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abhor
abhorrent |
to shrink from in disgust v.
Disgusting adj. |
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affable
affibility |
Plesant approachable gracious adj.
Friendliness of manner |
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amiss
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adv. In a wrong or imperfect way
adj. Out of order wrong |
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despondent
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adj. Depressed from a loss of hope or confindance utterly dispared
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entreat
Entreaty |
v. To ask earenstly To beg
n. A plea or earnest request |
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haunt
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v. To stay in one's mind continually
To visit frequently To appear in the form of a ghost. |
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impel
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v. to drive or to propel
To urge or drive by force or moral pressure |
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interminable
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adj. Endless seeming to be without an end
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irascible
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adj. Quick tempered irratitable
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profound
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adj. Intence deeply felt
Having understanding or knowlage that goes beneath the surface beyond the obvious |
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recluse
reclusive |
n. A person who lives apart from society and often alone
adj. Withdrawn from society |
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reverberate
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v. To be repaeated as in a series of echoes or viberations
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sage
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adj. having wisedom and good jugement
n. A person known for wisom and good jugement An aromatic grayish green plantused in cooking |
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tirade
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n. A long angry speech
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tremulous
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adj. Marked by trembling or shaking
Timid or fear |
