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    Volatile

    Stiffly formal and respectable; feeling or showing disapproval of anything regarded as improper
    An unstable situation that is likely to get worse quickly
    Determined not to change your opinion or attitude
    Somewhat indecent and liable to shock, especially by being sexually suggestive.
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    Bystander

    Thick, soft, wet mud or a similar viscous mixture of liquid and solid components, especially the product of an industrial or refining process
    ​a person who is near something that is happening but is involved by accident
    A person whose dress or behavior seems strange
    Slang term for someone who is beautiful but not very intelligent.
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    Crumble

    Overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with
    Cause to feel extreme fear
    Break or fall apart into small fragments, especially over a period of time as part of a process of deterioration
    Splash with a sticky or viscous liquid
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    Swig

    A woman who is argumentative, nagging, and ill tempered.
    A quick swallow of a drink
    A dog of no definable type or breed
    A weak, faint, or unsteady light
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    Bonanza

    A defensive wall
    A situation or event that creates a sudden increase in wealth, good fortune, or profits
    Informal abbreviation of Champion.
    A sudden involuntary muscular contraction or convulsive movement, that is sometimes painful
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    Sloth

    An uncertain period of awaiting a decision or resolution; an intermediate state or condition
    The state of being forgotten or destroyed
    A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially equally undesirable ones
    A slow-moving tropical American mammal that hangs upside down from the branches of trees using its long limbs and hooked claws
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    Calamity

    Alcohol, especially hard liquor
    A person regarded as effeminate or cowardly
    An event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster.
    A striking or amusing remark
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    Yap

    (of a bright light) blind (a person) temporarily
    Succeed in material terms; be financially successful
    Give a sharp, shrill bark
    Read (something) quickly and eagerly
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    Crinkle

    Spend time making minor adjustments to (one's hair, makeup, or clothes)
    To distort a message so that it is unclear or confusing
    Coat or smear (a surface) with a thick or sticky substance in a carelessly rough or liberal way
    Form small creases or wrinkles in the surface of something, especially the skin of the face as the result of a facial expression
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    Stagnant

    Affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important
    Showing no activity; dull and sluggish
    Reluctant to give information owing to caution or suspicion
    Endless (often used hyperbolically)
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