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11th Grade
02/04/2013

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Goad
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to prod or urge
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abandon
Definition
total lack of inhibition
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abeyance
Definition
temperary suppression or suspension, remmision
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abhorrence
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loathing, detestation
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accost
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to approach and speak to someone, often in an aggressive way
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acute
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1. sensitive, heightened; sharp, pointed; severe
2. clever; shrewd
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acuteness
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sharpness, severity
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adaptation
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adjustment, transformation
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affinity
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similarity, likeness; fondness
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afflict
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to distress severely so as to cause persistent anguish
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agitated
Definition
upset or uneasy
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agitation
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uneasiness; commotion, excitement
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agitation
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commotion; excitement; uneasiness
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alleviate
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to relieve, improve partially
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allude
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to make an indirect reference
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amplification
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an increase or intensification
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anomalous
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irregular or deviated form the norm
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anomaly
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an irrefularity or deviation from the norm
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antiquity
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the quality of being very old; ancient times
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apathy
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lack of feeling or emotion
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appall
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to overcome with shock or dismay
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appellation
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a title or name
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assail
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to attack, assault
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auditory
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having to do with hearing
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brazen
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1. made of or looking like brass
2. shameless, defiant
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brood
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to thing gloomily about; to cluster, breed
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conjure
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to summon a devil or spirit by invocation; to affect or effect as if by magic; to bring to mind
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consitutional
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having to do with the physical structure or health of something or someone
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constrained
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forced, impelled, not voluntary
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contrieve
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to devise, plan, or manage; to form in an artistic manner
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countenance
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appearance, facial expression
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countenance
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appearance; facial expression
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demeanor
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one's behavior or conduct
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demeanor
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one's behavior or conduct
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deplorable
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woeful; strongly regrettable or condemnable
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descent
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1. ones ancestry
2. a decline; the passing from a higher place to a lower place
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desolate
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showing the effects of adandonment or neglect; devoid of warmth or comfort
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desolate
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showing the effects of abandonment or neglect; devoid of warmth or comfort
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dilapidation
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disrepair
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dirge
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funeral hymn
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discernable
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able to be perceived or recognized
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discernible
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able to be percieved
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discordant
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inharmonious; disagreeing
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divine
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to foretell or know by inspiration
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emaciated
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very thin due to hunger or disease; feeling
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emaciated
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very thin due to hunger or disease, feeble
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ennui
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bored, lacking interest or energy
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enshroud OR shroud
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to wrap up, to hide from sight
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enuciation
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the act of pronouncing clearly, speaking
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equivocal
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equal in name, but not in reality; ambiguous, open to more than 1 interpretation
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exalted
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praised, elevated
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facility
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ease, proficiency
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fervid
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passionate, intense, zealous
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futile
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hopeless, useless; serving no useful purpose
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futility
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uselessness; lack of importance
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hypochondriac
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one who often falsely believes himself to be ill
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ideality
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a state of being perfect or ideal, an unobtainable idea
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impetuous
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forceful, rapid; quick to act without thinking
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importunate
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extremely urgent, pleading
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importunate
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1. troublesome,difficult
2. extremely urgent, pleading
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impromptu
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a spontaneous, unrehearsed performance
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inaudibly
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in a manner not capable of being heard
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incoherence
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the inability to express one's thoughts in a clear or orderly manner; lack of cohesion or connection
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insipid
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bland, lacking flavor; lacking excitement
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internment
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burial
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luminous
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bright, brilliant, glowing
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lurid
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harshly shocking; revolting; glowing
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malady
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illness
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malady
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illness
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maliceful
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having feeling of animosity, spite , or hatred
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manifest
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to make evident or certain by display
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manifest
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to make evident or certain by display
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melancholy
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sad; gloomy
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miasma
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a polluted or poisonous atmosphere
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minute
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very small; precise, detailed.
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modulated
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changed or adjusted, with regard to one's voice
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morbid
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relating to disease; gruesome; abnormally gloomy
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munificent
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generous, lavish
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novelty
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something new or original
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oblige
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to be obligated or forced to comply
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obstinate
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stubborn
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pallid
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lacking color or livelines
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palpable
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obvious, real, tangible
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paradoxical
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contradicting; incongruous; puzzling
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patrimony
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inheritance
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pertinacity
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stubborn persistence
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perusal
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a close examination
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pervade
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to become diffused throughout every part of
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pervade
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to become diffused throughout every part of
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perversion
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corruption; deliberate disobedience or misbehavior
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pestilent
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deadly, infected, poisonous
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ponder
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to consider or think about something in depth
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ponderous
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weighty, heavy, large
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pore`
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to study closely or meditatively
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precipitous
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very steep; hasty, quickly with too little caution
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prevailing
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predominant; lasting
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prodigious
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vast, enormous, extraordinary
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profound
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deep; infinite; intelligent; difficult to understand
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profuse
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plentiful, copious; lavish, extravagant
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prostrating
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causing debilitation and weakness
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protracted
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prolonged, drawn out, extended
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reminiscense
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remembrance of past events
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resolution
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a firm decision
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resolve
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to determine or to make a firm decision about
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restrained
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controlled, repressed, restricted
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retain
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to hold, keep possession of
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reveller
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one who partakes in boisterous festivities
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reverie
Definition
a daydreame
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rhapsody
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an emotional literary or musical work
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scrutinizing
Definition
observing carefully
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senitment
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an attitude, thought, or judgement prompted by feeling; a romantic or nostalgic feeling
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sentience
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awareness, consciousness, perception
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sentiment
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an attitude, thought or judgement prompted by feeling; a romantic or nostalgic feeling
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seraph
Definition
angel, guardian
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similitude
Definition
similarity, likenss
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singular
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uncommon, peculiar
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sojourn
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visit, stay
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solace
Definition
comfort in distress, consolation
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solemn
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deeply serous; somberly impressive
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sombre
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dark and gloomy, melancholy, dismal
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stealthy
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sly and cautious, sneaky
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stifled
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suppressed or held back; smothered or suffocated
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stupor
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astonishment; a state of having numbed senses
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sublime
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awe-inspiring; of high spiritual or moral value
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subterranean
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hidden, secret; underground
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sullen
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brooding, gloomy
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sullenly
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in a brooding and gloomy manner
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surpassing
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superior
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temperament
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an attitude, a manner of behaving
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tempest
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a storm; rage or fury
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tenuity
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low density, thickness
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terrestial
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commonplace; down-to-earth, earthly
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tottering
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instability, imbalance, uncertanty
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transient
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temporary, short-lived, fleeting
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trepidancy
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fear and anxiety
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trepidation
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fear; anxiety
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trifling
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of slight worth or little importance
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uncouth
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lacking in refinement, awkward and uncultivated in appearance or manner
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undeviating
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direct, straightfoward
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uniform
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consistent and unchanging; identical
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upbraid
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to scold sharply
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valorously
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bravely, courageously
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vivacious
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lively, spirited
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wane
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to decrease gradually
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wanness
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sickly paleness
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wrath
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anger,rage
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