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Turmoil

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Confusion

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Entice

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Tempt

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Folly

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Foolish

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Induced

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Persuaded

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Melancholy

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Sadness without reason

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Relinquish

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Give up

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Ravenous

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Starving

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Earnest

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Sincere

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Berth

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Bunk

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Unflappable

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Showing calmness in crisis

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Cynical

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Only concerned by own interests

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Scour

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To clean and brighten surface

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Benevolent

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Well meaning

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Incompetent

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Not having the skill to successfully do something

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Somber

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Dark

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Derail

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Train leaving tracks

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Incredulous

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When a person is unwilling to believe something

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Pacifist

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A person that believes war is wrong

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Berating

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Criticise someone

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Resent

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Bitterness

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Pivot

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Person who plays central part in a situation

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Ransack

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Go through a place stealing things and causing damage

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Refute

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Proven wrong

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Nit picked

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Fussy

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Rehashing

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Reuse without change ir improvement

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Transcendent

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Beyond normal human level

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Mutable

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Liable to change

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Torpedoing

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Destroying a plan

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Writhing

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Squirming

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Confounded

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Caused suprise

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Vehemence

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Intensity of a feeling

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Discerning

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Showing good judgement

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Abating

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Something unpleasant becomes less intense

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ILk

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A type of person eg ‘one of his ilk’

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Chagrin

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Distress at having failed

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Traipsing

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Moving reluctantly

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Faltered

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Lose strength

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Intexplicably

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In a way that can’t be explained

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Sullen

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Bad tempered and sulky

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Abject

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Present to the maximum degree eg ‘abject sadness’

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Snide

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Mocking in an indirect way

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Ambience

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Atmosphere

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Perennially

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Lasting for a long time

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Idly

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Without reason

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Inevitable

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Unavoidable

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Defiant

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Disobedient

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Goad

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Provoke someone for a response

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Rescinded

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Repealed

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Malicious

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Intending to do harm

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Combative

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Eager to fight

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Torpedoing

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Destroying a plan

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Writhing

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Squirming

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Confounded

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Caused suprise

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Vehemence

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Intensity of a feeling

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Discerning

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Showing good judgement

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Abating

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Something unpleasant becomes less intense

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ILk

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A type of person eg ‘one of his ilk’

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Chagrin

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Distress at having failed

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Traipsing

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Moving reluctantly

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Faltered

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Lose strength

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Intexplicably

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In a way that can’t be explained

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Sullen

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Bad tempered and sulky

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Abject

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Present to the maximum degree eg ‘abject sadness’

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Snide

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Mocking in an indirect way

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Ambience

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Atmosphere

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Perennially

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Lasting for a long time

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Idly

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Without reason

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Inevitable

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Unavoidable

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Defiant

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Disobedient

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Goad

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Provoke someone for a response

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Rescinded

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Repealed

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Malicious

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Intending to do harm

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Combative

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Eager to fight

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Surreptitious

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Kept a secret because it wouldn’t be approved of

75
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Insolent

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Lack of respect

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Patriarchy

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Father us the head of the family and passes roles to eldest son

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Deadpan

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Expressionless

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Tartly

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Woman dressed in a sexually provoking way (bad)

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Amorphous

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Lacking clear structure

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Simpering

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Smile affectedly.

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Disdain

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A feeling when someone is unworthy of respect

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Blatant

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Bad behaviour done unashamedly

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Reciprocated

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Doing then same in return (referring to a gesture or action)

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Intone

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Recite in monotone

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Meek

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Quiet
Gentle
Easily imposed on

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Wielding

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Hold and use(weapon of tool)

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Disgruntled

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Angry

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Repent

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To feel regret for someone else’s wrong doing and sins

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Eviscerated

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Disembowel

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Flummoxed

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Bewildered

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Perpetually

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Constant

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Sear

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Burn

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Eccentric

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Strange

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Grapple

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Wrestling

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Vindicated

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Prove someone innocent

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