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abashed |
embarrassed, ashamed, or nonpleased |
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aloof |
withdrawn, standing apart from others |
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finesse |
delicate in skill; tact and cleverness; to accomplish something by cleverness |
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forthright |
frank, direct, straightfoward |
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genial |
cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm |
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ostrasize |
to exclude from a group, banish, send away |
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pseudonym |
a pen name, name assumed by a writer |
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convey |
to transport; to transmit; to communicate, make known |
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haggard |
thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering; wild-looking |
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jaunty |
lively, easy, and carefree in manner; smart or trim in appearence |
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parry |
to ward off, fend off, deflect, evadem avoid; a defensive movement esp. in fencing and other sports |
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ravage |
to destroy, lay waste, ruin; ruinous damage, rapacious |
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tawdry |
showy and flashy but lacking in good taste |
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waver |
to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decision |
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avail |
to be of use or bebfit to; to make use of; to take advantage of; to profit or benefit |
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divergent |
going in different direct directions; different from each other; deparrting from convention |
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enmity |
hatred, ill-will |
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gaunt |
thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren |
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rankle |
to cause anger, substitute; a written permission allowing one to act in anothers place |
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stint |
to limit, be sparing or frugal; a limit or restriction; a fixed share of work or duty |
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unflagging |
tireless, continuing with vigor |
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apt |
suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn |
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capitulate |
to end resistance, give up, surrender, throw in the towel |
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encroach |
to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, tresspass |
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impunity |
freedom from punishment |
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mien |
air, manner; appearance; expression |
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penal |
having to do with punishment |
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pertinent |
related to the manner at hand, to the point |
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curt |
short, rudely brief |
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dexterous |
skillful in the use of the hands or body; clever |
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entail |
to put a burden on, impose, require, involve; to restrict ownership of property by limiting inheritance |
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rue |
to regret, be sorry for |
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scoff |
to make fun of; to show contempt for |
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trepidation |
fear, fright, trembling |
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upbraid |
to blame, scold, find fault with |
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appease |
to make calm, soothe; to relieve |
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calamitous |
causing great misfortune |
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ensue |
to follow in order, come immediately after |
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judicious |
using or showing good judgement |
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millieu |
the setting, surroundings, environment |
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quirk |
a peculiar way of acting, a sudden twist or turn |
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taint |
a stain or spot, a mark of corruption |
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abdicate |
to resign, formally give up an office or duty, to disown, discard |
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capacious |
able to hold much |
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caustic |
able to burn or eat away by chemical action |
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fallacy |
a false notion or belief; an error in thinking |
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pivotal |
vitaly important, essential |
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ruse |
an action designed to confuse or mislead, a trick |
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voracious |
having a huge appetite, greedy, ravenous; excessively eagar |
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attest |
to bear wittness, affirm to be true or genuine |
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foreboding |
a warning or feeling that something bad will happen; maked by fear |
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forlorn |
totally abandoned and helpless; sad and lonely |
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malinger |
to pretend illness to avoid duty or work, lie down on the job |
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pithy |
short but full of meaning anf point |
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vaunted |
much boastful about in a vain or swaggering way |
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wry |
twisted, turned to one side; cleverly and often grimly humorous |
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arrogant |
haughty, too convinced of ones own importance |
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epoch |
a distinct perid of time, ear, age |
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estrange |
to drift apart or become unfriendly; to cause such a separation, to remove or keep at a distance |
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irascible |
easily made angry, hot-tempered |
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obliterate |
to blot out completely, destroy utterly |
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ramshackle |
appearing ready to collapse, loose and shaky |
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ransack |
to search or examine thoroughly; to rob, plunder |
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befall |
to happen, occur; tp happen to |
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crucial |
of surpreme importance, decisive, critical |
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exasperate |
to irritate, annoy or anger |
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inert |
lifeless, unable to move or act; slow, inactive |
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oblivion |
forgetfullness, disregard; a state of being forgotten |
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pallid |
pale, lacking in color; weak and lifeless |
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veneer |
a thin outer layer; a surface appearance |
