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Despodent
(adj.) feeling extreme discouragement or dejection
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Celestial
(adj.) heavenly, divine
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Debauch
(v.) to corrupt by means of sensual pleasure
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Acerbic
(adj.) bitting, bitter in tone or taste
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Anguish
(n.) extreme pain or suffering
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Morass
(n.) a wet swampy bog; figurativley, something that traps and confuses
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Lachrymose
(adj.) sad; easily brought to tears
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Harrowing
(adj.) extremely distressing, disturbing, or emotionally traumatic
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Evenescent
(adj.) fleating, momentary
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Luminescent
(adj.) glowing, shining
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Covet
(v.) to desire enviously
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Asylum
(n.) a place of refuge, protection, and sanctuary
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Convoluted
(adj.) intricate, complicated
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Rapture
(n.) a feeling of intense joy or pleasure
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Solecism
(n.) a socially awkward or tactless act
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Saccharine
(adj.) sickeningly sweet
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Liminal
(adj.) relating to a transitional or in-between state
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Zealot
(adj.) someone passionately devoted to a cause
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Forlorn
(adj.) sad or lonely; abandoned or forsaken
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Desolate
(adj.) Feeling very sad and lonely, often because of a sense of abandonment or isolation
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Inure
(V.) to become immune to unpleasant events or situations
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Tranquil
(adj.) peaceful, calm
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Opprobrium
(n.) shameful act, public disgrace
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