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ascent
to go up
clamber
to climb with hand and feet
contemptuous
to dismiss someone or insult someone
contradict
opposing idea
decorous
polite and restrained
enmity
state of feeling of opposition or hostility
furtive
secretive
indignation
anger of something that is unfair
intricate
detailed
pallid
pale
motif
a feature that repeats throughout the story
efflorescence
blooming
specious
misleading/wrong
interposed
to put one thing between another
intricacies
detail
obscurely
hidden
askew
not straight
incredulous
someone unwilling to believe
pliant
easily bent or manipulated
pallor
unhealthy appearence
dichotomous
two parts often opposites
allegory
hidden meaning or message, political
microcosm
a smaller version of something
fable
a short story with a moral
pathetic fallacy
giving human emotions to inanimate objects