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Maze runner vocab Flashcards

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consumed

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to use up, one way is to eat or drink

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corridors

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a long passage in a building from which doors lead into a room

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disoriented

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making something

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dominance

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the power and influence over others

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captors

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a person or animal that catches or confines another

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devoid

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entirely lacking or free from

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salvageable

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capable of being salvaged or repaired, worth rescuing and keeping rather than discarding

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gawked

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to stare openly or stupidly

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dilapidated

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in a state of disrepair or 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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ceaseless

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constant and unending

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curiosity

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a strong dispare to learn or know something

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halted

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to bring to a stop

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amplified

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increase in volume or sound

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tinged

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ringing sound, clear, emit a sharp

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wrenched

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to pull or twist suddenly and violently

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haggard

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looking exhausted and unwell

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malicious

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intending or intended to do harm

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suppressing

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forced to put an end to

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offshoot

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a thing originated from something else

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disquieting

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feeling anxious or worried

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monumental

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great in importance, extent, size

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trepidation

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a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen

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litany

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a repetitive series

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normalcy

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the condition of being normal, the state of being usual

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epiphany

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a moment of sudden realization or insight

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eradicate

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to put to an end, or to destroy

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ironically

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an ironic manner

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undercurrent

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an underlying feeling, or influence

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loomed

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appearing in a shadow form, one that is large and threatening

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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 or quality of being complicated

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selective

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relating to or involving the selection of the most suitable or best qualified

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chided

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to scold

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inexplicably

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a way that cannot be explained or accounted for

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writhing

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make continual twists, moving,

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solemn

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formal and dignified

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palpable

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so intense

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morbid

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characterized by or appealing to an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing subjects

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decipherable

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to read or interpret

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contrary

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to disagree or to do the opposite of expected or desired

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contemplation

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the thought of looking thoughtfully at someone

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not-so-veiled

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not opened or a direct express

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ominous

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giving the impression something bad or unpleasant is going to happen

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maddening

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extremely annoying, or infuriating

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riveted

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to join or fasten, or to hold

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foliage

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plants leaves, collectively

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willed

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having a specific level of organization

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tangible

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perceptible of touch

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glib

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fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow

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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 ghost like image

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cavorting

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to jump or dance around excitedly

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detach

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to remove

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winced

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to give a slight grimace shrinking movement of the body

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demise

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a persons death

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involuntary

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done without a will

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traitorous

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relating to or characteristic of s traitor

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lunacy

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the state of being a lunatic

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intolerable

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unable to be endured

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victuals

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food or provisions, typically prepared for consumption

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rebuke

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to express strong disapproval or criticism of someone because of their behavior

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indecision

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not being able to make a decision quickly

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sinister

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giving the impression something harmful is happening or will happen

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trepidation

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a feeling of fear that something will happen

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indescribable

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too unusual, or extreme described

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ceremonious

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relating or appropriate on formal occasions

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condemned

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to express complete dissaproval

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bestial

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like an animal or animals

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clout

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a heavy blow with a hand or hard object

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piqued

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interested or curious

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grogginess

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weakness, or unsteady

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psychotically

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mentally unstable

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pang

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a sudden sharp pain or emotion

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somber

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gloomy, dark, depressing

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sallow

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a person’s face or complection being unusual

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succinct

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briefly and clearly expressed

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shroud

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a piece of cloth a dead person is wrapped in before their 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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(of a person) tremble convulsively, typically as a result of fear or revulsion.

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ingenious

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clever, or original

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exertion

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a physical and mental effort to do something

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interspersed

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to scatter or move among several other things

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monstrous

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(of a person or part of the body) abnormally formed; misshapen

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Grotesquely

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comically or repulsively ugly or distorted

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Menacing

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suggesting the presence of danger; threatening.

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abyss

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a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm.

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oddity

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a strange or peculiar person, thing, or trait.

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instinctively

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without conscious thought; by natural instinct

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retracted

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draw or be drawn back or back in.

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flailing

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a weakness, especially in character; a shortcoming.

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pendulum

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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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urgency

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importance requiring swift action

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antidote

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a medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison

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gawking

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stare openly and stupidly

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terminal

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forming, or situated at the end or extremity of something

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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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invalidating

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make (an argument, statement, or theory) unsound or erroneous.

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formality

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the rigid observance of rules of convention or etiquette

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chagrin

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distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated.

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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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something done in a grumpy or sulky manner.

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squiched

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tense up muscles of one eyes or face

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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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clamoring

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(of a group of people) shout loudly and insistently

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disband

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(of an organized group) 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.

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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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consumed

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

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reassurance

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the action of removing someone’s doubts or fears.

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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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