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voluminous
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forming, filling, or writing a large volume or many volumes: a voluminous edition.
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premeditated
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done deliberately; planned in advance: a premeditated murder.
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wry
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produced by a distortion or lopsidedness of the facial features: a wry grin.
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soliloquy
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1. an utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to himself or herself or is disregardful of or oblivious to any hearers present (often used as a device in drama to disclose a character's innermost thoughts)
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disgruntled
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displeased and discontented; sulky; peevish: Her disgruntled husband refused to join us.
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mete
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to distribute or apportion by measure; allot; dole (usually fol. by out): to mete out punishment.
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lapse
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an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard: a lapse of justice
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melancholy
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a gloomy state of mind, esp. when habitual or prolonged; depression.
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quandary
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a state of perplexity or uncertainty, esp. as to what to do; dilemma.
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vex
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to irritate; annoy; provoke: His noisy neighbors often vexed him.
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