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Maze Runner Flashcards

THIS VOCAB IS FOR THE MAZE RUNNER!

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Ceaseless

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constant or 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 abrupt stop

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Amplified

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To increase the volume of sound

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Tinged

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Emit a sharp, clear, ringing sound

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Wrenched

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To pull or twist suddenly

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Consumed

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To digest or absorb all attention

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Corridors

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A long passageway in a building from which doors lead into rooms

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Disorientate

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To make someone confused

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Dominance

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Power and influence 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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Capable of being saved or repaired

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Gawked

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Stare openly and stupidly

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Dilapidated

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To cause something to fall into disrepair or ruin

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Emptiness

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The state of containing nothing

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Haggard

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Looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or 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 put an end to

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Offshoots

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A side shoot or 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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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 a 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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Used to denote a paradoxical, unexpected, 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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(often with negative or pejorative connotations) 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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Unable to be explained or accounted for

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Writhing

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Make continual twisting, squirming movements 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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(of a feeling or atmosphere) 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 interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease

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Decipherable

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Able to convert (a text written in code, or a coded signal) into normal language

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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 conceal, disguise, or obscure

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Ominous

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Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious

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Maddening

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Extremely annoying; infuriating

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Riveted

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Join or fasten (plates of metal or other material) with a rivet or rivets

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Foliage

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Plant leaves, collectively

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Willed

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Having a specified level of determination

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Tangible

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Perceptible by touch

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Glib

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(of words or the person speaking them) fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow

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Lilting

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Speak, sing, or sound with a lilt

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Apparition

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A ghost or ghostlike image of a person

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Cavorting

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Jump or dance around excitedly

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Detach

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Disengage (something or part of something) and remove it

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Winced

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Give a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of or in anticipation of pain or distress

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Demise

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A person’s death

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Involuntary

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Done without will or conscious control

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Traitorous

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Relating to or characteristic of a traitor; treacherous

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Lunacy

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The state of being a lunatic; insanity (not in technical use)

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Intolerable

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Unable to be endured

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Victuals

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Food or provisions, typically as prepared for consumption

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Rebuke

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Express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behavior or actions
“she had rebuked him for drinking too much”

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indecision

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The inability to make a decision quickly

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Indescribable

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Too unusual, extreme, or indefinite to be adequately described

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Sinister

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Giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen

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Ceremonious

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Relating or to grand and formal occasions

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Thunderously

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Relating to or giving warning of thunder

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Condemned

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Express complete disapproval of, typically in public; censure

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Bestial

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Of or like an animal or animals

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Psychotically

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A severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality

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Grogginess

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Staggering, as from exhaustion or blows: a boxer groggy from his opponent’s hard left jab. dazed and weakened, as from lack of sleep: Late nights always make me groggy the next morning

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Piqued

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Stimulate (interest or curiosity)

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Clout

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A heavy blow with the hand or a hard object

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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; gloomy

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Sallow

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(of a person’s face or complexion) of an unhealthy yellow or pale brown color

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Succinct

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(especially of something written or spoken) 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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Morbid

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

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Shuddered

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(of a person) tremble convulsively, typically as a result of fear or revulsion

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Ingenious

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(of a person) clever, original, and inventive

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Interspersed

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Scatter among or between other things; place here and there

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Exertion

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Physical or mental effort

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Menacing

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Suggesting the presence of danger; threatening

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Grotesquely

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In a comically or repulsively ugly or distorted manner

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Monstrous

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Having the ugly or frightening appearance of a monster

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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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Abyss

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A deep or seemingly bottomless chasm

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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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Gawking

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Stare openly and stupidly

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Adamantly

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In a way that suggests one will not be persuaded to change one’s mind; firmly and resolutely

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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 (an argument, statement, or theory) unsound or erroneous

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Clamoring

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(of a group of people) shout loudly and insistently

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Disband

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(of an organized group) 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

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Palpable

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(of a feeling or atmosphere) 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 animals 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; gloomy.

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Squinched

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a straight or arched structure across an interior angle of a square tower to carry a superstructure such as a dome.

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Writhing

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make continual twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body.

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Incredulous

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(of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something.

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Hackles

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erectile hairs along the back of a dog or other animal that rise when it is 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; combine.

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Solidify

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make or become hard or solid.

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Inept

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having or showing no skill; clumsy.

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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 ingest (food or drink).

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Bleak

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(of an area of land) lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements.

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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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Wamed

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wraparound mortgage.

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Simplicity

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

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Wretched

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(of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state.

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Catastrophe

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an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster.

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Relishing

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enjoy greatly.

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Deliberation

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long and careful consideration or discussion.

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Discouragement

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a loss of confidence or enthusiasm; dispiritedness.

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Chiding

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scold or rebuke.

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Wan

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(of a person’s complexion or appearance) pale and giving the impression of illness or exhaustion.

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Speculation

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the forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence.

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Recoiled

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suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust.

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Rebuke

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express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behavior or actions.

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Seclusion

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the state of being private and away from other people.

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Intrusion

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the action of intruding.

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Solidified

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make or become hard or solid.

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Eruption

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(of an object) explode with fire and noise resembling an active volcano.

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Discernible

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able to be discerned; perceptible.

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Spectator

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a person who watches at a show, game, or other event.

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Barricades

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an improvised barrier erected across a street or other thoroughfare to prevent or delay the movement of opposing forces.

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Inevitable

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certain to happen; unavoidable.

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Balked

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hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking.

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Pawn

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a person used by others for their own purposes.

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Catalyst

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a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change.

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Concession

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a thing that is granted, especially in response to demands; a thing conceded.

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Errant

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erring or straying from the proper course or standards.

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Doldrums

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a state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or depression.

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Contention

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heated disagreement.

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Rabid

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having or proceeding from an extreme or fanatical support of or belief in something.

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Discarded

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get rid of (someone or something) as no longer useful or desirable.

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Pulsating

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expand and contract with strong regular movements.

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Bulbous

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fat, round, or bulging.

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Grimaced

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an ugly, twisted expression on a person’s face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement.

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Cusp

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a pointed end where two curves meet, in particular.

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Theorizing

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form a theory or set of theories about something.

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Realization

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an act of becoming fully aware of something as a fact.

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Wafted

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pass or cause to pass easily or gently through or as if through the air.

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Glowering

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have an angry or sullen look on one’s face; scowl.

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Moot

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subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty, and typically not admitting of a final decision.

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Preoccupied

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(of a matter or subject) dominate or engross the mind of (someone) to the exclusion of other thoughts.

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