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Vainly

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Without success

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Lagoon

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Area of shallow water

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Quiver

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Tremble or shake with a slightly rapid motion

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Decorous

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marked by good taste

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Interpose

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Place or insert between two things

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Strident

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Loud and harsh

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Scupper

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To deliberately sink

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Speculate

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To casually talk and make predictions without firm evidence

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Clamor

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A loud and confused noise

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Pallor

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An extreme or unnatural paleness

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Indignation

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A feeling of righteous anger

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Jumble

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Untidy collection or pile

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Grating

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Sounding unpleasant and annoying

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Warped

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Bent, distorted, pulled out

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Scornfully

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With contempt or derision

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Officious

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Intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner

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Tumult

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A state of commotion, noise, and confusion

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Irresistible

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Not capable of being refused

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Nimble

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Quick and agile

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Festoon

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Decorate with strings of flowers

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Tendril

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A stemlike structure of climbing plants that holds onto walls and other objects

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Oppressive

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Weighing heavily on the senses or spirit

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Inscrutable

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Impossible to understand or interpret

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Barb

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A sharp tip

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Bewildered

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Dumbfounded

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Flaunt

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The act of displaying something ostentatiously

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Furtive

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Secret and sly or sordid

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Glimmer

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A flash of light (especially reflected light)

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Blatant

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extremely obvious

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Mirage

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an optical phenomenon

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Taboo

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something that is normally shunned by a society

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Sinewy

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related to muscular, strong, tendons

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Malevolently

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implying ill will or wishing harm to someone

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Ludicrous

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causing laughter because of absurdity

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Ineffectual

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without a satisfying result, not effectual

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