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10english
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| delirium | disturbances of consciousness characterized by restlessness,excitement, delusions or hallucinations. |
| diminish | to make or cause something to seem smaller, less or less important |
| omen | a warning of a good or evil event in the future |
| trance | a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking; dazed |
| talons | a claw, especially of a bird of prey |
| hectic | frenzied,frantic, wild |
| writhe | to twist the body about and squirm |
| treacherous | dangerous |
| assault | a sudden violent attack |
| banish | to expel |
| sullen | depressed |
| scoff | to speak sarcastically |
| frigid | very cold |
| taunt | to make fun of |
| welt | red and raised bumps on skin |
| reluctant | unwilling |
| violate | to break a law,rule |
| commitment | a pledge or promise |
| scour | to clean |
| shroud | something that covers or conceals a |
| isolation | complete separation from others |
| torrents | violent downpours |
| stench | offensive smell |
| parch | to make dry |
| dredge | to locate or reveal by painstaking investigation |
| conspiracy | an unlawful plot; a group planning secretly to commit a crime. |
| dilemma | – a situation requiring a choice between unpleasant alternatives. |
| rival | someone who is trying to surpass or to equal another. |
| construe | to explain the meaning; to interpret the situation. |
| convert | hidden or disguised. |
| hubris | arrogance caused by excessive pride. |
| ominous | threatening |
| provoke | to irritate; to stir up |
| servile | like a slave |
| commend | to praise |
| retribution | punishment for evil done |
| dissemble | to conceal the truth; to create a false apprearance |