to run hurriedly or furtively with short quick steps
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threadbare
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describing clothing or furnishing becoming thin and tattered with age
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frantic
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wild or distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion.
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proboscis
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(in many insects) an elongated sucking mouthpart that is typically tubular and flexible
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parry
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to ward off (a weapon or attack), especially with a countermove
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pyre
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a heap of combustible material, especially one for burning a corpse as part of a funeral ceremony
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fathom
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a unit of length equal to six feet (approximately 1.8 m), chiefly used in reference to the depth of water
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Cesarean Section
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a surgical operation for delivering a child by cutting through the wall of the mother's abdomen
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scapegoat
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a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others; a whipping boy
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juggernaut
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a huge, powerful, unstoppable and overwhelming force or institution
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recede
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go or move back or further away from a previous position.
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hypnotic
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causing or inducing sleep
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centrifuge
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a machine that rotates at high speed and by centrifugal force separates substances of different densities, as milk and cream
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serum
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the clear liquid that can be separated from clotted blood; or the watery part of a fluid found in a plant
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flue
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a duct for smoke and waste gases produced by a fire, a gas heater, a power station, or other fuel-burning installation; chimney; smokestack
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profusion
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an abundance or large quantity of something (usually followed by "of")
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paraphernalia
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miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity.
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teem
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be full of or swarming (with living organisms); usually followed by the preposition "with"
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rationalize
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attempt to explain or justify (one's own or another's behavior or attitude) with logical, plausible reasons, even if these are not true or appropriate
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seance
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a meeting at which people attempt to make contact with the dead, especially through the agency of a medium
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perpetual
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never ending or changing; eternal; everlasting
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plummet
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to fall or drop straight down at high speed
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reprimand
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a rebuke, especially an official one.
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neurotic
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suffering from, caused by, or relating to neurosis.
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capillary
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a tube that has an internal diameter of hairlike thinness; also referring to tiny, branching blood vessels
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insidious
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proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects; stealthy; treacherous; crafty
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parlor
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a room for the reception and entertainment of visitors to one's home; living room
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ruddy
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(of a person's face) having a healthy red color
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bramble
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a prickly scrambling vine or shrub, especially a blackberry or other wild shrub of the rose family
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sieve
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a utensil consisting of a wire or plastic mesh held in a frame, used for straining solids from liquids, for separating coarser from finer particles, or for reducing soft solids to a pulp; strainer; sifter
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porcelain
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a white vitrified translucent ceramic; also referred to as "china"
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drone
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a continuous low humming sound
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ravenous
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extremely hungry; famished
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filigree
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ornamental work of fine (typically gold or silver) wire formed into delicate tracery
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refract
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to make something change direction when it enters at an angle, such as a ray of light
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bewildered
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perplexed and confused; mystified; baffled
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waft
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a scent or odor carried on a movement of air
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emenate
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(of something abstract but perceptible) issue or spread out from (a source).
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valise
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a small traveling bag or suitcase
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fanatic
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a person filled with excessive and single-minded passion, especially for an extreme religious or political cause
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apprenticeship
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a job position in which a person can learn to master a trade or skill from more experienced workers
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tumultuous
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making a loud, confused noise; uproarious.
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repress
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subdue (someone or something) by force.
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tamp
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to ram or pack (a substance) down or into something firmly
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exploit
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to utilize (an object) especially for profit; to use selfishly for one's own benefit
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abstract
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existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence; in visual art, refers to paintings/illustrations that do not attempt to represent physical reality
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fervor
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intense and passionate feeling; enthusiasm; spirit
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stolid
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calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation
