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define purled
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changed direction and becomes muddy
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define lucid
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clear; understandable
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define epithets
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nicknames or titles
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define blatant
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obvious; without consideration of ones feelings; blunt
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define extricated
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to remove with force or effort
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define harangue
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to bother with noisy speech(long and extended)
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define imprecations
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curses
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define scrutinizing
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examine closely
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define sagacious
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to be wise
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define perfunctory
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routine; without emotion or feeling
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define sardonic
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cruel and biting; evil
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define compunction
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guilt
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define interminable
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not stopping
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define adroitly
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skillfully
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define ethereal
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ghost-like; intangable
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define charnel
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of the dead; hellish
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define petulantly
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whining; complaining
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define lugubrious
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heavy; weighty
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define temerity
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courage
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define celerity
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speed
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define succour
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help; aid or assistance
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define vehement
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passionate; full or fury or anger
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define obdurate
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stubborn
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define consigned
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to place in a lesser status
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define stentorian
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loud and strong with pride behind it
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