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confiscated
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to take or seize with authority
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nonplussed
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surprised or confused so much that they are unsure how to act
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gargantuan
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voracious giant
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formidable
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inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable
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loathsome
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causing hatred or disgust; repulsive
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daunting
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seeming difficult to deal with in anticipation; intimidating
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decipher
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convert (a text written in code, or a coded signal) into normal language. interpreting
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castigating
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reprimand (someone) severely, to scold harshly
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stoic
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a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining
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demise
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a person's death:
• the end or failure of an enterprise or institution |
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opus
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any artistic work, esp. one on a large scale, often used in music to name each work.
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feigning
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pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury)
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nonchalance
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the state of feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interest, or enthusiasm
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immutable
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unchanging over time or unable to be changed
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apparitions
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ghost or ghostlike image of a person.
• the appearance of something remarkable or unexpected |
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foreboding
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have a presentiment of (something bad)
sense or warning that something awful is about to happen |