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appalled
to fill or overcome with horror, consternation, or fear
emanate
to send forth; emit
neurotic
feelings of anxiety, obsessional thoughts, compulsive acts, and physical complaints
serene
calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled
catapulted
an ancient military engine for hurling stones, arrows; a slingshot
evasively
to avoid doing or fulfilling
paranoia
baseless or excessive suspicion of the motives of others
tremulous
vibratory, shaking, or quivering
connoisseur
a discerning judge of the best in any field
flourish
to be in its or in one's prime; be at the height of fame, excellence, influence
persecuted
to annoy or trouble persistently
veldt
the open country, bearing grass, bushes, or shrubs, or thinly forested, characteristic of parts of southern Africa
disdain
to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn
impressionable
easily impressed or influenced; susceptible
recede
to go or move away; retreat; go to or toward a more distant point; withdraw
vigorous
characterized by or involving physical strength, effort, or energy
efficiency
accomplishment of or ability to accomplish a job with a minimum expenditure of time and effort
insufferable
not to be endured; intolerable; unbearable
ravine
a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water
wistful
characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning