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1
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Bauble

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A trinket

2
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Bestial

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Acting or being beast-like

3
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Bland

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Mild; tasteless; dull

4
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Chagrin

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Humiliation or embarrassment caused by irritation or frustration; to humiliate, to cause to feel shame, to hurt the pride of

5
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Diaphanous

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Allowing light to pass through

6
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Effete

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Lacking energy or vigor and worn out and unable to produce

7
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Emendation

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A correction or change to a text

8
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Gloat

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To brag greatly

9
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Impediment

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An obstacle, hindrance, or obstruction

10
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Impotent

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Lacking sufficient strength or power to accomplish something or achieve some effect

11
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Labyrinth

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A maze

12
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Maelstrom

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A violent or turbulent situation

13
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Nihilism

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An extreme form of skepticism that denies all existence

14
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Shard

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A broken fragment of glass, pottery, etc.

15
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Antithesis

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The exact or direct opposite or contrast