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recumbent
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adj, resting or reclining
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imperiously
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adv, in an arrogantly, overbearing, or condescending way
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juncture
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n, a critical pint, or a point where two things join
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pantomime
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n, communication through gestures
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morosely
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adv, in a gloomy manner
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dejectedly
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adv, in a depressed manner
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anguished
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adj, tormented
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mollify
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v, to soothe or reduce in intensity
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pugnacious
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adj, belligerent
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ominously
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adv, in a threatening way, in a way that foreshadows something undesireable
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derogatory
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adj, belittling, offensive
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plaintively
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adv, mournfully
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complacently
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adv, in a way that is eager to please
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grizzled
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adj, streaked with gray
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derision
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n, reidicule
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deliberate
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adj, intentional
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subdue
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v, to calm down or bring under control
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hoosegow
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n, a jail
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reprehensible
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adj, blameworthy
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reverently
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adv, lovingly, out of respect
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