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| throng | (n) a large number of people gathered together |
| launch | (v) to throw or spring forward; hurl |
| launch | (n) a small motorboat used for pleasure or short distance |
| rapid | (adj) very fast |
| rapids | (n) part of the river where the current flows fast |
| annoyance | (n) a nuisance |
| chafe | (v) irritate; to be bothered |
| aloof | (adj) removed or distant in interest; reserved |
| remedy | (n) a medicine or treatment that cures or relieves |
| remedy | (v) to relieve |
| shackle | (n) a ring or band that prevents free use of arms or legs |
| shackle | (v) to bind or deprive of freedom of action |
| desolate | (adj) abandoned; lonely; lacking signs of life |
| bridle | (n) a device for controlling a horse; |
| seize | (v) to take possession of by force; to understand fully; |
| garish | (adj) too bright or showy; gaudy |
| prop | (v) to hold up or keep from falling by placing a support; to encourage |
| contemplate | (v) to view or consider with careful attention; to have in mind |
| gaudy | too showy |
| damage | (n) harm cause by one's injury to one's property |
| jolt | (v) to give a quick, hard blow; a sudden movement |
| dismal | (adj) very gloomy and depressing |
| craving | (n) a deep desire or longing |
| propel | (v) to push or drive usually forward |
| remote | (adj) far removed in place, time, or relation; secluded; slight |
| dinghy | (n) a small rowboat; a rubber life raft |
| lop | (v) to cut branches or twigs from a tree; to remove unwanted parts |
| dreary | (adj) dismal; gloomy |
| trench | (n) a long narrow cut in the ground; ditch |
