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mutinous

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Adj; difficult to control, rebellious

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Dispel

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Verb; to disperse

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fugitive

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Noun; a person who is fleeing from prosecution, a runaway

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incentive

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Noun; something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward for greater effort

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Bleak

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Adj; dreary, depressing, bare

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myopia

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Noun; Narrow-mindedness, intolerance

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sniggered

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Verb; snicker, to laugh in a half suppressed

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vexed

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Adj; irritated, annoyed

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phosphorescence

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Noun; A luminous appearance from this

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furtive

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Adj; taken, done, used

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parody

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Noun; A humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing

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