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Maze runner Flashcards

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consumed

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eat, drink, or indigest

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corridors

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a long passage in a building from which doors leads into rooms

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disorientated

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make someone feel confused. make someone lose their sense of direction.

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dominance

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power and influence over others.

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captors

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a person or animal that catches or confines another.

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devoid

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entirely lacking or free from.

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salvageable

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rescue from loss at sea.

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gawked

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stare openly and stupidly.

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dilapidated

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in a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect.

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emptiness

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The state of containing nothing.

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offshoots

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a side shoot, or a branch on a plant.

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disquieting

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inducing feelings of anxiety or worry.

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monumental

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great in importance, extent, or size.

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trepidation

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a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen.

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haggard

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looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry , and suffering.

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malicious

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characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm.

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suppressing

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forcibly to put an end to.

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ceaseless

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constant and unending.

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curiosity

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a strong desire to know or learn something.

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halted

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bring or come to an adrupt stop

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amplified

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increase the volume of sound especially using an amplifier.

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tinged

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emit a sharp, clear, ringing sound.

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wrenched

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pull or twist suddenly and violently.

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litany

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a series of petitions for use in church services or processions , usually recited by the clergy and responded to in an recurring formula by the people.

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normalcy

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the condition of being normal; the state of being usual, typical, or expected.

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epiphany

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a moment of sudden revelation or insight.

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eradicate

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destroy completely; put an end to

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ironically

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in an ironic manner. used to denote a paradoxical, or coincidental situation.

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undercurrent

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an underlying feeling or influence, especially one that is contrary to the prevailing atmosphere and is not expressed openly.

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loomed

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appear as a shadowy form, especially one that is large or threatening.

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appendages

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a thing that is added or attached to something larger or more important.

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bulbous

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fat, round, or bulging.

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complexity

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the state or quality of being intricate or complicated.

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selective

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relating to or involving the selection of the most suitable or best qualified.

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chided

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scold or rebuke.

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inexplicably

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in a way that cannot be explained or accounted for.

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writhing

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make continual twisting, squirming movement or contortions of the body

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solemn

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formal and dignified.

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palpable

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so intense as to seem almost tangible.

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morbid

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characterized by or appealing to an abnormal and unhealthy in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease.

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decipherable

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able to convert into normal language, or to succeed in understanding, interpreting, or identifying.

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Contrary

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opposite in nature, direction, or meaning.

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contemplation

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the action of looking thoughtfully at something for a long time.

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not-so-veiled

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not covered or as though with a veil.

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ominous

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giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen, threatening.

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maddening

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extremely annoying; infuriating.

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riveted

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join or fasten with a rivet or rivets.

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foliage

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the leaves of a plant.

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willed

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having a will.

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tangible

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capable of being touched.

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glib

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readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or sincerely so.

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lilting

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rhythmic swing or cadence.

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apparition

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a supernatural appearance of a person or thing, especially a ghost.

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cavorting

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to prance or caper about.

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detach

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to unfasten and seperate.

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winced

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to draw back, or tense the body, as from pain or from a blow.

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demise

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death or decease.

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involuntary

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not voluntary, unintentional.

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traitorous

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having the character of a traitor.

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lunacy

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insanity , extreme foolishness.

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intolerable

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not tolerable.

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victuals

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food or provisions for human beings.

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rebuke

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to express sharp, stern disapproval of.

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indecision

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inability to decide.

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indescribable

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not describable.

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sinister

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threatening or portending evil.

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ceremonious

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carefully observant of ceremony.

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condemned

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to express an unfavorable or adverse judgement on.

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bestial

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of, relating to, or having the form of a beast.

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psychotically

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mentally unstable.

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grogginess

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staggering, as from exhaustion.

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piqued

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to affect with sharp irritation and resentment, especially to some wound to pride.

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clout

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a blow, especially with the hand.

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pang

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a sudden sharp pain or painful emotion.

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somber

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dark or dull in color or tone.

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sallow

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of an unhealthy yellow or pale brown color.

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succinct

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briefly and clearly expressed.

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shroud

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a length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial.

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interspersed

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scatter among or between other things.

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exertion

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physical or mental effort.

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morbid

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characterized by or appealing to an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing or unpleasant subjects.

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shuddered

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tremble convulsively, typically as a result of fear or revulsion.

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ingenious

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clever, original, or inventive.

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menacing

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something that threatens to cause evil , harm, injury, etc.

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grotesquely

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odd or unnatural in shape , or character.

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Monstrous

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frightful or hideous , especially in appearance.

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flailing

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wave or swing or cause to wave or swing wildly.

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pendulum

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a weight hung from a fixed point so that it can swing freely backward and forward, especially a rod with a weight at the end that regulates the mechanism of a clock.

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retracted

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draw or be drawn back or back in.

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oddity

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a strange or peculiar person, thing, or trait.

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instinctively

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without conscious thought, by natural instinct.

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urgency

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importance requiring swift action.

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Antidote

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a medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison.

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Adamantly

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in a way that suggest one will not be persuaded to change one’s mind.

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Terminal

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of, forming, or situated at the end or extremity of something.

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Chagrin

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distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated.

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Formality

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the rigid observance of rules of convention or etiquette.

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Invalidating

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make unsound or erroneous.

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Clamoring

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shout loudly and insistently.

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Disband

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break up or cause to break up and stop functioning.

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Hypocrisy

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the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one’s own behavior does not conform.

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palpable

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so intense as to seem almost tangible.

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continuous

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forming an unbroken whole: without interruption.

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Belligerent

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hostile and aggressive.

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Ruddied

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make ruddy in color.

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Maniacal

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exhibiting extremely wild or violent behavior.

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infestation

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the presence of an unusually large number of insects or animal in a place, typically so as to cause damage or disease.

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Gamut

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the complete range or scope of something.

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Sullenly

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bad-tempered and sulky.

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squinched

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tense up the muscles of. (face/eyes)

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Incredulous

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unwilling or unable to believe something.

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Hackles

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erectile hairs along the back of the dog or other animal that rise when its angry or alarmed.

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remnant

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a small remaining quantity of something.

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Melding

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blend

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Solidify

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make or become hard or solid.

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bleak

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lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements.

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inept

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having or showing no skill.

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contemplative

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expressing or involving prolonged thought.

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reassurance

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the action of removing someone’s doubts or fears.

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consumed

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eat, drink, or digest.

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goggling

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look with wide open eyes, typically in amazement or wonder.

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grogginess

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dazed, weak, or unsteady, especially from illness, intoxication, sleep, or a blow.

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simplicity

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the quality or condition of being easy to understand or do.

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