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clamber
to climb clumsily
contour
the outline of a figure
upheaval
a sudden, violent change
proclaim
to announce officially
apprehension
uneasiness; fear
hasten
to move or act quickly
indignant
showing anger towards unfairness
specious
seeming good without being so
vainly
fruitlessly; unsuccessfully
effulgence
radiance; brilliance
decorous
proper;tasteful
jutting
sticking out
strident
harsh sounding; shrill
incredulous
showing doubt or disbelief
furtive
stealthy; sneaky
mortification
embarrassment; humiliation
pallor
unnatural paleness
indignation
righteous anger
surmount
rise above
contemptuous
hateful; scornful
induce
bring on; persuade
exasperation
irritation; anger
conspiratorial
suggesting a secret plan
ebullience
exuberance; enthusiasm
festoon
to cover with flowers
vaguely
indefinitely; uncertainty
officious
offerings unwanted advice; meddlesome
subside
sink to a lower level
caper
to skip playfully
assent
express acceptance; concur
recrimination
an accusation in response to one from someone else
tumult
noisy commotion; uproar
swath
a strip or row of cut crops
gaudy
bright and showy
vicissitudes
unpredictable changes in life
compulsion
driving force
opaque
not transparent; hard to understand
declivity
a downward slope
rapt
completely engrossed
tacit
unspoken; silent
inscrutable
not easily understood
susurration
whispering; murmuring
dubious
causing doubt; questionable
palpable
perceptible to the touch; obvious
incursion
invasion; raid
runnel
a small stream; brook
rasping
irritating; scraping
gaping
having a wide opening
malevolent
wishing evil or harm to others
lamentable
horribly bad or unsatisfactory
tremulous
quivering; timid
rebuke
scold; reprimand
deride
laugh at; ridicule
sanctity
holiness; sacredness
sodden
soaked through
demure
modest; coy
covert
a protective shelter
parody
imitation with deliberate exaggeration
brood
think deeply and unhappily
corpulent
large-bodied; obese
interspersed
scattered among other things
buffet
a blow or shock
toil
work extremely hard
looming
ominous and seemingly about to happen
meekly
in a quiet and submissive manner
drone
make a continuous low humming sound
saunter
walk in a slow, relaxed manner
ungainly
awkward; clumsy
cleft
split or partially divided into two
steadfast
resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering
gleam
shine brightly, especially with reflected light
befouled
dirty; polluted
stifle
make unable to breathe properly; suffocate
somber
dark in color or tone; gloomy
assimilate
take in information and understand fully
conviction
a strong belief
exulting
feeling or showing joy or jubilation
myopia
lack of foresight or intellectual insight
inscrutable
impossible to understand or interpret
jeer
make rude and mocking remarks
hemorrhage
an acute loss of blood
ostracize
to exclude from a group
stoop
bend one’s head or body forward and downward
qualm
an uneasy feeling of doubt
compulsory
required by law or a rule; obligatory
grope
feel about or search blindly
sadistic
deriving pleasure from inflicting pain or humiliation
piercing
sharp; profound
monotonous
dull, tedious, and repetitious
unscrupulous
having or showing no moral principles
gripe
complain about something
pacifist
a person who opposes the use of war or violence
lavish
sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious
conscientious
wishing to do ones work or duty well and thoroughly
incognito
having ones true identity concealed
suave
charming, confident, and elegant
desolate
in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness
diminutive
extremely or unusually small
putrid
decaying and emitting a foul smell
immaterial
unimportant; irrelevant
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