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  1. depict
    give a description of
  2. nervousness
    the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
  3. slurred
    spoken as if with a thick tongue
  4. banned
    forbidden by law
  5. laudable
    worthy of high praise
  6. postpone
    hold back to a later time
  7. detox
    the hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxified
  8. abhorrent
    offensive to the mind
  9. disheveled
    in disarray; extremely disorderly
  10. intrigue
    a crafty and involved plot to achieve your ends
  11. visceral
    relating to or affecting the internal organs
  12. brace
    a support that steadies or strengthens something else
  13. foyer
    a large entrance or reception room or area
  14. cognitive
    relating to or involving the mental process of knowing
  15. subtle
    difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
  16. implemented
    forced or compelled or put in force
  17. refrain
    resist doing something
  18. arousal
    a state of heightened physiological activity
  19. cue
    a reminder for some action or speech
  20. depravity
    moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
  21. cue
    a reminder for some action or speech
Created on Wed Oct 26 22:09:11 EDT 2011

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