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- anonymous
- of an unknown source or revealed name
- pivot
- a small bar or rod on which something else turns
- haunt
- to stay in one's mind continually
- spontaneous
- voluntary and unplanned
- entreaty
- a plea or earnest request
- modify
- to make less extreme or severe
- abrasion
- a wearing away or rubbing away by friction
- dehydrate
- to remove the water from
- reverberate
- to be repeated as in a series of echoes or vibrations
- excruciating
- very painful
- confiscate
- to seize, by force if necessary; to take possession of
- mutiny
- deliberate refusal to obey orders given by those in command
- evocative
- creating something again, especially through the imagination
- spanotaneity
- the quality of condition of occurring in an unplanned way
- prevalent
- commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced
- simulate
- to take on the qualities of another; to imitate
- despondent
- depressed from loss or hope or confidence; utterly discouraged
- demeaning
- degrading
- pervade
- to spread throughout
- evoke
- to call forth; to produce
- electrify
- to wire or equip with electric power
- encompass
- to enclose or encircle
- corroborate
- to provide evidence to make more certain; to confirm
- inaugurate
- to install in office with a formal ceremony
- gingerly
- cautious; very careful
- inauguration
- the act of installing in office
- audacity
- willingness to take risks by showing excessive boldness
- resilient
- capable of recovering quickly from misfortune
- avid
- having a strong desire for, to the point of greed
- embark
- to go on board a ship or airplane at the start of a voyage
- depict
- to give a picture of; to describe
- generation
- one step in the line of descent of a family
- guile
- cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery
- irascible
- quick-tempered; irritable
- emulate
- to try to equal; to imitate
- proprietor
- an owner of a store or other business
- affability
- friendliness of manner
- anthology
- a collection of various writings, such as songs, stories, or poems
- impel
- to drive or to propel
- turbulence
- great disturbance or agitation
- instill
- to introduce gradually in order to establish securely
- brusque
- abrupt in manner or speech; gruff
- surmise
- to suppose something without sufficient evidence
- gruesome
- causing shock or horror
- recluse
- a person who lives apart from society and often alone
- pivotal
- vitally important; significant4
- interminable
- endless; seeming to be without end
- disposition
- a person's usual mood; temperament
- conscientious
- thorough; careful
- derive
- to take or receive from a source
- pseudonym
- a fictitous name used by an author; a pen name
- turbulent
- chaotic; unruly
- conjecture
- a conclusion baseed on guesswork or insufficient evidence
- clad
- clothed or covered
- imperative
- urgent; pressing
- tirade
- a long, angry speech
- concise
- short and to the point
- simulated
- made to look genuine while being artificial
- inventory
- a list of possessions or goods on hand
- resilence
- the ability to recover
- despicable
- deserving contempt or scorn
- cursory
- done in a hurry and with little attention to detail
- affable
- pleasant; approachable; gracious
- dehydration
- the state of being dehydrated
- endeavor
- to attempt earnestly
- grimace
- to make a face expressing feelings of pain, disgust, or contempt
- abhor
- to shrink from in disgust; to detest
- amiss
- in a wrong or imperfect way
- simulation
- an imitation of a possible situation
- lackadaisical
- showing little spirit or enthusiasm
- entreat
- to ask earnestly; to beg
- inkling
- a slight suspicion; a vague idea
- tremulous
- marked by trembling or shaking
- profound
- intense; deeply felt
- recur
- to come up again or to happen again
- audacious
- willing to take risks; daring
- extricate
- to free from a difficult or tangled situation
- sage
- having wisdom and good judgment
- succomb
- to give up or give in to; to yield
- demean
- to cause a lowering of self esteem
- recurrence
- the act of recurring
- rebuff
- to reject bluntly