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Chastise

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Scold, Punishment

Verb

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Repentant

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Ask for forgiveness

Adjective

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Vacillate

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Waver back and forth

Verb

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Fortnight

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Two weeks

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Consolation

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Something that makes you feel better

Adjective, Noun

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Placid

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Calm (usually having to do with water)

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Serene

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Calm and clear (calm or clear usually having to do with sky or forest)

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Countenance

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Facial expression, face

Noun

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Candor

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Truthful and honest

Noun

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Ignominious

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Shameful

Adjective

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Exculpated

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Relieve from blame

Verb

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Asylum

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Shelter, place to rest

Noun

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Conjecture

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To wonder, speculate

Noun, Verb

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Timorous

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Shy

Adjective

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Approbation

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Agreement or approval

Noun

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Guile

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Sly, evilly planned

Noun

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Obdurate

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To stick to your story, not talk, be stubborn

Verb

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Lamentation

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To express sorrow, grief, sounds of sorrow grief

Noun

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Irksome

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Annoying

Adjective

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Calamity

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Tragedy or disaster

Noun

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Abhor

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To hate

Verb

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Malice

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To have harmful intentions

Noun

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Fiend

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Evil spirit, demon, enemy

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Recompense

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To make amends for harm suffered, payment in return for something
Verb

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Despondence
To fell extremely hopeless, dejected, discouraged, or gloomy | Noun
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Mortification
To be embarrassed or overcome with shame | Noun
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Tumultuous
Disorganized, muddled, full of chaos, convoluted | Adjective
28
Gesticulation
Hand gesture, hand motions | Noun
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Endowed
To be given, to inherit | Verb
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Visage
Face | Noun
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Eradicate
Destroy, obliterate | Verb
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Melancholy
Somber, sad, blue | Noun
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Dissipate
Disappear, to go away | Verb
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Acquiesced
To give in, to oblige Verb
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Obliged
To have a responsibility to an action | Verb
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Idle
Not moving or doing anything, still, without motion | Adjective
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Odious
Disgusting, detested, repugnant | Adjective
38
Vexation
State of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried | Noun
39
Machination
Evil planning, scheming | Noun
40
Incredulous
Amazed at something, unable to believe, has a negative connotation Adjective
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Ominous
Foreboding, sense of doom | Adjective
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Apparition
An appearance of something unexpected; a ghostlike image | Noun
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Omnipotent
Ultimate and unlimited power and influence; the ability to do anything Adjective
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Disposition
Way they conduct themselves | Noun
45
Vagrant
Orphans, beggars, dirty | Noun
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Celestial
Angelic, from the heavens | Adjective
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Reverential
Calm, quiet, respectful | Adjective
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Malignity
Harmful or causes sickness | Noun
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Imprudence
Foolish action, acting without thinking | Noun
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Prognosticated
Foreshadowing, hypothesized, predicted | Verb
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Fortitude
Strength | Noun
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Respite
Break, vacation | Noun
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Sacrilege
Severely against tradition or religion | Noun
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Repose
To lie down and rest | Noun to Verb
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Amiable
Friendly, kind | Adjective
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Indefatigable
Unable to be worn out | Adjective
57
Zeal
Super passionate | Noun
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Charnel House
A building where bodies and bones are deposited, body part bank Noun
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Ardent
Enthusiastic or passionate, zealous (in a stubborn way) | Adjective
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Infallible
Cannot fail, unable to fail | Adjective
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Emaciated
Really skinny, gaunt | Adjective
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Traversing
Pacing | Verb
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Inarticulate
Unable to be understood, unable to articulate | Adjective
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Commencement
The start or beginning of something | Noun or Adjective

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