| Term | Definition |
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| motif | recurring subject or theme |
| lagoon | an area of shallow water separated from the sea |
| malevolently | wishing evil or harm to someone |
| disinclination | a certain degree of unwillingness |
| convulsively | the nature of or characterized by spasms or twitching |
| truculently | fierce; cruel; savagely brutal. |
| inscrutably | not easily understood; mysterious; unfathomable |
| ululation | to utter howling sounds, as in shrill, wordless lamentation; wail |
| elephantine | huge, ponderous, or clumsy |
| crepitation | the sharp sound of snapping noises |
| cordon | a ribbon worn usually diagonally across the breast as a badge of a knightly or honorary order |
| antagonism | an active hostility or opposition, as between unfriendly or conflicting groups |
| perceptible | capable of being perceived; recognizable; appreciable |
| mirage | something illusory, without substance or reality. |
| protruded | to push or thrust outward |
| phosphorescence | persistent emission of light following exposure to and removal of incident radiation |
| befouled | to make dirty; soil |
| tacitly | understood without being openly expressed |
| effigy | a representation or image |
| lamentation | the act of lamenting or expressing grief. |
| assimilating | being absorbed into the body, mind or a larger group |
| torrid | 1) extremely and unpleasantly hot; scorching 2) intensely emotional; passionate |
| woebegone | affected with or marked by deep sorrow, grief, or wretchedness |
| coverts | 1. A covering or cover. 2. 1. A covered place or shelter; hiding place. 2. Thick underbrush or woodland affording cover for game. 3. Zoology One of the small feathers covering the bases of the longer feathers of a bird's wings or tail. 4. A flock of coots. See Synonyms at flock1. |
| daunting | To abate the courage of; discourage. See Synonyms at dismay. |
| impervious | 1. not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable: The coat is impervious to rain. 2. incapable of being injured or impaired: impervious to wear aProxy-Connection: keep-alive
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tear. 3. incapable of being influenced, persuaded, or affected: impervious to reason; impervious to another's suffering. |
| unquenchable | Impossible to slake or satisfy |
| charred | reduced to carbon or charcoal by incomplete combustion |
| ludicrous | causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision |
| plinth | a slab like member beneath the base of a column or pier. |
| diffidently | lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy. |
| festoon | a string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points. |
| gesticulating | 1. to make or use gestures, esp. in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech 2.to express by gesturing. |
| indignantly | feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base |
| propitiatingly | to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate. |
| writhing | to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc. |
| exulting | To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant |
| loathing | strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion |
| scavenging | to take or gather (something usable) from discarded material. |
| vagrant | a person who wanders about idly and has no permanent home or employment; vagabond; tramp. |
| appalled | struck with fear, dread, or consternation |
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