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Comeuppance

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Noun

Deserved punishment or fate.

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Inaudible

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Adjective

Unable to be heard.

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Dismiss

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Verb

Order or allow to leave.

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Transport

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Verb/ Noun

Take or carry (people or goods) from one place to another/ A system or means of conveying something place to place.

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Unsubscribe

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Verb

Cancel a subscription to an electronic mailing list or online service.

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Predict

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Verb

Say or estimate that (a specified thing) will happen in the future or will be a consequence of something.

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Remit

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Verb

Send money in payment or as a gift; release from or forgive.

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Climax

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Noun

Turning point of a story, before the most intense part of the story.

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Unreliable Narrator

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Noun

When a story’s narrator cannot be trusted. They can be unreliable for purposeful dishonesty, mental illness, or self-deception.

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Curiosity

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Noun

A strong desire to know or learn.

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Sustenance

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Noun

Food or drink.

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Confuddled

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Verb

Being in a state of confusion.

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Fortifications

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Noun

A defense wall or other reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack.

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Beseech

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Verb

Ask urgently to do something.

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Insolent

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Adjective

Showing a rude or arrogant lack of respect.

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Melancholy

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Noun/ Adjective

A feeling of intense sadness/ having a feeling of sadness.

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Idiom

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Noun

A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.

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Encounter

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Verb/ Noun

Unexpectedly experience or be faced with/ An unexpected or casual meeting with someone or something.

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Ominous

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Adjective

Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen.

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Foreboding

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Adjective

Fearful apprehension; a feeling something bad is going to happen.

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Malice

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Noun

The intention or desire to do evil; ill will.

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Sinister

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Adjective

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

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Offer

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Verb

Present for to accept or reject as desired.

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Empathy

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Noun

The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

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