maze runner Flashcards

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Ceaseless

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constant and unending

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Curiosity

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a strong desire to want to learn something

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halted

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bring to a abrupt stop

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amplified

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increase of the volume

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tinged

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ringing sound

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consumed

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got something

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corridors

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a long passage way

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disorientated

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confused

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dominance

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power over others

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captors

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a person who catches another

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devoid

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lacking of freedom

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salvageable

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saved or replaced

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gawked

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stair openly and stupidly

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dilapidated

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ruin as a result of age or neglect

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emptiness

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the state of containing nothing

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haggard

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looking unwell

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malicious

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intended to do harm

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suppressing

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put to a end

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offshoots

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branch on a plant

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disquieting

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feeling worried

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monumental

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great in size

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trepidation

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feeling of fear that something may happen

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litany

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a series of petitions

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normalcy

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condition of being normal

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epiphany

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a manifestation of a divine or supernatural being

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eradicate

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destroy completely; put an end to.

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ironically

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used to denote a paradoxical, unexpected, or coincidental situation.

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Undercurrent

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an underlying feeling or influence,

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Loomed

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appear as a shadowy form

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Appendages

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a thing that is added or attached to something larger or more important.

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Bulbous

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fat, round, or bulging.

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complexity

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the state of being complicated

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selective

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relating the best qualified

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chided

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scold or rebuke

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inexplicably

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in a way it can be explained

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writhing

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make twisting movements of the body

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solemn

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formal

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palpable

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so intense as to seem almost tangible

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morbid

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unhealthy interest

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decipherable

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to interpret

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Riveted

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join or fasten

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Foliage

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plant leaves, collectively.

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Willed

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having a specified level of determination.

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Tangible

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perceptible by touch.

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Glib

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words or the person speaking them)

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Lilting

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speak, sing, or sound with a lilt.

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Apparition

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a ghost or ghostlike image of a person

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Cavorting

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jump or dance around excitedly.

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Detach

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disengage (something or part of something) and remove it.

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Winced

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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

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a person’s death.

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Contrary

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opposite in nature, direction, or meaning.

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Contemplation

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the action of looking thoughtfully at something for a long time.

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Ominous

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giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious.

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Maddening

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extremely annoying; infuriating.

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Involuntary

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done without will or conscious control.

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Traitorous

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relating to or characteristic of a traitor; treacherous.

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Lunacy

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the state of being a lunatic; insanity (

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Intolerable

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unable to be endured.

60
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Victuals

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food or provisions, typically as prepared for consumption.

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Rebuke

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express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behavior or actions.

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indecision

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the inability to make a decision quickly.

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Indescribable

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too unusual, extreme, or indefinite to be adequately described.

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Sinister

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giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen.

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Ceremonious

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relating or appropriate to grand and formal occasions.

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Thunderously

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redirected from thunderously)

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Condemned

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express complete disapproval of, typically in public; censure.

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Bestial

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of or like an animal or animals.

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Psychotically

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psychotic describes something that is of or related to an abnormal mental condition often characterized by delusions or hallucinations.

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Grogginess

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staggering, as from exhaustion or blows:

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Piqued

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stimulate (interest or curiosity).

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Clout

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a heavy blow with the hand or a hard object

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pang

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a sudden sharp pain or painful emotion.

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Somber

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dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy.

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Sallow

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of a person’s face or complexion) of an unhealthy yellow or pale brown color.

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Succinct

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briefly and clearly expressed.

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Shroud

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a length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial.

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Morbid

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characterized by or appealing to an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease.

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Shuddered

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tremble convulsively, typically as a result of fear or revulsion.

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Ingenious

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clever, original, and inventive.

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Interspersed

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scatter among or between other things; place here and there.

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Exertion

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physical or mental effort.

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Menacing

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suggesting the presence of danger; threatening

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Grotesquely

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in a comically or repulsively ugly or distorted manner

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Monstrous

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having the ugly or frightening appearance of a monster

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Adamantly

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in a way that suggests one will not be persuaded to change one’s mind; firmly and resolutely.

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Terminal

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of, forming, or situated at the end or extremity of something.

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Clamoring

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of a group of people) shout loudly and insistently

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Disband

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break up or cause to break up and stop functioning.

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Hypocrisy

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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

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of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to seem almost tangible

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Continuous

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forming an unbroken whole; without interruption.

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Belligerent

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hostile and aggressive.

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Ruddied

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make ruddy in color.

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Maniacal

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exhibiting extremely wild or violent behavior.

“a maniacal dictator”

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Infestation

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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

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the complete range or scope of something.

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Sullenly

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bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy

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Squiched

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make a soft squelching sound when walked on or in.

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Writhing

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make continual twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body.

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Incredulous

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(of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something.

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Inept

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having or showing no skill; clumsy.

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Contemplative

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expressing or involving prolonged thought.

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Reassurance

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the action of removing someone’s doubts or fears.

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Consumed

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eat, drink, or ingest (food or drink).

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Bleak

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of an area of land) lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements.

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Goggling

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look with wide open eyes, typically in amazement or wonder.

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Simplicity

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the quality or condition of being easy to understand or do.

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Wretched

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(of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state.

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Catastrophe

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an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster.

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Relishing

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enjoy greatly.

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Deliberation

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long and careful consideration or discussion.

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Discouragement

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a loss of confidence or enthusiasm; dispiritedness.

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Chiding

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scold or rebuke.

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Wan

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of a person’s complexion or appearance) pale and giving the impression of illness or exhaustion.

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Speculation

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the forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence.

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Recoiled

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suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust.

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Rebuke

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express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behavior or actions