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Up on the corner . . . 29 words

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  1. accountable
    liable to account for one's actions
  2. acoustic
    of or relating to the science of acoustics
  3. affirmative
    affirming or giving assent
  4. agitate
    move or cause to move back and forth
  5. appreciable
    enough to be estimated or measured
  6. awe
    an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
  7. bout
    a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers)
  8. chaos
    the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos
  9. consciousness
    an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
  10. disconcerting
    causing an emotional disturbance
  11. eloquent
    expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
  12. enrage
    put into a rage; make violently angry
  13. hence
    (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
  14. improvisation
    a performance given extempore without planning or preparation
  15. intensely
    in an intense manner
  16. labyrinthine
    resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity
  17. madden
    make mad
  18. marvel
    be amazed at
  19. motif
    a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
  20. obsessive
    characterized by or constituting an obsession
  21. phenomenon
    any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
  22. phonograph
    machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically
  23. purist
    someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words)
  24. ricochet
    spring back; spring away from an impact
  25. sift
    move as if through a sieve
  26. subtle
    difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
  27. technical
    of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill
  28. throes
    violent pangs of suffering
  29. wheeze
    breathing with a husky or whistling sound