| A | B |
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| impotent | adj. lacking power or effectiveness |
| lurking | v. to remain in or around a place secretly or hidden |
| shell-shocked | adj. appearing to suffer from a nervous disorder brought on by exhaustion and stress of combat or similar situations |
| adrenaline | n. A hormone secreted by the adrenal glands that helps the body meet physical or emotional stress |
| revulsion | n. a strong feeling of repugnance, distaste, or dislike: |
| judgmental | adj. tending to make moral judgments |
| ruse | n. a trick, strategy, a faking |
| remnants | n a remaining, what's left, fragment or scraps |
| insinuation | n. an indirect suggestion or hint, especially of a derogatory nature: |
| trauma | n. a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident. |
| initiative | n. an introductory act or step; leading action |
| feels a bit prickly | v. annoyed, taking offense |
| dumbfounded | adj. speechless with amazement; astonish. |
| charade | n. an obvious pretense or deception, |
| backfire | v/n to bring a result opposite to that which was planned or expected |
| in the doghouse | in disfavor or disgrace |
| blathering | v. to talk on foolishly |
| influential | adj. having great influence or force |
| acting squirrelly | adj. unpredictable or jumpy |
| detonate | v. to explode with suddenness and violence |
