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1
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very sad and disappointed

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crestfallen

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2
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a fast speech

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spiel

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3
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very strange or unusual

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surreal

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to shout in a deep voice

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bellow

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5
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conflicting

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warring

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6
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starting, stopping, and starting again; not constant

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intermittent

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7
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easily hurt or harmed physically, mentally or emotionally

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vulnerable

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8
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to shine in small bright flashes

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glint

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9
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a person who is doing something wrong or illegal

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accompline

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10
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when a person or group gathers to wait and pray

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vigil

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11
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the area around or near a particular place

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vicinity

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12
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to echo

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reverberate

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13
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the spreading of a harmful idea or practice

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contagion

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14
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trite

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overused

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15
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showing a desire to help people

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altruistic

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16
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physical or emotional shock

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jarring

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17
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a person who had the legal right to receive the property of someone who dies

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heir

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18
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the back of a person’s neck

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nape

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19
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very strong or forceful

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brute

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20
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not having complete trust in someone ot something

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warily

21
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no emotion

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stony

22
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stiff

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bristly

23
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graceful and elegant

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poise

24
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a final threat ot promise

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ultimatum

25
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simple or plain

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chaste

26
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wanting to have what someone else has

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envy

27
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to ruin the surface of something

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deface

28
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refusing to think about or consider something or someone

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dismissive

29
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very careful about doing something

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scrupulous

30
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having or showing personal qualities that people admire

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noble

31
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to make yourself neat and tidy

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preen

32
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to keep someone or something away for a short time

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stave

33
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to continue to do something

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proceed

34
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exactly right

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ideal

35
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a sudden understanding

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revelation

36
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to keep something out or away

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repel

37
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becoming angry and annoyed when you do not get what you want

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petulant

38
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showing a desire to help people

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altruism

39
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the act of giving up something that you want to keep

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sacrifice

40
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attention that is given to someone or something by newspapers, magazines, TV programs, etc

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publicity

41
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to gather together

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muster

42
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very strange or ugly in a way that is not normal or natural

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grotesque

43
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to walk slowly without effort

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saunter

44
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a wrinkle in the skin of a persons face

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furrow

45
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a natural desire that makes you want to act a certain way

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instinct

46
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to lower your body

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hunker

47
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to begin or start

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commence

48
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an opposite or difference fact, event, or situation

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contray

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