Studied by 31 peoplemoors
a tract of open uncultivated upland; a hearth; grasslands unusable for farmland; boggy areas
sough
a moaning, whistling, or rushing sound as made by the wind in the trees or the sea
plinth
a heavy base supporting a statue or vase
exasperation
a feeling of intense irritation or annoyance
jeeringly
in a way that involves laughing or shouting insults at someone to show that you have no respect for them
incredulity
the state of being unwilling or unable the believe something
perilous
full of danger or risk
inarticulate
without or deprived of the use of speech or word
obtuseness
the quality of being stupid and slow to understand, or unwilling to try to understand
incantation
a ritual reciting of words believed to have a magical effect
impervious
unable to be affected
discursive
passing aimlessly from one subject to another, digressive; rambling
slug
a slow, lazy person
improviation
a performance given extempore without planning or preparation
ludicrous
so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous
sanctity
holiness, saintliness, or godliness
iridescent
showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles
parody
an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect
effigy
a sculpture or model of a person
funk
a cowering or flinching through fear, panic
leviathan
a sea monster; a thing that is very large or powerful
interminable
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
brandishing
wave or flourish (something, especially a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement
daunting
seems difficult to deal with in anticipation; intimidating
tempestuously
characterized by violent emotions or behavior
demure
shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way
lamentably
in a very disappointing way
expansively
marked by delusions of self-importance
tremulously
quivering as from weakness or fear
diffidently
hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence
constrainedly
forced, compelled, or obliged
guano
the excrement of seabirds and bats, used as fertilizer
exulting
feeling or showing elation or jubilation
somberly
in a way that is serious, sad, and without humor or entertainment
mutinously
in a way that shows you will not, or do not want to, obey the orders of somebody in authority
contemptuously
in a scornful way that shows disdain
derisive
expressing contempt or ridicule
demented
driven to behave irrationally due to anger, distress, or excitement
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