regard with disgust and hatred |
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eminence |
a position of great distinction of authority |
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fragile |
easily broken; delicate |
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mar |
to deface, damage |
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apathy |
total indifference |
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empathy |
understanding another's pain |
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awry |
askew |
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dismay |
to feel with apprehension |
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succint |
concise: "to the point" |
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superflous |
unnecessary; excessive |
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redundant |
repetitive |
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verbose |
needlessly repetitive |
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replication |
echo or reverberation |
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mettle |
basic character |
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spare |
lean or thin |
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infirmity |
bodily weakness |
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surly |
in a proud, commanding way |
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portentous |
foreboding, full of unspecified meaning |
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prodigious |
impressively forceful |
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augmented |
made greater; expanded, improved |
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entreated |
begged, pleaded with |
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conspiracy |
a group of people plotting an illegal or evil act |
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resolution |
strong determination |
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exploit |
act or deed, especially a heroic acheivement |
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imminent |
about to happen |
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emulation |
old word for envy; jealousy |
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suit |
old word for petition |
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spurn |
old word for "to kick disdainfully" |
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repealing |
old word for "recalling especially from exile" |
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confounded |
confused |
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mutiny |
open rebellion against authority |
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countenance |
a face |
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chaparral |
a dense growth of tangled often thorny shrubs |
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nomenclature |
an ordered set of names used in a particular art or science |
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vociferous |
making an outcry |
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magnanimous |
noble heart and mind especially generous and forgiving |
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sonorous |
producing sound especially full, deep or rich; elevated lofty |
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wantonness |
lewd; cruel and merciless |
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diverged |
branched out into different directions |
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déclassé |
lowered in social status |
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plundered |
steal (goods), typically using force and in a time of disorder. |
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squall |
brief, violent storm |
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dispatched |
to finish quickly |
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mammoth |
enormous |
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titanic |
of great size or strength |
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assuage |
to calm - to pacify |
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bereft |
to be deprived of |
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arduous |
great, difficult labor |
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insidious |
intentions of spreading harm / seductive / attractive |
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triumverate |
3-man rule |
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tremulous |
quivering; trembling |
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cadaverous |
pale; gaunt; corpse-like |
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debauchery |
horrible deeds |
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dire |
terrible |
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pernicious |
destructive; extremely harmful |
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disparagement |
speaking in a belittling way |
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asservation |
affirmation |
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laconic |
using few words; concise; tense |
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infamous |
having a bad reputation; notorious |
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disreputable |
not respectable; disgrace |
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dissipate |
indulged in extravagant pursuit of pleasure |
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laquey |
menial servant |
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vulgar |
peasants |
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deigning |
thinking that someone is below you; condescending |
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incorrigible |
incapable of being reformed/corrected |
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spectral |
ghostly |
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degradation |
act of reducing ni rank, status, etc. |
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magnanimous |
noble of heart and mind |
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ubiquitous |
seeming to be or being everywhere |
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narcississtic |
excess adrmiration or love of oneself |
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superciliously |
haughtily disdainful |
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subtle |
so slight as to be difficult to detect or analyze |
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elusive |
not immediately clear |
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perfidy |
deliberate breach of faith |
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vindictive |
inclined to revenge |
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affectation |
a show of artificial behavior designed to impress |
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impelled |
urged to action; compelled |
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commence |
begin |
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vengence |
retribution |
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instinctive |
arising from a natural impulse |
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parricide |
killing of parents |
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conflagration |
large destructive fire |
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ardor |
passion; enthusiasm |
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capricious |
constantly changing one's mind |
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blatantly |
unpleasant/vulgar |
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conspicuous |
often to an offensive degree |
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loadstone |
magnetic force |
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comely |
attractive |
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corroborate |
confirm; attest to accuracy |
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remonstrate |
express a reprove |
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diffidence |
hesitant to assert oneself |
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visage |
countenance |
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obstinately |
stubbornly |
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acquiescence |
compliance |
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propitiate |
to appease |
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ferocity |
extremely savage |
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dormant |
asleep; inactive |
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sagacious |
showing sound judgement; wise |
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culpability |
blameworthy |
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condescension |
patronizing behavior |
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vaunting |
describing boastfully |
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ostentatiously |
pretentious |
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dissonance |
lack of harmony; discord |
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luminous |
full of light, clear, easily understood |
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prevaricate |
to stray away from topic; to equivocate |
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desolate |
forlorn, alone, deserted |
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droll |
amusingly odd |
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congenial |
sociable |
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indignantly |
anger aroused by one who is unjust |
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pinioned |
confined to immobilize |
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consolatory |
comforting |
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wantonly |
promiscuous, immoral |
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contemptuously |
scornful |
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deprecatory |
disapproving |
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placate |
to satisfy or accomadate |
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obscure |
absence of light/ unknown/ lacking clarity |
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entreaty |
plea; an earnest request |
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voluminously |
of ample size, extent, or fullness |
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palpitating |
(of a heart) to beat rapidly or irregularly OR to shake or quiver |
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paean |
song of joy or triumph |
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monotone |
flat, dull |
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impediment |
obstruction |
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peril |
danger |
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rebukingly |
to criticize or to reprimand |
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venerable |
worthy of respect |
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enmity |
deep hatred |
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glib |
easily able to talk one's way out of trouble |
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ajar |
partially opened/ not in harmony |
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irresolutely |
indecisive |
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catapult |
hurled or launched |
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vitality |
energy/power to survive |
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liason |
connection |
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incompetent |
unqualified |
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sore |
fiercely cruel |
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abash |
embarrass |
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sage |
wise one |
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sedate |
serene/composed |
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authentic |
genuine |
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salient |
prominent/conspicuous |
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ambiguous |
uncertain |
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rhetorical |
style/effect ( a question that isn't to be answered) |
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reticent |
reserved |
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aphorism |
old wise sayings: brief statement or principle |
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incredulity |
skeptical, disbelieving |
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despair |
complete absence of hope |
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metaphorically |
implicit comparison |
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adjacent |
close to; contiguous |
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tumbrels |
crude cart used to carry prisoners to a place of execution in French Revolution |
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atrocious |
exceedingly evil, savagely cruel |
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pilferer |
stealing articles of little value |
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despoiled |
to strip of property and possessions; pililage |
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retinue |
a group of attendants accompanying a high ranking person |
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myriads |
extremely large indefinite number; innumerable |
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quaint |
strange and unusual |
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beguiling |
tricking; charming |
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respite |
rest; relief |
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pallid |
pale |
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azure |
blue |
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host |
a great number |
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glee |
joy |
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pensive |
thinking deeply |
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bliss |
great joy or happiness |
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deferred |
put off until a future time |
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drowsiness |
sleepiness
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monotonous |
repetitiously dull |
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ricochet |
to bounce off; to rebound |
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draughty |
current of air |
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speculatively |
involving chance; risky |
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imperceptibility |
very subtle |
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façade |
false front |
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inveigle |
to win over by guile |
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austerity/austere |
stern and cold in appearance or manner - a situation in which there is not much money and it is spent only on things that are necessary - plainness or simplicity of style |
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autonomous |
totally self-sufficient |
