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        | Habitual silence or reserve in speaking |  | 
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        | Inclined to keep one's thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs to oneself |  | 
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        | Unsure of how to act or proceed; indecisive |  | 
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        | lacking energy or vitality; weak; showing little or no spirit or animation |  | 
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        | In a way that is critical or sharp |  | 
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        | In a way that expresses blame |  | 
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        | The author's choice of words |  | 
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        | Relating to a style of fiction that has a grotesque, desolate and mysterious themes and descriptions |  | 
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        | Deprived of sensation; numb |  | 
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        | Lessened in intensity; softened |  | 
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        | Demonstrates a range of human qualities typical of actual human beings |  | 
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        | Shows one single, dominant trait |  | 
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        | Something that is exact opposite or contrary of another |  | 
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        | A narrative structure containing or connecting a series of otherwise unrelated tales |  | 
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        | Given to complaining; peevish |  | 
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        | Profoundly moving; piercing; incisive |  | 
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        | The state of being transported by a lofty emotion; ecstasy |  | 
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        | Persuasive, powerful speech |  | 
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