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asset

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all of a persons money or other property;a quality or person that can be used to your advantage

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demand

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to ask or call for with authority

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extensive

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large in amount;extending over a great area

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foul

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disgusting in looks,taste,or smell

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frantic

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wild with fear or anxiety marked by wild or hurried activity

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murky

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very dark or gloomy; not clear

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startle

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to frighten suddenly and usually not seriously

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trickle

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to flow or fall in drops

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wither

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to shrivel from loss of moisture

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allegiance

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loyalty and obedience especially to ones country or government

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anesthetic

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a substance that causes temporary loss of feeling in the body

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appendage

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a projecting part of the body especially arms and legs

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ascend

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to go up

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descend

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to go down

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corpse

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a dead body

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sympathy

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a feeling of sadness for another persons grief or misfortune

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upstanding

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honest; respectable

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cherish

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to hold dear to ones heart

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endure

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to keep going despite hardships; to suffer patiently without much complaint

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envy

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a painful feeling of wanting something belonging to someone else

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excruciating

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intensely painful; agonizing

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extremities

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the end parts of the body (hands feet fingers and toes)

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immortal

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living or lasting forever

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precise

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very exact

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protrude

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to stick out

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awe

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a feeling of mixed respect, wonder,amazement,and or fear

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exhale

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to breath out

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inhale

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to breath in

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reiterate

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to say over again repeatedly

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relocate

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to move to a new location

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singe

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to burn slightly especially to remove hair by passing briefly over a flame

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tangible

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able to be touched

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wistful

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having or showing a feeling of regretful longing for something

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yearn

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to want something very much

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adjacent

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next to or near

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casualty

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a person killed or injured in a war or accident

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debut

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a first public appearance

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interrogate

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to question someone formally and thoroughly

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jargon

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a special language of a particular activity or group a way of speaking that is full of long important sounding words

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limelight

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the center of public attention

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makeshift

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serving as a temporary replacement for something

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pantomime

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to communicate using only gestures and facial expressions

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sorrow

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a feeling of deep sadness

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triage

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the process of sorting people(from battle or disaster) based on their likelihood to survive

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ajar

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slightly open

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astonished

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struck with sudden amazement or surprise

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boast

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to brag about one’s own possessions abilities or accomplishments

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depart

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to leave

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devour

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to eat up greedily or hungrily

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dismal

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very gloomy an depressing; dreary

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dusk

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the darker part of twilight(when its getting very dark at night)

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famished

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extremely hungry

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gaze

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to look at someone or something intently especially because of admiration or thoughtfulness

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glutton

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a person who eats too much

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idle

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lazy; not working; avoiding work

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labor

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to work especially physical work

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perish

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to pass away completely; to die

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remote

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far away; isolated

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summit

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the highest point(of a mountain) the top

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deluge

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a flood(of water for example) an overwhelming amount of something

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gaunt

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being thin or bony(as from hunger or suffering)

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grotesque

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very ugly; deformed; monstrous

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haste

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excessive speed; quickness

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immense

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huge colossal

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inferno

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a place or state that resembles hell especially as in great heat or raging fire

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inquisitive

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asking many questions; curios about other peoples affairs

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lunatic

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an insane person

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menagerie

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a collection of wild or foreign animals kept especially for exhibition

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mourn

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to feel sorrow especially over someones death

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parcel

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a package

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peculiar

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strange or odd; unusual

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plummet

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to fall straight down; to plunge

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shudder

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to tremble with fear or horror

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smother

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top overcome or kill by depriving of air or exposing to smoke or fumes

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transform

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to change completely in appearance or form

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baffled

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totally confused; bewildered; perplexed

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deceive

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to mislead or trick; to cause someone to believe something that’s not true

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eerie

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strange and frightening; creepy

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ferocious

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fierce; savage

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flee

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to run away from danger or evil

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morsel

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a small piece of food; a bite

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mortal

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a human being subject to death

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rendezvous

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to meet together at a pre-planned time and place

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retreat

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to go away from something dangerous difficult or uncomfortable

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sphere

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a globe shaped body; a ball

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tedious

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tiring because of length or dullness; boring

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trudge

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to walk or march steadily usually with much effort

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weary

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worn out; tired

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chronological

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arranged in the order of time

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clarify

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to make an idea or statement more clear and understandable

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context

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the circumstances that surround and event; the words and sentences that come before and after a word

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elaborate

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to add more detail to something that has been written or said; to expand on

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generation

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the average period(around thirty years) during which people grow up and begin to have children of their own

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hybrid

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a thing made by combining two different elements (example a mule)

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implement

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to put a decision or plan into action

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mandatory

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required by the rules or the law

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prior

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coming before something; previous

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subsequent

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coming after something; following

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relevant

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related to the matter at hand; pertinent

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altruism

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unselfish interest in the welfare of others

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conscious

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mentally alert or active aware of something

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essential

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important in the highest degree; necessary

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malice

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ill will; the desire to do harm for the satisfaction of doing it

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pride

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a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction in your achievements or the achievements of someone close to you; an excessively high opinion of yourself

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remarkable

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worthy of being noticed especially as being uncommon or extraordinary

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retort

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to answer back typically in an angry or sharp manner

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reverie

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a daydream, the state of being lost in thought

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uncanny

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strange or mysterious sometimes in an unsettling way

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commonplace

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very common or ordinary

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corridor

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a passageway (as in school) into which doors open

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edible

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able to be eaten

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potable

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suitable for drinking

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haggard

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looking thin worn or exhausted usually as a result of prolonged suffering or worry

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heir

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a person who inherits property

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morose

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sullen; gloomy; sulky

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ominous

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giving the impression something bad or unpleasant is going to happen

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tragic

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causing or characterised by extreme stress or sorrow

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wax

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to grow larger or stronger

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wane

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to gradually grow smaller or weaker

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