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salvage
saving property in danger
cajole
to persuade with flattery or gentle urging
excessive
going beyond the norm
wallow
to indulge in self-pity
curtly
rudely (said)
concise
short; brief; to the point
macabre
having death as a subject; gruesome
candid
honest, sincere expression
allusion
a reference to a historical person, place or thing in literature
nebulous
vague
unheeded
not given consideration or attention to something
absolved
to be free from guilt of consequences
ingenuity
skill or cleverness; inventiveness
elaborate
to explain in detail
insular
something related to an island; having restricted habitat; characteristic of isolated people
vehement
intensely emotional
infallible
incapable of error
benevolent
kind; generous
trivial
worth little; of little importance
dilapidated
rundown; deteriorated