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interminable

(adj.)

-tiresomely long / seemingly without end

-having no limits

  • endless / eternal

  • brief

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encumbered

(ADJ??)

-loaded to excess or impeded by a heavy load

-burdened with limitations

  • burdened

  • free

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undulate

(v.)

-move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

-to cause to move in ways

  • wiggle

  • stand still

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4

decorum

(n.)

-propriety in manners and conduct

  • civility

  • impropriety

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covert

(adj.)

-secret or hidden

  • private

  • exposed

(n.)

-a disguise or cover

  • shall

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gesticulation

(n.)

-a deliberate & vigorous motion of the hands/body

  • motion

  • rest

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exultation

(n.)

-a feeling of extreme joy

  • elation

  • sorrow

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doleful

(adj.)

-filled with or evoking sadness

  • dejected

  • cheerful

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9

fetid

(adj.)

-offensively malodorous

  • stinky

  • good-smelling

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supercilious

(adj.)

-having or showing arrogant superiority

  • cocky

  • humble

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emaciated

(adj.)

-very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

  • anorexic

  • fat

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taciturn

(adj.)

-habitually reserved and uncommunicative

  • antisocial

  • extrovert

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13

eddy

(n.)

-a mini whirlpool/whirlwind

  • whirlpool

  • still water

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clemency

(n.)

-leniency and compassion shown towards offenders

-mildness or temperateness of weather

  • compassion/mercy

  • cruelty

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magnanimity

(n.)

-nobility and generosity of spirit

  • chivalry

  • selfishness

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16

sheaf

(n.)

-a package of several things tied together

  • bundle

  • item

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lassitude

(n.)

-a feeling of lack of interest or energy

  • boredom/tiredness

  • invested

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indulgent

(adj.)

-given to yielding to the wishes of someone

  • permissive

  • intolerant

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19

demure

(adj.)

-shy/modest, often in a playful or provocative way

  • bashful/flirty

  • outgoing

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clad

(adj.)

-wearing or provided with clothing

  • dressed

  • naked

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ambiguity

(n.)

-unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning

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antithesis

(n.)

-exact opposite

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assonance

(n.)

-the repetition of similar vowels in successive words

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parody

(n.)

-a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style

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metonymy

(n.)

-substituting the name of a feature for the name of the thing

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