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    Enigma

    A sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations
    An event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster.
    A person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand
    A thing that is extremely or unusually large
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    Daffy

    Silly, different, strange, and funny
    Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
    Having no purpose, and is not worth doing
    Something that is strange and different to the point of amusement.
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    Dire

    When resources and energy are used up and emptied.
    Causing horror, disgust, and shock - usually dealing with death or injury:
    Having old-fashioned opinions and attitudes
    (of a situation or event) extremely serious or urgent
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    Wanton

    Overwhelmed or struck by something, usually love
    Unpredictable, unprovoked, and destructive action
    Having no purpose, and is not worth doing
    A place that is empty and without people
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    Flourish

    To grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly favorable environment
    Go on a long arduous journey, typically on foot
    Behave as though attracted to or trying to attract someone, but for amusement rather than with serious intentions
    To draw pictures or patterns while thinking about something else or when you are bored.
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    Jovial

    Great in importance, extent, or size
    Friendly, happy, and in a good mood
    Unkind and without sympathy for the feelings for other people
    Noisy and disorderly
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    Gaffe

    An unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder
    A dull, slow-witted, or socially inept person
    Great delight
    Severe and overwhelming shock or grief
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    Wrath

    An act or event that is clearly false
    A state of agitation or turbulence.
    A short and striking or memorable phrase used in advertising
    Great anger that results in a desire to punish
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    Vapid

    Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
    Being too thin
    Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging
    Untidy, disorganized, or incongruously varied in character
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    Saga

    Someone who others think has unusual ideas or behaves strangely
    Small area or space, like an alcove, that is conducive to meditating, reading, relaxing or quietly reflecting.
    A stupid or foolish person
    A long story of heroic achievement, especially a medieval prose narrative in Old Norse or Old Icelandic
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    Miffed

    Too long, slow, or dull: tiresome or monotonous
    Annoy
    Courteous, kind, and pleasant
    to be out of control and act in a wild or dangerous manner
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    Loony

    Too powerful to be defeated or overcome
    Crazy or silly
    (especially of children) disobedient; badly behaved
    Bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible
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    Jalopy

    The crux or central point of a matter
    An old car in a dilapidated condition
    A person who is likely to be taken advantage of, and who does not get respect
    A confused mixture
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    Hovel

    A fascinating aura of mystery, awe, and power surrounding someone or something
    A foolish person
    A dull, heavy sound, such as that made by an object falling to the ground
    A small, squalid, unpleasant, or simply constructed dwelling
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    Monotonous

    Making you feel very happy, excited, and full of energy
    Likely to cause disagreement or argument
    Repetitious and boring
    Plentiful, more than enough
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    Devastation

    Each of two or more projecting pointed parts at the end of a fork
    Someone who is easily persuaded or defeated
    A countless or extremely great number
    Severe and overwhelming shock or grief
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    Dufus

    A person who takes an excessive interest in minor details of political policy
    An insinuation or allegation about someone that is likely to insult them or damage their reputation
    A person who is very skilled at doing something, especially music
    Someone who is foolish or stupid.
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    Sinister

    Reluctant to draw attention to oneself; shy
    Very interesting or attractive in a way that takes all your attention
    The intention to do secret actions that are meant to do harm
    Not showing a serious or respectful attitude
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    Showdown

    A violent person, especially a criminal
    A final test or confrontation intended to settle a dispute
    A ridiculous but amusing person; a clown
    An elaborate and spectacular entertainment or production
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    Spooky

    An eerie or ghostly atmosphere that causes feelings of fear.
    Fussily and excessively respectable
    Badly made or done
    Elegant or stylishly luxurious
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    Windfall

    Thick, soft, wet mud or a similar viscous mixture of liquid and solid components, especially the product of an industrial or refining process
    When something is out of focus, indistinct, or obscured in a smudge or mist.
    A large amount of money received unexpectedly.
    Language that is meaningless or is made unintelligible by excessive use of abstruse technical terms; nonsense
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    Splash

    Cause (liquid) to strike or fall on something in irregular drops
    Subject (someone or something) to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior
    To draw pictures or patterns while thinking about something else or when you are bored.
    Tell an unimportant lie
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    Wend

    Walk with a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait
    Argue or raise objections about a trivial matter
    Attack (a place or person) continuously with bombs, shells, or other missiles
    Go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route
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    Spunky

    Courageous and determined
    Irritable, bad-tempered, and complaining
    Slightly wet
    Extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate.
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    Wee

    Feeling or showing tiredness, especially as a result of excessive exertion or lack of sleep
    Attractively thin
    Very small
    Having or showing shrewdness and good judgment, especially in money or business matters
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    Gig

    A remark that suggests something negative, but does not say it directly
    A single professional engagement, usually of short duration, as of jazz or rock musicians
    Stylishness and originality
    A feeling of gloom
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    Gorgeous

    Beautiful; very attractive
    Being full of intense anger
    Not important or not relevant, therefore not worth discussing
    Too powerful to be defeated or overcome
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    Amiable

    Neither parallel nor at a right angle to a specified or implied line; slanting
    Pleasant, friendly, and easy to like
    Able to move quickly and easily, and be well coordinated.
    Acting carefully according to a plan in order to achieve a particular goal
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    Flaw

    A bad-tempered or aggressively assertive woman
    A mark, fault, or other imperfection that mars a substance or object
    A small flash of light, especially as reflected from a shiny surface
    A disorderly crowd; a mob
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    Gaunt

    Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless
    Strictly simple and plain without decoration
    (of a person) lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age
    Unhappy and quiet
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