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agitated

upset; nervous; troubled

aimlessly

without purpose or direction

altercation

fight

anchored

held

awe

reverence

beacon

a light or other visible object, acting as a signal

beckoned

motioned forward

broom

a flowering shrub

caressed

stroked lovingly

congregated

gathered

contemptuous

scornful; disrespectful

craned

stretched

cuffed

slapped

darted

moved quickly

defiantly

boldly disobedient; openly resistant

din

loud and continuous noise

discreetly

carefully so as to avoid embarrassment

dispersed

spread out; disappeared

elaborate

detailed and complicated

elation

great happiness; joyful excitement

emerged

came out

exhilaration

excitement

foreboding

implying something bad will happen

furtively

secretly; slyly

gaff

a stick with a hook used to land large fish

gigantic

huge; enormous

gingerly

cautiously

glistening

shining

hollered

yelled

humiliation

shame

impulsively

suddenly; without much thought

infirmary

hospital; place for the sick

insolently

disrespectfully

listlessly

without energy or enthusiasm

looming

threatening; menacing