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clamor

V. to demand noisily.  To shout loudly and insistently

 n. A loud, chaotic noise, usually made by a group or from multiple sources

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conspiratorial

plotting or planning, revealing alliances, seeming to conspire

Relating to or suggestive of a secret plan made by a group of people to do something unlawful or harmful.

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3

contrite

Feeling and/or showing sincere remorse or penitence

deeply sorry for wrongdoing, affected by guilt

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4

crass

without refinement, gross, classless, vulgar, insensitive, thoughtless, lacking sensitivity, unsophisticated, crude

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5

heathen

N A person who does not follow Abrahamic religion, especially a polytheist. 

Not adhering to major monotheistic (Abrahamic) religion 

[when used as a slur] Uncultured, uncivilized, savage, philistine

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hiatus

a break, an unexpected gap or opening, a pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process.

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irrelevant

Not related, not important, not applicable, not pertinent, trivial, off topic, extraneous, not germane

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8

mar

To disfigure, to impair the appearance of, to spoil, detract from, blemish, scar, deface, damage the image of, blight, tarnish, sully

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mutable

Liable to change, fluctuating, inconsistent, fluid, erratic, variable, shifting, protean, unreliable, capricious, erratic, fickle, mercurial, volatile

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officious

acting official or in charge in an annoying or meddlesome way.

Asserting authority in an annoyingly domineering way, especially in regard to trivial matters.

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11

pall

A cloth spread over a corpse, coffin, hearse, or tomb; a shroud

 a dark covering, especially of smoke, dust, or similar matter

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12

providence

God’s grace, the protective care of God or Nature as a spiritual power, divine intervention or will, especially when merciful.

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13

snivel

to weep or cry, to whine, to sniffle

 to cry in a weak or nervous way

  • A weak or whimpery noise made when crying

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14

transitory

Temporary, fleeting, transient, brief, short-lived, not permanent, ephemeral, fugacious

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whet

To sharpen [especially a tool or weapon], to put an edge onto, to hone, to focus [also can be used figuratively, as in an appetite or attention]

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