 | Term | Definition |
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Dismal |
gloomy or depressing |
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Gait |
a way of walking |
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Misanthrope |
a person who hates and distrusts everyone |
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Meticulously |
taking or showing extreme care to minute details, precise, thorough |
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Disposition |
one's general mood, behavioral tendency |
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Pensively |
deeply thoughtful,thinking about something, especially in a sad or serious manner |
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Emaciated |
extremely thin, especially because of starvation or illness |
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Temerity |
unreasonable or foolhearty, contempt, lack of proper respect |
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Maverick |
an independant individual who does not go along with a group or party |
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Sinewy |
strong, tough, muscular |
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Vanity |
inflated pride in one's self or one's appearence |
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Prominent |
noticeable, sticking out |
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Vulnerable |
open to attack |
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Incendiary |
flamable, likely to catch fire |
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Ironic |
unexpected, coincidental, meaning the opposite of what is said |
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Distraught |
deeply agitated, crazed |
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Apprehensive |
uneasy or fearful about something that might happen in the future |
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Chastised |
critisize, scold, disapline with corporal punishment |
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Remorse |
deep and painful regret for wrongdoing |
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Conviction |
a fixed or firm belief |
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Relinquish |
to give up |
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Serene |
marked by calm |
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Indolence |
supreme laziness or idleness |
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Integrity |
honesty |
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Consciousness |
awareness of one's surroundings |
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Forsaken |
deserted, abandoned forlorn |
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Excruciating |
extremely painful causing intense suffering |
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Passionate |
intense feelings, having or expressing strong emotions |
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Resignation |
acceptance, to give up a position of employment with formal notice |
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Euphemism |
a substitute for a word, usually a nicer way of saying it |
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Consciousness |
awareness of one's surroundings |
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Forsaken |
deserted, abandoned forlorn |
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Excruciating |
extremely painful causing intense suffering |
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Passionate |
intense feelings, having or expressing strong emotions |
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Resignation |
acceptance, to give up a position of employment with formal notice |
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Euphemism |
a substitute for a word, usually a nicer way of saying it |
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