Are You Somebody? Glossary

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Are You Somebody? Glossary

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Ravaged

Devastate, Plunder, Severely damaged.

Chomping

Munch, Chew vigorously and noisily.

Emaciated

Gaunt, Cadaverous, Anorexic, Scraggy.

Dodged

Ditch, Elude, Evade, Leap.

Fastidious

Fussy, Punctilious, Meticulous.

Teeming

Swarm, Abound.

Immured

Encase, Detain.

Furtiveness

Secrecy, Stealth.

Hobble

Totter, Shamble, Lurch.

Censorious

Condemnatory, Denunciatory, Carping.

Wistful

Pensive, Yearning, Contemplative.

Shakiness

Fluidity, Quake, Feebleness.

Scrawled

Scribble, Doodle.

Drudge

Strive, Toil, Lackey.

Embankment

Rampart, Defender.

Gauche

Inelegant, Ungainly, Maladroit.

Edict

Mandate, Ordinance, Decree.

Upended

Overturn, Capsize.

Recoiling

Flinch, Blench, Recede.

Ostracised

Exclude, Spurn.

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