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Maze Runner Vocab Flashcards

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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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Wrenched

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to twist suddenly and forcibly; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist

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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 property so saved.

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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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anything conceived of as springing or proceeding from a main stock

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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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trembling or quivering movement; tremor.

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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

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the quality or condition of being normal, as the general economic, political, and social conditions of a nation; normality

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Epiphany

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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

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to remove or destroy utterly; extirpate

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Ironically

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pertaining to, of the nature of, exhibiting, or characterized by irony or mockery

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Undercurrent

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a tendency underlying or at variance with the obvious or superficial significance of words, actions, etc.

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Loomed

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to appear indistinctly; come into view in indistinct and enlarged form

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Appendages

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Anatomy, Zoology. any member of the body diverging from the axial trunk.

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Bulbous

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bulb-shaped; bulging.

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Complexity

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the state or quality of being complex; intricacy

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Selective

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having the function or power of selecting; making a selection.

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Chided

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to express disapproval of; scold; reproach:

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Inexplicably

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not explicable; incapable of being accounted for or explained.

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Writhing

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to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc

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Solemn

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grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood

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Palpable

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readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident

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Riveted

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to fasten or fix firmly.

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Foliage

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the leaves of a plant, collectively; leafage.

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Willed

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having a will

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Tangible

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capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial.

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Glib

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readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so

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Lilting

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rhythmic swing or cadence

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Apparition

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a supernatural appearance of a person or thing, especially a ghost; a specter or phantom; wraith

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Cavorting

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to prance or caper about.

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Detach

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to unfasten and separate; disengage; disunite.

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Winced

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to draw back or tense the body, as from pain or from a blow; start; flinch.

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Demise

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death or decease.

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Contrary

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opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed:

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Contemplation

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the act of contemplating; thoughtful observation.

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Not-so-veiled

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Not covered or concealed by, or as if by, a veil.

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Ominous

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portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious:

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Maddening

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driving to madness or frenzy

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Involuntary

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not voluntary; independent of one’s will; not by one’s own choice

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Traitorous

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having the character of a traitor; treacherous; perfidious

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Lunacy

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insanity; mental disorder.

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Intolerable

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not tolerable; unendurable; insufferable:

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Victuals

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victuals, food supplies; provisions.

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Rebuke

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to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand.

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Indecision

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inability to decide.

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Indescribable

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not describable; too extraordinary for description.

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Sinister

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threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous

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Ceremonious

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carefully observant of ceremony; formally or elaborately polite.

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Thunderously

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producing thunder or a loud noise like thunder.

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Condemned

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to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure.

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Bestial

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of, relating to, or having the form of a beast.

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Psychotically

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Psychiatry. characterized by or afflicted with psychosis.

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Grogginess

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staggering, as from exhaustion or blows.

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Piqued

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to affect with sharp irritation and resentment, especially by some wound to pride.

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Clout

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a blow, especially with the hand; cuff.

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Pang

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a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing.

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Somber

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gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted.

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Sallow

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of a sickly, yellowish or lightish brown color.

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Succinct

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expressed in few words; concise; terse.

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Shroud

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a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.

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Morbid

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suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc.

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Shuddered

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to tremble with a sudden convulsive movement, as from horror, fear, or cold.

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Ingenious

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characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction:

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Interspersed

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to scatter here and there or place at intervals among other things:.

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Exertion

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vigorous action or effort.

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Menacing

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something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat.

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Grotesquely

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odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre.

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Monstrous

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frightful or hideous, especially in appearance; extremely ugly.

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Flailing

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to beat or swing with or as if with a flail.

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Pendulum

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a body so suspended from a fixed point as to move to and fro by the action of gravity and acquired momentum.

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Retracted

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to draw back or in.

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Oddity

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an odd or remarkably unusual person, thing, or event.

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Instinctively

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of, relating to, or of the nature of instinct.

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Abyss

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a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm.

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Urgency

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urgencies, urgent requirements or needs.

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Antidote

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A medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.

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Gawking

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to stare stupidly; gape.

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Adamantly

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too hard to cut, break, or pierce

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Terminal

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situated at or forming the end or extremity of something.

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Chagrin

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a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.

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Formality

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condition or quality of being formal; accordance with required or traditional rules, procedures, etc.; conventionality.

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Invalidating

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to render invalid; discredit.

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Clamoring

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a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people.

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Disband

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to break up or dissolve (an organization).

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Hypocrisy

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a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess.

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Palpable

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Readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident.

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Continuous

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uninterrupted in time; without cessation.

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Belligerent

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warlike; given to waging war.

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Ruddied

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of or having a fresh, healthy red color:

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Maniacal

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of or relating to mania or a maniac.

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Infestation

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the act of infesting; state of being infested.

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Gamut

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the entire scale or range.

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Sullenly

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showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve.

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Writhing

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to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc.

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Incredulous

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not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.

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Inept

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generally awkward or clumsy; haplessly incompetent.

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Contemplative

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given to or characterized by contemplation.

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Reassurance

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to restore to assurance or confidence.

116
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Consumed

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to eat or drink up; devour.

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Bleak

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bare, desolate, and often windswept.

118
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Goggling

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a bulging or wide-open look of the eyes; stare.

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Grogginess

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dazed and weakened, as from lack of sleep.

120
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Simplicity

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the state, quality, or an instance of being simple.

121
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Wretched

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Very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; miserable; pitiable.

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Catastrophe

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a sudden and widespread disaster:

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Relishing

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to take pleasure in; like; enjoy:

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Deliberation

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careful consideration before decision.

125
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Discouragement

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an act or instance of discouraging.

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Chiding

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to express disapproval of; scold; reproach:

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Wan

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of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color:

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Speculation

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the contemplation or consideration of some subject:

129
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Recoiled

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to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust.

130
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Rebuke

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to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand.

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Seclusion

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to place in or withdraw into solitude; remove from social contact and activity, etc.

132
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Intrusion

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an act or instance of intruding.

133
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Solidified

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to make solid; make into a hard or compact mass; change from a liquid or gaseous to a solid form.

134
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Eruption

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an issuing forth suddenly and violently; outburst; outbreak.

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Discernible

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capable of being discerned; distinguishable.

136
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Spectator

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a person who looks on or watches; onlooker; observer.

137
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Barricades

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a defensive barrier hastily constructed, as in a street, to stop an enemy.

138
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Inevitable

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unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain; necessary.

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Balked

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to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified (usually followed by at).

140
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Pawn

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to deposit as security, as for money borrowed, especially with a pawnbroker.

141
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Catalyst

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something that causes activity between two or more persons or forces without itself being affected.

142
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Concession

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the act of conceding or yielding, as a right, a privilege, or a point or fact in an argument.

143
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Errant

A

deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.

144
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Doldrum

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a state of inactivity or stagnation, as in business or art.

145
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Contention

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a struggling together in opposition; strife.

146
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Rabid

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furious or raging; violently intense.

147
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Discarded

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o cast aside or dispose of; get rid of.

148
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Pulsating

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to expand and contract rhythmically, as the heart; beat; throb.

149
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Grimaced

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a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.

150
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Cusp

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a point or pointed end.

151
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Theorizing

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to form a theory or theories.

152
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Realization

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the making or being made real of something imagined, planned, etc.

153
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Wafted

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to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water.

154
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Glowering

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to look or stare with sullen dislike, discontent, or anger.

155
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Moot

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open to discussion or debate; debatable; doubtful.

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Preoccupied

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completely engrossed in thought; absorbed.

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