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| atrocious |
adj. exceedingly bad; wicked or cruel; abominable |
| compassion |
n. pity for someone else's suffering, along with a desire to help |
| composure |
n. self-possession; tranquility |
| deteriorate |
v. to become worse or less valuable; to diminish |
| discern |
v. to detect with one of the senses, to notice; to recognize as different or to identify as separate; to come to know mentally; to judge |
| insipid |
adj. flavorless; dull or unexciting; lifeless |
| lament |
v. to feel deep sorrow; to espress sorrow or mourning for; to grieve |
| loathe |
v. to feel intense dislike or hatred; to detest |
| painstaking |
adj. very careful; diligent; requiring great care; meticulous |
| repress |
v. to restrain; to keep or put down |