Maze Runner Flashcards
(124 cards)
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Ceaseless
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Without stop or pause; unending; incessant.
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Curiosity
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The desire to learn or know about anything; inquisitiveness.
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Halted
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To stop; cease moving, operating, etc., either permanently or temporarily:
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Amplified
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To make larger, greater, or stronger; enlarge; extend.
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Tinged
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To make or cause to make a high, clear, ringing sound.
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Consumed
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To destroy or expend by use; use up.
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Corridors
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A gallery or passage connecting parts of a building; hallway.
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Disorientated
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To cause to lose one’s way
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Dominance
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Rule; control; authority; ascendancy.
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Captors
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A person who has captured a person or thing.
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Devoid
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Not possessing, untouched by, void, or destitute (usually followed by of).
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Salvageable
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The act of saving a ship or its cargo from perils of the seas.
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Gawked
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To stare stupidly; gape:
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Dilapidated
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Reduced to or fallen into partial ruin or decay, as from age, wear, or neglect.
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Emptiness
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Containing nothing; having none of the usual or appropriate contents:
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Haggard
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Having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering, exertion, or anxiety; worn:
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Malicious
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Full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful:
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Suppressing
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To put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.):
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Offshoots
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A branch or lateral shoot from a main stem, as of a plant.
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Disquieting
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Causing anxiety or uneasiness; disturbing:
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Monumental
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Resembling a monument; massive or imposing.
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Trepidation
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Tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
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Wrenched
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To twist suddenly and forcibly; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist:
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Litany
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A ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
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Normalcy
The quality or condition of being normal, as the general economic, political, and social conditions of a nation; normality:
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Epiphany
A sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something, usually initiated by some simple, homely, or commonplace occurrence or experience.
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Eradicate
To remove or destroy utterly; extirpate:
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Ironically
Pertaining to, of the nature of, exhibiting, or characterized by irony or mockery:
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Undercurrent
A tendency underlying or at variance with the obvious or superficial significance of words, actions, etc.:
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Loomed
A hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc.
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Appendages
A subordinate part attached to something; an auxiliary part; addition.
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Bulbous
Bulb-shaped; bulging.
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Complexity
The state or quality of being intricate or complicated.
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Selective
Relating to or involving the selection of the most suitable or best qualified.
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Chided
Scold or rebuke.
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Inexplicably
In a way that cannot be explained or accounted for.
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Writhing
Make continual twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body.
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Solemn
Not cheerful or smiling; serious.
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Palpable
(Of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to seem almost tangible.
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Morbid
Characterized by or appealing to an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease.
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Decipherable
To discover the meaning of (anything obscure or difficult to trace or understand):
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Contrary
Opposite in nature, direction, or meaning.
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Contemplation
The action of looking thoughtfully at something for a long time.
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Not-So-Veiled
Not so covered or concealed by, or as if by, a veil: a veiled woman. not openly or directly expressed; masked; disguised; hidden; obscure: a veiled threat.
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Ominous
Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious.
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Maddening
Extremely annoying; infuriating.
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Riveted
Hold (someone or something) fast so as to make them incapable of movement.
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Foliage
Plant leaves, collectively.
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Willed
Having a specified level of determination.
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Tangible
Perceptible by touch.
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Glib
(of words or the person speaking them) fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow.
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Lilting
Of words or the person speaking them) fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow.
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Apparition
A ghost or ghostlike image of a person.
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Cavorting
Jump or dance around excitedly.
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Detach
Disengage (something or part of something) and remove it.
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Winced
Give a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of or in anticipation of pain or distress.
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Demise
A person's death.
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Involuntary
Done without will or conscious control.
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Traitorous
Relating to or characteristic of a traitor; treacherous.
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Lunacy
The state of being a lunatic; insanity (not in technical use).
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Intolerable
Unable to be endured.
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Victuals
Food or provisions, typically as prepared for consumption.
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Rebuke
Express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behavior or actions.
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Indecision
The inability to make a decision quickly.
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Indescribable
Too unusual, extreme, or indefinite to be adequately described.
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Sinister
Giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen.
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Ceremonious
Relating or appropriate to grand and formal occasions.
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Thunderously
Producing thunder or a similar sound.
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Condemned
Express complete disapproval of, typically in public; censure.
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Bestial
Of or like an animal or animals.
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Psychotically
Psychiatry. characterized by or afflicted with psychosis.
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Grogginess
Staggering, as from exhaustion or blows:
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Piqued
To affect with sharp irritation and resentment, especially by some wound to pride:
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Clout
Informal. pull; strong influence; muscle, especially political power:
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Pang
A sudden sharp pain or painful emotion.
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Somber
Dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy.
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Sallow
(Of a person's face or complexion) of an unhealthy yellow or pale brown color.
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Succunt
(Especially of something written or spoken) briefly and clearly expressed.
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Shroud
A length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial.
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Morbid
Characterized by or appealing to an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease.
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Shuddered
(Of a person) tremble convulsively, typically as a result of fear or revulsion.
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Ingenious
Of a person) clever, original, and inventive.
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Interspersed
Scatter among or between other things; place here and there.
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Extertion
Physical or mental effort.
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Menacing
Suggesting the presence of danger; threatening.
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Grotesquely
In a comically or repulsively ugly or distorted manner.
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Monstrous
(Of a person or an action) inhumanly or outrageously evil or wrong.
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Flailing
Wave or swing or cause to wave or swing wildly.
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Pendulum
A weight hung from a fixed point so that it can swing freely backward and forward, especially a rod with a weight at the end that regulates the mechanism of a clock.
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Retracted
Draw or be drawn back or back in.
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Oddity
A strange or peculiar person, thing, or trait.
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Instinctively
Without conscious thought; by natural instinct.
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Abyss
A deep or seemingly bottomless chasm.
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Urgency
Importance requiring swift action.
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Antidote
A medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison.
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Gawking
Stare openly and stupidly.
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Admantly
In a way that suggests one will not be persuaded to change one's mind; firmly and resolutely.
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Terminal
Of, forming, or situated at the end or extremity of something.
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Chagrin
Distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated.
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Formality
The rigid observance of rules of convention or etiquette.
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Invalidating
Make (an argument, statement, or theory) unsound or erroneous.
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Clamoring
Make a vehement protest or demand.
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Disband
(Of an organized group) break up or cause to break up and stop functioning.
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Hypocrisy
The practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense.
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Palpable
(Of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to seem almost tangible.
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Continuous
Forming an unbroken whole; without interruption.
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Belligerent
Hostile and aggressive.
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Ruddied
Make ruddy in color.
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Maniacal
Exhibiting extremely wild or violent behavior.
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Infestation
The presence of an unusually large number of insects or animals in a place, typically so as to cause damage or disease.
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Gamut
The complete range or scope of something.
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Sullenly
Something done in a grumpy or sulky manner.
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Squinched
Tense up the muscles of (one's eyes or face).
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Writhing
Make continual twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body.
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Incredulous
(Of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something.
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Hackles
Erectile hairs along the back of a dog or other animal that rise when it is angry or alarmed.
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Remnant
A small remaining quantity of something.
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Melding
Blend; combine.
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Solidify
Make or become hard or solid.
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Inept
Having or showing no skill; clumsy.
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Contemplative
Expressing or involving prolonged thought.
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Reassurance
The action of removing someone's doubts or fears.
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Consumed
Get taken over by something
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Bleak
(Of an area of land) lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements.
