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2395102321conscienceA practical judgment of reason that helps a person decide the goodness or sinfulness of an action or attitude.0
2395106086anxietyAn emotional state of high energy, with the stress response as the body's reaction to it.1
2395107007plagueA widespread disease2
2395131992deleteriousHarmful3
2395133691precipitousrapid, uncontrolled4
2395134717parentheticala comment that interrupts the immediate subject, often to qualify or explain5
2395135422metonymyA figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it6
2395138766illiteracyInability to read or write7
2395139424desperationcondition of being driven to take almost any risk as a last resort8
2395140197ubiquitythe state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)9
2395141448adulation(n.) praise or flattery that is excessive10
2395143068allegedReported, supposed11
2395143631predominantlymainly12
2395147138nostalgicLonging for the past13
2395147939exasperatedFrustrated; annoyed14
2395149136reverentlydeeply respectful15
2395149795defiantBoldly resistant or challenging16
2395150637claustrophobicexhibiting a fear of enclosed spaces17
2395152347bellicoseDemonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.18
2395156767sultrycharacterized by oppressive heat and humidity19
2405014923frenziedmadly excited; N. frenzy: violent wild excitement20
2422309972AnimosityA feeling of strong dislike21
2422311714MisogynisticReflecting or exhibiting hatred22
2422314648DotingShowing a decline23
2422315490PossessiveJealousy opposed to the personal independence24
2422318409SolicitousAnxious or concerned25

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