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Humiliate

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to be embarrassed extremely

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Hideous

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So ugly as to be horrifying.

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Infuriated

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Extremely mad

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Instinctively

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Arising from impulse spontaneous and unthinking

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Isolated

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Being or felling kept away from others

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Kimono

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a loose white Japanese robe.

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lenient

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not strict

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meticulously

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very carefully and precicely

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monotone

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sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying pitch

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morale

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state of mind with respect to confidence and enthusiasm ; spirit

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morbit

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suggesting a unhealthy mental state

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mundane

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ordinary, commonplace

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pathetic

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deserving or inciting pity

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posture

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the way one holds their body.

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radically

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changing drastically

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relentlessly

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without stopping

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remorse

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a feeling of deep and extreme regret

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sarcastically

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to say something using words that usually mean one thing to mean just the opposite.

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saturated

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wet through and through

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scapegoat

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a person or thing carrying the blame for someone else

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scoffed

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to treat as of no importance

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scurry

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to move or proceed hurriedly

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tactic

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a method of achieving a goal, a strategy.

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throb

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to beat rapidly or violently, as the heart; pound

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timid

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showing fear and lack of confidence