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torrential
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resembling a massive downpour of water
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repose
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a state of mental peace; freedom from anxiety or unrest
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burly
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very stocky and muscled
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narrator
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the person telling a particular story
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exotic
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from a foreign land OR excitingly unusual and strange
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scampered
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to run quickly and lightly
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foolhardy
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reckless and rash; bold without thinking
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fend
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to hold off, especially an attack OR to attempt to manage
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audible
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loud enough to be heard
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blasé
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bored or uninterested due to constant exposure
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indifferent
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showing no concern or interest; not caring one way or the other OR neither good nor bad, just so-so
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murmured
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to speak in a low voice; to speak unclearly
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lope
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to run using long, easy strides
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drench
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to soak thoroughly
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saturated
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to fill or load to capacity; to soak thoroughly
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gridlock
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a complete stop of all traffic on a road; a complete halt in activity
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jabber
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to speak rapidly but without making much sense; to chatter
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jostle
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to bump or come into contact with roughly while you're in motion
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muster
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to bring together into one place; to call to come together, to summon
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linger
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to be slow in leaving or acting
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panhandler
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a person who begs for handouts or money on the street
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scuffle
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a rough, unorganized fight in close quarters
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skulk
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to creep around so that no one notices you
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rubble
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fragments of material left after a building collapses or is destroyed
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awry
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turned or twisted out of shape
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catastrophe
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disaster, misfortune, mishap, failure or fiasco
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balk
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to stop in the middle of something and refuse to proceed
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stench
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a very unpleasant smell
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decompose
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to decay and rot; to break up into smaller, simpler pieces
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curdle
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to spoil or turn sour OR to thicken into clumps
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congeal
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to thicken, to change from a liquid to a solid
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pungent
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a sharp, biting smell or taste
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rancid
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having a nasty smell or taste due to rotting
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horrid
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extremely offensive; causing terror and disgust
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giddy
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dizzy; feeling an unsteady, whirling sensation OR excited and light-headed
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chide
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to scold
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folly
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a lack of good judgement; stupidity and foolishness
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prototype
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the first example of an object or idea, upon which later models are based
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combustion
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the act of burning
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indignant
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feeling angry or upset about a perceived injustice or wrongdoing
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crucial
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of the greatest importance; highly decisive
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exasperate
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to irritate greatly; to make impatient or angry
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melodrama
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a play, book, or movie characterized by exaggerated emotions and feelings; behavior or actions full of exaggerated emotions and feelings
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intrigued
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a secret plot or scheme OR to fascinate and excite curiosity
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celestial
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having to do with the stars or sky
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indignant
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feeling angry or upset about a perceived injustice or wrongdoing
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crucial
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of the greatest importance; highly decisive
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exasperate
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to irritate greatly; to make impatient or angry
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melodrama
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a play, book, or movie characterized by exaggerated emotions and feelings; behavior or actions full of exaggerated emotions and feelings
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intrigue
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a secret plan or scheme OR to fascinate and excite curiosity
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celestial
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having to do with the stars or the sky
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analysis
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the process of separating something into smaller parts to better understand the properties of the object as a whole
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nautical
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related to ships or sailing
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quaint
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unfamiliar and odd OR odd in an old-fashioned way
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gibberish
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speech or writing that makes no sense; crazy talk
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rivalry
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a competition between two parties
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exorbitant
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far beyond customary levels or bounds
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invariable
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always the same, never changing
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vantage
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having a superior position or state of events OR an advantage of some kind
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peddler
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someone who travels around selling goods
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hoopla
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excitement and confusion
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confound
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to puzzle, confuse, or bewilder
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mystify
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to confuse or stump
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bewilder
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to confuse greatly
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parch
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to make thirsty and dry, usually by intense heat
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tarpaulin
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a waterproof piece of fabric used to cover and protect something from getting wet
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laden
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weighed down with a heavy load; burdened
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provisions
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stockpiles of food or other supplies OR measures taken to prepare for a certain event
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shrill
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high-pitched and piercing
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multilingual
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able to speak more than one language well
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bloat
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to swell up
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retrospect
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the review of a past event; hindsight
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shard
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a fragment, often of glass or metal OR a broken piece of pottery like those found at archeological digs
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sidle
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to walk or move sideways; to move in a quiet, sneaky way
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penicillin
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a compound found in a kind of mold that is used to cure a variety of bacterial diseases
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prudent
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sensible in handling common matters; level-headed and wise OR careful about your own conduct; cautious
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interval
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the amount of time between two events; the space between two things
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loom
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to come into view, usually in a threatening way; to stand over someone threateningly
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glare
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to stare angrily OR to shine very brightly OR a long, angry stare OR a bright, blinding light
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foreboding
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a feeling that something bad is about to happen
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cackle
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to laugh in a high-pitched, unpleasant manner
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diabolical
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concerning the devil; evil or wicked
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dread
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a large amount of fear
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What is a Jason Chiang.
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Childish Race of Human Being, and is obsessed with Pokemon Pearls and always calling his friend Kenny on the phone driving his family crazy 24/7
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A very strange kind of human.
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