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Morose

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Having a gloomy or sullen manner not friendly or social able

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Catalyst

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A substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change

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Hew

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To shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to

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Ghastly

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Frightful, horribleness, death pale

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Credible

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Believable

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Annihilate

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To destroy completely

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Pliant

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Bending readily; easily influenced

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Fated

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Determined in advance by destiny or fortune

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Hoodwink

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To mislead by a trick, swindle

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Irate

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Angry

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Incinerate

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Complicated, difficult to understand

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Pauper

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Poor person

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Fabricate

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To make manufacture to makeup invent

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Admonish

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To caution or advise against
To scold mildly
To remain of duty

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Deadlock

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A standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces
To bring to a standstill

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Relinquish

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To let go or give up

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Unbridled

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Uncontrolled lacking in restraint

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Muddle

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To make a mess of, middle through, to get by

A hopeless mess

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Erratic

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Not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily accepted; u dependable