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cause to feel shame

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humiliate

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so extremely ugly as to be terrifying

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hideous

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marked by extreme anger

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infuriated

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Acting on an inner feeling; done without thinking

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instinctively

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being or feeling set or kept apart from others

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isolated

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A loose robe, fastening with a sash, the principal outer garment in Japan.

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Kimono

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not strict

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lenient

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sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch

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monotone

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state of mind with respect to confidence and enthusiasm; spirit

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morale

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suggesting an unhealthy mental state

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morbid

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ordinary, commonplace

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mundane

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deserving or inciting pity

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pathetic

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the way one holds one’s body; a pose or position

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posture

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changing drastically

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radically

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without stopping

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relentlessly

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a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)

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remorse

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to say something using words that normally mean one thing to mean just the opposite

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sarcastically

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wet through and through

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saturated

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a person or thing carrying the blame for others

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scapegoat

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to show one’s contempt in derision or mockery; to treat as of no importance

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scoffed

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to move about or proceed hurriedly

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scurry

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A method of achieving a goal; a strategy

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tactic

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to beat rapidly or violently, as the heart; pound

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throb

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showing fear and lack of confidence

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timid

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very carefully and precisely

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meticulously