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5152002635LUCIDEasy to understand0
5152003578PRECARIOUSDangerous; risky; lacking in security or stability1
5152006348PROPENSITYA natural inclination or tendency2
5152007209SARDONICcynical; scornfully mocking3
5152007912RETARDto make slow, delay, hold back4
5152007913DISDAINarrogant scorn; contempt5
5152007914REPRESSTo hold back; to put down or check by force6
5152008482AMBIVALENCEThe state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes7
5152011479CONVALESCENCEgradual recovery after an illness8
5152011480VITALITYenergy; power to survive9
5152011481WROUGHTshaped; made10
5152011482VIGORPhysical strength and good health11
5152012513DISPOSSESSEDevicted, as from a dwelling; without property or status; rootless, alienated; having suffered the loss of expectations, prospects, or relationships12
5226906007AILMENTa minor illness13
5226912417INDELIBLENot able to be erased or removed; memorable14
5226915414HAPPENSTANCEa chance happening or event15
5226917127GREGARIOUSoutgoing; sociable16
5226919571BENIGNharmless, gentle, kind; forgiving, understanding; having a favorable or beneficial effect; not malignant17
5351604573DEFTLYquickly and skillfully18
5351607166SKEWEDdistorted or off-centered19
5351611859SYNECDOCHEa figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa20
5351614883ODEA lyric poem usually marked by serious, respectful, and exalted feelings toward the subject.21
5351618264ELEGYa sorrowful poem or speech22
5351620459PASTORALrelating to countryside or nomadic traditions23
5646901163BREVITYBriefness24
5646901164BREADTHwidth; extent25
5646901165PERCHANCEperhaps; possibly26
5646901166ENTHRALLto captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave; to imprison27
5646901167RECIPROCALshared; involving give-and-take between two persons or things; working in both directions28
5646901169LAMENTto express sorrow; to grieve29
5646901170VINDICTIVERevengeful30

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