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Fraught

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being anxious or stressed out by something

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Pious

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acting religious

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Abyss

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a deep, almost neverending chasm

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Pestilential

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causing disease

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Barometer

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a machine that can measure air pressure or opinions

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Abominable

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being loathsome and hateful

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Anguish

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extreme pain and torture

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Monotonous

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something that is boring

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Bewildered

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making confusion

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Invalids

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one who is weak/disabled after an illness

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Tolerate

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to endure something/one without agreeing with them

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Notorious

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well known for something bad they’ve done

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Lucidity

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being understood well

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Improvise

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to perform without preparing and make up as one goes

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Oppressive

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being cruel and unjust toward a group

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Congealing

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to become solid by cooling

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Blandishments

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using flattery to have someone do something

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Unremittingly

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to not loosen or weaken

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Nocturnal

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to be active at night

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Bestial

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savage like an animal

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Conviction

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being accused guilty of a crime

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Lorries

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a heavy vehicle like a truck

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Deportee

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someone who is taken out of the country

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Fascist

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a dictator like ruler of a government

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Ghetto
a neighborhood where people are trapped
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Anecdote
words of wisdom that are told in a story
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Pathetic
something/one that is sad
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Truncheon
a stick that is used to beat people
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Indiscriminately
a careless way that doesn't show judgement
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Expulsion
being kicked out of something like a country or group
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Pillage
to steal in a violent way when a war is occuring
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Peril
in danger
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Epidemic
an outbreak of a disease at a time
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Keen
feeling eager and enthusiastic about something, sharp
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Extraction
removing something forcefully
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Innumerable
a very large, uncountable number
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Emigrate
to leave a country to live in another
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Reprieve
to cancel or delay a punishment like death
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Alleged
supposedly, said without proof
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Empathy
to understand another’s feelings
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Inadequate
not having enough numbers or good quality, not useful
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Defiance
being openly against something
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Solemn
formal and dignified, serious
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Amid
in the middle of
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Tempest
windy, violent storm
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Meager
not having enough, not good enough, talking about an object. scarce
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Liberate
to free someone from an unjust situation
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Benediction
blessing the crowd with the Blessed Sacrament
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Mirage
an optical illusion when hallucinating caused by the temperature
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Emaciated
being thin and weak from lack of food or sickness
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Avidly
being interested and enthusiastic about something
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Feeble
frail because of age/sickness
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Distinguish
treating or thinking someone as different
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Indeterminate
undetermined and uncertain
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Bereaved
not having access to a loved one, could be by death
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Conscientiously
in a way that is motivated by one's moral sense of right and wrong.
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Apathy
not showing enthusiasm and care
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Vigilance
watching for danger and difficulties
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Scouring
cleaning something by rubbing it harshly with a mixture, like detergent
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Simulaneously
at the same time
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Robust
strong and healthy
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Spectacle
a memorable performance or display
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Vulnerable
being helpless and able to be hurt emotionally and physically
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Cauldron
a big metal pot used for cooking over a fire
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Plaintive
sad and mournful sounding
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Bessech
to ask someone urgently to do something
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Visionary
someone who plans for the future wisely
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Spasmodically
sudden and brief, like a spasm
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Summons
asking someone to come before a judge
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Timid
not showing confidence, easily scared
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Provisions
supplying something to be used
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Resistance
refusing to accept something and trying to stop it

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