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Lord of the Flies
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9th Grade
05/26/2011
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altered
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changed
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apprehension
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suspicion; fear
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askew
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out of line
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vastion
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projecting part of a fortification
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clambering
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awkwardly climbing
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decorous
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proper
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efflorescence
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blossoming
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effulgence
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brilliance
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emitted
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gave off
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enmity
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ill will
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fledged
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covered
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foliage
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leaves and brush
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furtive
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stealthy
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gorging
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greedily eating
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hiatus
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gap
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incredulous
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skeptical
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interposed
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set between
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irrelevance
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utter unimportance
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lodgments
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lodgings
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loitered
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lingered
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lolled
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lunged
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motif
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recurring element
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multitude
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great number
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pallidly
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dully
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pallor
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paleness
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plaint
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flexible
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proffer
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offer
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prominent
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at the forefront
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ranged
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set in a row
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specious
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deceptive in appearance
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speculated
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wondered
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strident
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loud; harsh
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surmounted
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topped
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swathing
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enveloping
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assented
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sonsented
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borne
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held aloft
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confirmation
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agreement
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ebullience
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enthusiasm; liveliness
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errant
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aimless
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festooned
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decorated
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fluently
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easily; fluidly
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gesticulated
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gestured
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induced
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persuaded
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martyred
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self-sacrificing
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officious
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meddlesome
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quota
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proportional part
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recrimination
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accusation in response to another accusation
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tumult
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commotion
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appalled
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shocked; weakened
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belligerence
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aggression
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blatant
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obvious; glaring
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chastisement
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scolding
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compelled
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driven; forced
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detritus
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debris
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despersing
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breaking up; drifting in different directions
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dubious
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doubtful
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gouts
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gushes
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impalpable
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unable to be touched
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incursion
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raid
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inevitably
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predictably; unavoidably
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malevolently
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spitefully
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myriad
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uncountable number
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obscurely
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vaguely
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omission
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condition of being left out
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opalescence
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iridescence
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preposterous
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contrary to reason
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ravenously
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desperately hungrily
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rendered
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made
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lamentably
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woefully
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ludicrous
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ridiculous
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derisive
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scornful
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effigy
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likeness
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sough
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moaning;sighing
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perilous
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dangerous
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decorum
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proper behavior
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discursive
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rambling
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incantation
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chanting
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chasms
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marked divisions, separations, or differences
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emphatic
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forceful; emphasized
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guano
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seabird droppings
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interminable
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endless
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leviathan
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giant creature
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mutinously
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rebelliously
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plinth
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square rock serving as a base
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tremulously
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tremblingly
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bravado
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false show of bravery
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brine
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saltwater
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coverts
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thickets
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dun
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drab
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impervious
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incapable of being disturbed or affected
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scurfy
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flaky with residue
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traverses
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crossings
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demure
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reserved; modest
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fervor
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dedicated energy
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palled
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no longer inspired interest
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rebuke
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scold
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vexed
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troubled
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abominable
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despicable
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buffet
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forceful blow
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ceased
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stopped
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corpulent
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bulky
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furrowing
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wrinkling
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inquisitive
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curious
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prospered
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flourished
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protruded
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stuck out
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succulent
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juicy
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ungainly
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clumsy; hard to handle
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antiphonal
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sung alternately
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cordon
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line of troops enclosing an area to prevent passage
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crepitation
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crackling
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distended
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swollen
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elephantine
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massive
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ensconce
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conceal
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epaulettes
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ornaments worn on shoulders of a uniform
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essayed
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attempted
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excruciatingly
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painfully
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fathom
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a measurement of sea depth (1fathom=6 feet)
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goaded
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spurred
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inimical
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hostile
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ululation
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howl; wail
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