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| congenital | of or pertaining to a condition present at birth, whether inherited or caused by the environment, esp. the uterine environment; having by nature a specified character |
| scoffed | to speak derisively; mock; jeer (often fol. by at): |
| intricacies | intricate character or state; an intricate part, action, etc. |
| nemesis | something that a person cannot conquer, achieve, etc.; an opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome |
| jostled | to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely; to drive or force by, or as if by, pushing or shoving; to exist in close contact or proximity with |
| vehemently | zealous; ardent; impassioned; characterized by rancor or anger; violent |
| revving | to increase in strength or accelerate sharply |
| obstinacy | the quality or state of being obstinate; stubbornness; unyielding or stubborn adherence to one's purpose, opinion, etc. |
| trepidation | tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation. |
| squabbling | to engage in a petty quarrel |
| lorry | - a motor truck, esp. a large one; any of various conveyances running on rails, as for transporting material in a mine or factory;a long, low, horse-drawn wagon without sides. |
| gnarled | bent; twisted; having a rugged, weather-beaten appearance; crabby; cantankerous |
| imminent | likely to occur at any moment; impending; projecting or leaning forward; overhanging |
| lumbering | to become useless or to be stored away as useless |
| bazaar | a marketplace or shopping quarter, esp. one in the Middle East; a sale of miscellaneous contributed articles to benefit some charity, cause, organization, etc. |
| drone | a remote control mechanism, as a radio-controlled airplane or boat; a person who lives on the labor of others; parasitic loafer. |
| shrouded | wrapped or clothed for burial; covered, hidden from view; veiled, as in obscurity or mystery |
| stench | an offensive smell or odor; stink; a foul quality |
| cretin | a stupid, obtuse, or mentally defective person |
| permeate | to pass into or through every part of; pervade; saturate |
| Cardamom | the aromatic seed capsules of a tropical Asian plant, Elettaria cardamomum, of the ginger family, used as a spice or condiment and in medicine |
| tarpaulin | a protective covering of canvas or other material waterproofed with tar, paint, or wax |
| Carcinoma | a malignant and invasive epithelial tumor that spreads by metastasis and often recurs after excision; cancer |
| palliative | Relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without effecting a cure |
| metastasized | to spread to other parts of the body by way of the blood or lymphatic vessels or membranous surfaces; to spread injuriously |
| posh | sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious |
| ensuing | following in order; coming afterward, esp. in immediate succession |
| incessant | continuing to follow in order; come afterward, esp. in immediate succession |
| chuff | a rustic; a boor, churl; a miserly fellow |
| presumptuous | unwarrantedly or impertinently bold; forward |
| wary | watchful; being on one's guard against danger |
| oblivion | the state of being completely forgotten or unknown |
| dismissive | indicating dismissal or rejection; having the purpose or effect of dismissing, as from one's presence or from consideration |
| snickered | laughed in a half-suppressed, indecorous or disrespectful manner |
| burlap | a plain-woven, coarse fabric of jute, hemp, or the like; gunny |
| relic | an object having interest by reason of its age or its association with the past |
| hunkered | squatted on one’s heels; held resolutely or stubbornly to a policy, opinion, etc., when confronted by criticism, opposition, or unfavorable circumstances |
| calloused | made hard; hardened; insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic |
| hemorrhage | a profuse discharge of blood, as from a ruptured blood vessel; bleeding; the loss of assets, esp. in large amounts |
| paunchy | having a large and protruding belly; potbellied |
| irrevocably | not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable |
| teeming | abounding or swarming with something, as with people; prolific, fertile |
| epiphany | a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something, usually initiated by some simple, homely, or commonplace occurrence or experience |
| eccentric | deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd |
