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an act of great cruelty and wickedness
atrocity
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deserving contempt or scorn
despicable
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having terrible consequences
dire
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-
deliberately offensive and shocking
flagrant
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not bringing about the desired result
ineffectual
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stormy, harsh, or unmerciful
inclement
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annoying and tedious
irksome
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producing harm or evil
malevolent
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dependent on uncertain premises
precarious
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a retaliation for an injury
reprisal
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bordering on being indecent and improper
risque
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inappropriate or improper
unseemly
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the blue color of a cloudless sky
azure
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capable of catching fire or burning
combustible
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-
elaborately or excessively decorated
ornate
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able to recover quickly from misfortune or to return to the original state
resilient
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trembling or quaking
tremulous
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indulged to give in easily
indulgent
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-
-
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to decode or to solve
decipher
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to describe or give a picture of
depict
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a particular form of a language spoken in a certain geographical region
dialect
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to give a title, nickname, or description
dub
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insincere or superficial
glib
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an account based on the author's personal experiences
memoir
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to take back a statement of or to confess to being wrong
recant
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a reply to what has been said
rejoinder
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quiet and reserved
reticent
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the art of using language skillfully
rhetoric
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insincere language
rhetoric
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a short sketch that provides a clear picture
vignette
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able to move or think quickly and easily
agile
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to clear away, remove, or scatter
dispel
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-
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to put to death as a legal penalty
execute
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to untangle or free
extricate
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irregular or unsteady
fitful
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-
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the hinge on which something turns(can be a person)
pivot
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a ring or band put around the arm or leg to prevent free movement
shackle
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to reach or bring to the highest point
culminate
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possible or likely
feasible
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determined by chance or whim
arbitrary
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without interruption or continual
incessant
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anything that can be observed or described
phenomenon
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something unusual
phenomenon
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to come to mind again
recur
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produced without human labor
spontaneous
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happening occasionally
sporadic
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to bring about or inflict
wreak
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