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clambering

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to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet

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proffer

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to present for acceptance, tender, offer

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efflorescence

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the action or process of developing and unfolding as if coming into flower

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effulgence

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the ability to shine brightly

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enmity

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a very deep unfriendly feeling; hatred

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decorous

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noticeable for proper behavior and good taste

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fulcrum

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the support, or point of rest, on which a lever turns in moving a body

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furtive

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done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed

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indignation

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answer caused by something unjust, unworthy or mean

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bastion

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a fortified place

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hiatus

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a temporary gap, pause, break or absence

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gesticulated

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to make movements with your hands or arms, to express something or to emphasize what you are saying

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clamored

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to make a loud complaint or demand

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ebullience

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the quality of lively or enthusiastic express of thoughts or feelings

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assented

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to agree to or approve of something especially after thoughtful consideration

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recrimination

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accusations that two people or groups make about each other

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hayrick

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a relatively large sometimes thatched outdoor pile of hay

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tumult

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disorderly agitation or mailing about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices

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tirade

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an angry speech, often lasting a long time, that expresses strong disapproval

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festooned

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to decorate a room or other place for a special occasion by hanging coloured paper, lights, flowers etc. around it, especially in curves

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tendril

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a leaf, stipule, or stem modified into a slender spirally coiling sensitive organ serving to attach a climbing plant to its support

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pendant

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a hanging ornament, as an earring or the main piece suspended from a necklace

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oppressive

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burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical

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inscrutable

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not readily investigated, interpreted or understood

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antagonism
opposition of a conflicting force, tendency or principle
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declivities
downward inclination
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indignant
feeling or showing anger because of something unjust or unworthy
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vicissitudes
the quality or state of being changeable
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tacit
expressed or carried on without words or speech
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susurration
a whispering sound
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whelming
to turn (something, such as a dish or vessel) upside down usually to cover something
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blatant
completely obvious, conspicuous, or obtrusive especially in a crass or offensive manner
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impalpable
incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch
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taboo
an activity or behavior that is considered completely unacceptable or forbidden
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swarthiness
having a dark or slightly dark skin
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sinewy
being muscular or brawny
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malevolently
having, showing or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
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lamentably
in an unfortunate or deplorable manner
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apex
the highest or culminating point
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ludicrous
amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration or eccentricity
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ineffectual
not producing the proper or intended effect
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jeer
to shout insulting words at someone
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derisive
something or someone that mocks, expresses contempt, or ridicules
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effigy
an image or representation especially of a person
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inarticulate
not able to express ideas clearly and effectively in speech or writing
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tremulously
characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors
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diffidently
in a way that shows lack of confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timidly or shyly
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leviathan
something which is extremely large and difficult to control, and which you find rather frightening
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mutinously
in a way that shows you refuse or are not willing to do what you are told to do
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coverts
secret or hidden
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crestfallen
feeling shame or humilation
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glowered
to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger
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daunting
causing fear or discouragement; intimidating
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impervious
not allowing entrance or passage - not capable of being damaged or harmed
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prefect
a chief officer or government official who is responsible for a particular area in some countries
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rebuke
to speak angrily to someone because you disapprove of what they have said or done
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demure
reserved, modest
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fervor
intensity of feeling or expression
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demented
behavior that is crazy, unhinged, or insane
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palled
to become less interesting or enjoyable
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corpulent
having a large bulky body; obese
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derision
the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt
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sauntered
to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner
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abominable
worthy of or causing disgust or hatred
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assimilating
to take in and utilize; to absorb
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compelled
to drive or urge forcefully or irresistibly
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luminous
full of or giving off light
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myopia
the medical name for nearsightedness (have trouble seeing far away)
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sniveling
to speak or act in a whining, sniffling, tearful, or weakly emotional manner
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propitiation
to appease or conciliate
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quavered
to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble
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truculently
aggressively hostile; belligerent
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parried
to ward off (something, such as a blow)
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talisman
an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune
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cynically
not trusting or respecting the goodness of other people and their actions, but believing that people are interested only in themselves
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acrid
sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor
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cordon
a line or ring of police, soldiers, or vehicles preventing people from entering or leaving an area
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ululating
to loudly howl or wail
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elephantine
pertaining to or resembling an elephant - huge, ponderous, or clumsy
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crepitation
a grating or crackling sound or sensation

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