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He changed his Disposition from being snappy to being nice.

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Noun; Attitude, demeanor

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The Vagrant pushed his kart through the city streets, searching for plastic bottles to recycle.

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Noun; Homeless wanderer

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The Celestial beings looked down at the human race. It was judgement day.

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Adjective; Relating to heaven; Stars

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The man was very Reverential, he always spoke so humbly.

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Adjective; Respectfully Reserved

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The Malignity in the man, so so fierce that he ended up burning down half the village, killing hundreds.

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Adjective;Strong feeling to do an evil act

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His Imprudence put the group in a horrible situation

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Noun; Hastily made decision that had harmful consequences

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He Prognosticated that a woman would give him a watch.

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Verb; predicting what will happen

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When the girls mother was diagnosed with cancer, she had to show a lot of Fortitude to show she can help support her family.

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Noun; A persons strength

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During her time of Respite, she dreamt of many glorious things.

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Noun; rest

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Sacrilege

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Adjective; Violation if something sacred, blasphemous

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Repose

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Verb; rest for activity

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Amiable

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Adjective; displaying friendly behavior

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Indefatigable

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Adjective; to inexhaustibly pursue

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Zeal

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Noun; great enthusiasm torward something

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Charnal house

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Noun; a place where dead bodies are stacked

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Ardent

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Adjective; to be enthusiastic about something

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Infallible

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Adjective; unable of making mistakes

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Emaciated

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Adjective; becoming thin or boney

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Traversing

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Verb; walking back and forth

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Inarticulate

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Adjective; unintelligible, unable to understand

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Commencement

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Noun; the start of something

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Chastise

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Verb; to punish, discipline

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Repentant

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Adjective; feeling of remorse

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Vacillate

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Verb; going between two opinions

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Fortnight

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Noun; two weeks time

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Consolation

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Noun(or adjective or verb); Comfort

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Placid

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Noun; calm, little movement

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Serene

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Adjective; tranquil or calm

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Countenance

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Noun; a persons facial expressions

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Candor

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Noun; the quality of being honest

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Ignominious

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Adjective; disgrace or shame

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Exculpated

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Verb; to show that someone is not guilty

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Asylum

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Noun; a shelter, a place that offers protection

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Conjecture

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Verb; to guess

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Timorous

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Adjective; nervousness, reluctant

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Approbation

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Noun; to praise, approval

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Guile

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Noun; Sly, cunning

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Obdurate

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Verb; headstrong, stubborn

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Lamentation

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Noun; to cry with sorrow, grief

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Irksome

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Adjective; irritating, annoying

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Calamity

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Noun; disaster, distress

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Abhor

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Verb; to regard with disgust, hatred

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Malice

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Noun; desire to do evil

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Fiend

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Noun; evil spirit, demon, enemy

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Recompense

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Verb(or noun); to pay back.

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Despondence

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Noun; hopeless, dishearted

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Mortification

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Noun; shocked, humiliated

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Tumultuous

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Adjective; turbulence

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Gesticulation

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Noun; vigorous motions or gestures

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Endowed

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Verb; a given quality

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Eradicate

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Verb; to destroy

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Melancholy

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Noun; sadness, depression

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Dissipate

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Verb; to drive away

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Acuiesced

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Verb; comply passively

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Obliged

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Verb; morally bound to do something

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Idle

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Verb; to do nothing

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Odious

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Adjective; repulsive, redundant

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Visage

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Noun; their looks

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Vexation

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Noun; annoyance, irritating

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Machination

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Noun; plotting, scheming a sinister end

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Incredulous

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Adjective; unbelieving, skeptical

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Ominous

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Adjective; impending doom

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Apparation

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Noun; a form, ghostly figure

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Omnipotent

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Adjective; all seeing all powerful

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