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Loss of respect, honor, or esteem; shame

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disgrace

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A light cotton plaid fabric used for shirts, dresses, etc.

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madras

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Shaking uncontrollably

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quivering

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Impossible to understand; incomprehensible

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unfathomable

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in a playfully mischievous manner

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roguishly

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to draw back or tense the body, as if from pain or a blow; flinched

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winced

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not inclined to believe; skeptical

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incredulous

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unconcerned; indifferent; unexcitedly; casually

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nonchalantly

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incapable of serious connected thought

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scatterbrained

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to make someone do something by force

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shanghai

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in a brave, valiant, noble-minded, or chivalrous way

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gallantly

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disinterest, indifference, distant in feeling

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aloofness

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ugly or unpleasant in disposition or temper; stubborn

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ornery

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artfully subtle or shrewd; crafty; sly; deceiving

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cunning

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bold resistance to authority

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defiance

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an institution for reforming or disciplining young offenders

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reformatory

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unwillingly; resistantly

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reluctantly

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expressing strong displeasure at something unjust, offensive, or insulting

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indignant

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examined; looked at; inspected

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surveyed

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a delay due to fear or uncertainty of the mind

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hesitation

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a useful or valuable thing, person, or quality

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asset

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impossible to resist

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irresistible

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competition for the same objective or for superiority in the same field

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rivalry

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showing a desire to resist authority, control, or convention

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rebellious

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developed to a high degree of complexity

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sophisticated

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