creative writing vocab

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sauntered

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walked slowly

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darted

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quickly

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murmured

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quietly spoken

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bellowed

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shouting

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cradled

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held gently

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lurched

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moved clumsily

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ethereal

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delicate and light ( otherworldly )

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sombre

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dark or dull in tone

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oppressive

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overwhelming or suffocating

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desolate

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empty, abandoned, bleak

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luminous

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softly glowing/ radiant

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malevolent

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having or showing a wish to do something evil

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cacophony

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harsh mixture of sounds

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silhouette

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dark outline or shape

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apparition

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ghost or ghost like image

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labyrinth

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complicated network of paths

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tempest

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violent storm

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reverie

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state of being lost in one’s thoughts

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glowered

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stare with anger or sullen dissaproval

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meandered

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wonder aimlessly

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quivered

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tremble or shake

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encroached

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gradually intrude or invade

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wrenched

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pull something violently or with force

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torrid

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extremely hot, emotionally/physically

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derelict

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very poor condition due to neglect

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tenebrous

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dark,shadowy,obscure

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jubilant

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showing great joy or triumph

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solace

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comfort or consolation in a time of distress

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turmoil

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great disturbance, confusion or uncertainty

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haze

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metaphorical confusion or obstruction

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abyss

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deep or seemingly bottomless place

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loomed

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to appear as shadowy, threatening form

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dismal

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depressing or gloomy

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withered

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shriveled or faded from age or neglect

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maelstrom

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powerful whirlpool or chaotic situation

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specter

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ghost or haunting presence

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skulked

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moved stealthily or sneakily, usually with bad intent

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shuddered

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trembled with fear or disgust

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ravaged

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severely damaged or destroyed

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ashen

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pale, drained of colour

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volatile

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likely to change rapidly or unpredictably

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serpentine

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winding or twisting like a snake metaphorically for deviousness

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gleam

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flash or beam of light

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covenant

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sacred or formal agreement

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marrow

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metaphorically for deep emotions or essence

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wraith

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ghostly figure, especially before death

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languid

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slow, relaxed, often with an air of tiredness or dreaminess

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chiaroscuro

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strong contrast between light and shadow

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palimpsest

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something layered with history memory or emotion

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ephemeral

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lasting for a very short time, delicate, often beautiful in its briefness

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sepulchral

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evoking deathlike atmosphere

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lugubrious

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mournful, gloomy or dismal

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noisome

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offensive to the sense, especially smell

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tenebrous

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dark,shadowy or obscure

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insalubrious

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unhealthy or unwholesome, used to describe setting

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cadaverous

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resembling a corpse

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saturnine

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slow,gloomy and mysterious in mood or expression

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mercurial

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subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind

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phlegmatic

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unemotional and calm in temperament

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effulgent

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radiant, brilliant in expression and appearance

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desuetude

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state of disuse or obsolescence, often implying neglect

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dolorous

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filled with sorrow or grief

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sanguine

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optimistic or hopeful, especially in a difficult situation

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ossify

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to become rigid or fixed in attitude or behavior

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crepuscular

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relating to twilight, dim or indistinct lighting