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| harsh or corrosive in tone |
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| perplexed or bewildered; deep in thought |
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| message written in a secret code; key used to write a secret message |
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| letter of the alphabet that is not a vowel |
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| show fear by positioning body as though afraid of being hit |
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| cause someone to lose composure or be embarrassed |
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| all the animal life -- especially in a particular region or period |
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| characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; so thin as to transmit light |
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| shining (usually transmitting light as a result of being heated) |
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| impossible to extract, disentangle, avoid; hopelessly intricate |
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| rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials |
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| sound unvarying in pitch -- especially the human voice |
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| harmful to physical or mental health |
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| expressing sadness or pleading |
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| rotting (advanced state of decomposition) with a foul odor; anything disgusting |
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| able to perceive and feel |
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| characterized by a hissing sound -- made when pronouncing the letter "s" |
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| that which nourishes the body; that which sustains life or spirit |
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| lean and wrinkled -- typically from age or illness |
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