| A | B |
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| torrent | a rushing or abundant stream flowing with great rapidity and violence |
| flaccid | soft and limp, not firm; flabby, lacking force |
| intricate | having many interrelated parts or facets, entangled or involved, complex |
| upheavals | strong or violent changes |
| jetty | a pier or structure of stones or piles projecting into a body of water to protect a harbor from the water current |
| triumphal | highly successful or victorious; celebrating a triumph |
| animated | full of life, action or spirit; lively |
| parapet | a low protective wall or barrier at the edge of a roof or balcony, a wall or elevation in a fortification |
| dismantled | taken apart |
| tirade | a prolonged, bitter, negative outburst |
| harangue | a scolding or verbal attack |
| exploited | taken advantage of or used selfishly for one's own benefit |
| scapegoats | persons or groups used as a focus for blame, accused of the mistakes or crimes of others |
| conviction | a fixed or firm belief, the state of being convinced |
| sinister | wicked, evil or dishonest |
| grimaced | made an ugly or contorted facial expression indicating disapproval or pain |
| deteriorating | worsening, being worn away, disintegrating |
| shards | fragments. broken pieces |
| decadent | characterized by moral decay |
| repatriate | send back (a refugee or prisoner of war) to his or her country |
| paranoia | baseless or excessive distrust of others |
| naively | in an unsophisticated, simplistic way; in an innocent or overly trusting way |
| indispensible | absolutely necessary or essential |
| accord | agreement, harmony |
| contempt | disdain or scorn for anything considered vile or worthless |
| inscrutable | mysterious, unfathomable; incapapble of being investigated, analyzed |
| steadfastly | fixedly, with a firm purpose |
| entranced | filled with delight or wonder |
| scathingly | with bitter severity |
| ominous | foreshadowing evil or harm, threatening |
| sullen | gloomy or dismal; moody |
| threshold | the entrance to a house or building, the sill of a doorway |
| lurched | rolled or pitched suddenly, swayed abruptly, staggered |
| capacious | capable of holding a lot; spacious or roomy |
| maliciously | with a desire to inflict harm; spitefully |
| lout | a clumsy, boorish person |
| exasperation | extreme annoyance or irritation |
| lamented | mourned deeply and vocally |
| ingenuously | naively; artlessly; without restraint, openly |
| rendevouz | meet at an agreed-upon time and place |
| inquisitive | curious; eager for knowledge, unduly curious, prying |
| refuse | rubbish; trash, garbage, something that is discarded as useless |
| prostrate | physically weak or exhausted ; lying flat, at full length, face down on the ground, utterly dejected |
| irrevocably | unalterably; in a manner that could not be undone |
| shrapnel | fragments scattered by a bursting artillery shell, mine, or bomb |
| imperturbably | calmly without agitation |
| acuteness | sensitivity even to the slightest details or impressions |
| lenient | agreeably tolerant; not strict or severe, indulgent |
| rakish | jaunty, dashing, stylish |
| strident | harsh in sound, grating |
| mortally | severly, grievously, fataly |
| garish | crudely or tastelessly colorful or showy |
| effrontery | shameless or impudent boldness |
| skepticism | doubt or disbelief |
| incongruous | out of place, inappropriate, not fitting |
| magnitude | great size, extent; or dimensions |
| agonizingly | very distressingly; extremely painful |
| intricate | hard to understand, work, or make, complex; involved |
| covertly | in a secret or concealed manner |
| tendril | a threadlike, spiraling shape |
| canted | tilted; inclined |
| apparition | a ghostly appearance of a person or thing |
| ricochet | the rebound or skip of an object after it hits a striking blow against a surface |
| wallowing | rolling about or lying in water, mud, or dust |
| sluicing | flushing or cleansing with a rush of water |
| lurid | shining with an unnatural, fiery glow; garishly red, wildly dramatic or sensational |
| guttering | burning low or being blown so as to be nearly extinguished |
| precariously | dangerously, unsteadily or insecurely |
| consternation | a sudden, alarming amazement that results in utter confusion; dismay |
| epaulette | a decorative shoulder piece found chiefly on the uniforms of military officers |
| khaki | a heavy or beige or tan fabric, used especially in making uniforms and trousers |
| mirthlessly | joylessly; unhappy |
| impassive | showing or feeling no emotion; unmoved |
| flotsam | refuse or wreckage of ships floating on the water |
| hovels | small, humble dwellings; dirty disorganized dwellings |
| miasma | harmful vapors from rotting organic matter; poisonous vapors |
| legacy | anything handed down from the past; bequest |
| myriad | of indefinitely great number; innumerable |
| ancillary | secondary; supplemental; subordinate |
| vulnerable | open to being hurt emotionally or physically |
| prudently | wisely, cautiously; carefully with an eye towards the future |
| garnished | adorned; provided or supplied with something ornamental |
| succumbed | gave or given way to a superior force; yielded |
| inexorably | unyielding; unalterably; immovably; mercilessly |
| unobtrusively | in a manner that does not intrude or interrupt |
| parlance | way or manner of speaking, jargon; vernacular |
| tumultuous | full of violence and noise; uproarious; turbulent |
| yawing | straying temporarily from a straight course |
| rogue | destructive, not conforming to a desired standard; vicious |
| tracery | a delicate, interlacing work of lines or threads |
| counterpoint | any element contrasted or juxtaposed with another |
| flayed | stripped off the skin or outer covering, as by whipping |
| crouched | stooped with knees bent as if ready to pounce |
| vitals | the bodily organs essential to life, such as the brain, liver, heart, lungs, and stomach |
| bulbous | bulb-shaped |
| impotently | powerlessly |
| reverently | with deep respect |
| feint | a movement made in order to distract an opponent; an attack aimed at one place or point to distract from the real target |
| morbid | unwholsomely gloomy; gruesome |
| congeal | solidify or thicken by cooling; curdle |
| revulsion | a strong feeling of disgust, distaste, or dislike; loathing |
