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(adj.) 1. showing the effects of exhaustion or strain. 2. damaged by burning or exposure to heat.
frazzled
(v.) tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion. (n.) a slight trembling movement or sound, especially one caused by a sudden strong emotion.
quiver
(adj.) (especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe.
subtle
(n.) 1. the action of making an emotional or earnest appeal to someone. 2.a formal statement of the cause of an action or defense.
pleading
(n.) a spoken or written account of connected events; a story. (adj.) in the form of or concerned with narration.
narrative
(adj.) using or characterized by irony.
ironic
(n.) 1. temporary lodgings, sometimes also including board. 2. a convenient arrangement; a settlement or compromise.
accommodation
(n.) 1. an overwhelming surprise or disappointment. 2. a very attractive person (typically used as a woman).
bombshell
(v.) (especially of a small animal or child) run with quick light steps, especially through fear or excitement. (n.) an act of scampering.
scamper
(adj.) 1. showing willingness to allow the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with. 2. (of a plant, animal, or machine) able to endure specified conditions or treatment.
tolerant
(n.) 1. a solemn promise or undertaking. 2. a thing that is given as security for the fulfillment of a contract or the payment of a debt and is liable to forfeiture in the event of failure. (v.) 1. commit (a person or organization) by a solemn promise.
pledge
(n.) the protective care or guardianship of someone or something.
custody
(n.) excessively credulous belief in and reverence for supernatural beings.
superstition
(n.) a published, broadcast, or recorded work that continues the story or develops the theme of an earlier one.
sequel
(v.) 1. cause severe and disabling damage to; deprive of the ability to function normally. 2. cause (someone) to become unable to walk or move normally. (n.) a person with a severe limitation of a specified kind.
cripple
(adj.) horrifyingly wicked.
atrocious
(n.) the presence of, or support for the presence of, several distinct cultural or ethnic groups within a society.
multiculturalism
(v.) (of a drug) have a calming or sedative effect on.
tranquilize
(adj.) 1. emitting light as a result of being heated. 2. full of strong emotion; passionate.
incandescent
(n.) 1. a woman's close-fitting cap, now only worn under a veil by nuns. 2. short for coiffure. (v.)style or arrange (someone's hair), typically in an elaborate way.
coif