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Ominous

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menacing or threatening aspect, fateful meaning

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Rampant

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wild or out of control

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Solace

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comfort in sorrow, relief, consolation

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Supple

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capable of being bent, pliant

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Suppress

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repress, stop, abolish

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Abhor

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rancor, loathe

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Corrosive

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causing corrosion, abrasive

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Reprehensible

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deserving of blame

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Turbulent

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Unsteady or violently, confusion

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Vociferous

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very loud, outcry

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Apathy

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lack of feeling or emotion

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Deride

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express contempt for, ridicule

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Ingenuous

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innocent, childlike

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Quandary

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state of perplexity, uncertainty

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Revel

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celebrate, loud and noisy, carouse

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Allocate

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designate, set aside

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Deviate

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depart, deviant

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Exult

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feel triumphant or jubilation

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Palatable

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pleasant to taste

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Rancor

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bitterness or resentment

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Contentious

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likely to cause disagreement or argument

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Crestfallen

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brought low in spirit, dejected

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Disheveled

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disorder, unkempt

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Lamentable

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regretted, mournful

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Sonorous

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deep, ringing sound, resonant