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6227144930Lacerate(v.) To tear flesh in a rough and jagged manner0
6227147273Emissary(n.) A representative sent on an errand or mission1
6227150575Nefarious(adj.) Wicked in the extreme2
6227151735Immaculate(adj.) Without spot or blemish3
6227157553Queue(n.) A line of people waiting for something; (v.) To form a line4
6227160508Query(v.) To ask a question or inquire about; (n.) A question asked5
6227168996Patrician(n.) a nobleman; also, a person of refined upbringing, manners, and taste6
6227170113Gait(n.) A style of walking or running, a pace7
6227180005Carp(v.) To find fault with or complain about in a nagging way8
6227226016Kindred(n.) A group of related persons, such as a clan, tribe or family; (adj.) Of the same ancestry or family9
6227228248Futile(adj.) Of no avail or effect; Useless; Hopeless10
6227230009Flagrant(adj.) Shockingly noticeable or evident; Obvious; Glaring11
6227231374Facade(n.) An artificial or deceptive front of a building or an appearance12
6227233847Genesis(n.) The beginning or origin of something13
6227238320Fracas(n.) A noisy, disorderly fight or disturbance14
6227241064Fester(v.) To become rotten or worse through decay; To become bitter and angry over time15
6242912141Havoc(n.) Great destruction or devastation; Ruinous damage16
6242917734Deluge(n.) A great flood; An overwhelming amount or number; (v.) To flood with water; To overwhelm with a large number or amount17
6242917735Modicum(n.) A moderate or small amount18
6242925252Languish(v.) To become weak or feeble; to lose strength or vigor19
6242931095Martial(adj.) Pertaining to war or military operations20
6242943433Pall(n.) Anything that covers or shrouds, especially with darkness or gloom; (v.) To become boring or wearisome, to tire or become dull21
6242950083Eerie(adj.) So strange as to inspire a feeling of fear22
6242955936Careen(v.) To lean or swerve from side to side while in motion23
6242980641Anthropomorphic(adj.) Resembling the human form in something that is not human24
6242994335Aplomb(n.) Self-confident assurance; poise25
6242998883Guile(n.) The quality of being crafty; Skillful deceit or treacherous cunning; Deviousness26
6243004451Catholic(adj.) Wide-ranging and universal in extent or interests, broad27
6243011639Beneficiary(n.) One who is lawfully entitled to the profits and proceeds of an estate or property28
6243024896Rancid(adj.) Having the disagreeable odor or taste of decomposing oils or fats; rank29

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