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Indestructible

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Cannot be destroyed

adj

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Contradictions

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The assertion or expression of the opposite of

n

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Uniformity

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The state or quality of being over all the same; consistent

n

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Stupor

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a state of mental numbness, a daze

n

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Disheveled

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Messed up or disarrayed, especially the hair; untidy

v/adj

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Graphically

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Giving a clear and effective picture; vivid

adv

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Graft

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The acquisition of money, gain, or advantage by dishonest, unfair, or illegal means. Especially through the abuse of one’s position or influence in politics, business, etc.
n

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Vigorously

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Powerful an action or effect

adv

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Permeated

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To spread or flow throughout

v

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Vengeance

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The desire for revenge

n

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Bastion

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Anything seen as preserving or protecting some quality, condition, or person
n

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Bureau

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A chest of drawers, often with a mirror at the top

n

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Heathenism

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Barbaric morals or behavior; barbarism

n

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Forlornly

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Lonely and sadly; forsakenly

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yoruba

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A member of a numerous west African coastal people; also the language of the Yoruba, a KWA language.
n

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Raptly

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Deeply moved or delighted; enraptured

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Frantically

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Highly excited with strong emotion or frustration; frenzied

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Beseechingly

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To address an earnest or urgent request to; implore; to beg

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Looming

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To appear in a magnified and threatening form

v

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Immense

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Extremely large; huge

adj

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Coquettishly

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Like a woman who flirts lightheartedly with men to win their admiration
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Enraptured

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Delighted; as if under a spell

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Eccentric

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Different from the recognized Norm; different; peculiar

adj

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Uncle Tom

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And offensive term for an African-American who acts subserviently to white Americans or who adopts the behavior of white Americans.
n
origin: harriet beecher stowe’s uncle tom’s cabin
literary allusion

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Oppressive
Burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical | adj
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Prometheus
In great mythology, he was the titan who stole fire to give to man. He was sentenced by Zeus to torture for the rest of his immortal life. allusion
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Why does George cal Walter Prometheus?
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Greta Garbo
One of the most glamorous movie stars of the 1920s and 1930s during Hollywood’s silent film era and part of its golden age. She was also famous for shunning publicity, which became part of her mystique. cultural allusion
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Endurance
The ability or strength to last, especially despite fatigue or pain. n
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Catastrophe
A great, often sudden loss or affliction | n
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Ambitious
Full of a strong desire to achieve something | adj
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indignantly
Action characterized by anger aroused by something unjust, mean, or unworthy adv
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Corrupt
Guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked. adj
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Desperation
Hopelessness | n
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Executive
A person having administrative authority in an organization or business n
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Exuberant/exuberance
Abounding in vitality; extremely joyful and vigorous | adj
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Maliciously
Full of or showing malice or deep seeded meanness | adv
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Amiably
in a way that is friendly and agreeable In this position; good-natured and likable adv
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Deplore
To feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn. | v
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Dumbfounded
To fill with astonishment and perplexity; confound | v
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Collective
Of, relating to, characteristic of, or made by a number of people acting as a group. adj
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Facetiousness
Meant to be humorous or funny; not serious. | n
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Taut
Pulled or drawn right | adj
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halted
to stop; pause | v
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Plaintively
Expressing sorrow; mournful or melancholy. | adv
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Linger
To be slow in leaving, especially out of reluctance. | v
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Idealist
One who is unrealistic and impractical; someone guided by ideals more than practical considerations n
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Martyr
One who makes great sacrifices or suffer as much in order to further a believe, cause, or principal. n
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Elude
To avoid or escape from by quickness | v
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Gait
Way of walking or running | n
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Grovel
To wallow in what is low or contemptible | v
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epitaph
An inscription on a tomb or gravestone | n
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Domestic
Having to do with the home or housekeeping. | adj
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Reverie
Dreamy thinking or imagining, especially of agreeable things; daydreaming. n
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Nominalize
Convert into a noun, for example output from put out | v
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Belies
Fails to give a true notion or impression of; disguise or contradict. v
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guise
And asked ternal form, appearance, or manner of presentation, typically concealing the true nature of something. n
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Impeccable
In accordance with the highest standards of propriety; faultless. adj
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Insular
Ignorant of or on interested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside of one’s own experience. adj
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Empirical
Based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic. adj
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Semantic
Relating to meaning in language or logic | adj
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Nascent
Just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential. adj

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