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peculiar |
unusual or odd |
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wallops |
beats soundly or thrashes |
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asylum |
an institution for the care of people, especially those with physical or mental impairments |
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grisly |
gruesome or ghastly |
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ledger |
a book of account; a daybook or journal |
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opponent |
one that opposes another in battle, contest, controversy |
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sarcastic |
expressing or marked by a feeling of bitterness or a biting, quality |
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pelting |
striking or assailing repeatedly |
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hordes |
large groups or crowds |
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ashen |
resembling ashes in color; very pale |
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scoffing |
mocking or laughing at |
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contraption |
a mechanical device or gadget |
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embezzlers |
people who take money or other valued things for one's own use |
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scowl |
to express a frowning facial expression |
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terrace |
a row of buildings erected on raised ground or on a sloping site |
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attire |
cloting, dress, or apprel |
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buoy |
a float moored in water to mark location |
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endanger |
to expose to harm, danger,or risk |
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glared |
expressed by staring angrily |
