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(adj.) 1. showing the effects of exhaustion or strain. 2. damaged by burning or exposure to heat.



frazzled


100


(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


100


(adj.) (especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe.


subtle

100

(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


200


(n.) a spoken or written account of connected events; a story. (adj.) in the form of or concerned with narration.



narrative


200


(adj.) using or characterized by irony.



ironic


200

(n.) 1. temporary lodgings, sometimes also including board. 2. a convenient arrangement; a settlement or compromise.

accommodation

200


(n.) 1. an overwhelming surprise or disappointment. 2. a very attractive person (typically used as a woman).


bombshell

300


(v.) (especially of a small animal or child) run with quick light steps, especially through fear or excitement. (n.) an act of scampering.



scamper


300


(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

300


(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

300


(n.) the protective care or guardianship of someone or something.



custody


400


(n.) excessively credulous belief in and reverence for supernatural beings.



superstition


400


(n.) a published, broadcast, or recorded work that continues the story or develops the theme of an earlier one.


sequel

400


(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


400


(adj.) horrifyingly wicked.


atrocious

500


(n.) the presence of, or support for the presence of, several distinct cultural or ethnic groups within a society.



multiculturalism


500


(v.) (of a drug) have a calming or sedative effect on.



tranquilize


500


(adj.) 1. emitting light as a result of being heated. 2. full of strong emotion; passionate.



incandescent


500


(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