grief -
Deep sorrow, especially that is caused by someone's death
Bella was filled with grief upon hearing that her beloved grandmother had suddenly passed away.
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Exciting
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pizzazz -
An attractive combination of vitality and glamour
As the most acclaimed actress alive, Meryl Streep's pizzazz is key to her enduring popularity.
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Body
noun
stupor -
A state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility
Kramer was in such a drunken stupor that he ended up sleeping on a park bench.
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Disorganized
noun
gobbledygook -
Language that is meaningless or is made unintelligible by excessive use of abstruse technical terms; nonsense
For tourists who don't speak the native language, it can seem like a bunch of gobbledygook.
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Dangerous
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Abyss -
A deep or seemingly bottomless hole or chasm.
He stood at the cliff's edge, staring into the black abyss, and he felt a mixture of awe, fear, and amazement.
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Shape
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Buffer -
A person or thing that reduces shock or impact.
When Fred skidded off the road on his motorcycle, his helmet was a thankful buffer that prevented a head injury.
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Delay
noun
slacker -
A person who avoids work or effort
Chris was the ultimate slacker at work, asleep at his desk half the time.
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Other
noun
sundry -
Various items not important enough to be mentioned individually
Wes needed to freshen up before getting on the plane, so the newsstand employee pointed him to the deodorant and other various sundries on the shelves.
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Busy
noun
commotion -
A state of confused and noisy disturbance
A commotion ran through the crowd as the home team intercepted the ball.
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Attack
noun
revenge -
Harm done to someone in return for harm being done in the past
Max took the insults quietly, plotting how he would eventually seek revenge that would be swift and complete
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Attack
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hostage -
A person who is captured and held prisoner and is threatened with injury if a demand is not met
The revolutionaries said that the hostages would be released only after $20 million was deposited in their anonymous Bitcoin account.
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Move
noun
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avalanche -
A mass of snow, ice, and/or rocks that fall rapidly down a mountainside.
The sudden and unexpected avalanche meant that the hikers would have to find an alternate path to the top of the mountain.
