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Asunder Into pieces.

"Torn asunder"
"burst asunder"

Morass Complicated and confused situation.

"she would become lost in a morass of lies and explanations"

An area of muddy or boggy ground.

"In midwinter this track beneath the bridge became a muddy morass"

Surliness The quality of often being in a bad mood, unfriendly, and impolite.
"People's early-morning surliness wore off, and the work got into its stride"

Burgeoning Beginning to grow or increase rapidly; flourishing.

"Manufacturers are eager to dash in on the burgeoning demand."

Sibilance Literary device in which consonant sounds are stressed to produce a hissing
noise.
"Did he calm himself with its sibilance?"

Sibilant In phonetics, sibilants are fricative consonants of higher amplitude and pitch,
made by directing a stream of air with the tongue towards the teeth. Examples
of sibilants are the consonants at the beginning of the words zip, sip, ship,
genre.

Fricative Denoting a type of consonant made by the friction of breath in a narrow

opening, producing a turbulent air flow.
"A fricative consonant."

Susurration Whispering, murmuring, or rustling.

"The susurration of the river"

Cadaver Corpse.
"The dogs, all of mixed breed, were certified in tracking, search and rescue, and
cadaver identification."

Abutment

Frisson A sudden strong feeling of excitement or fear; a thrill.

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Frisson A sudden strong feeling of excitement or fear; a thrill.

"A frisson of fear."

Tannic Relating to tannin.

"The tannic water"
"A dry wine with a slightly tannic aftertaste."

Bile A bitter greenish-brown alkaline fluid that aids digestion and is secreted by the
liver and stored in the gallbladder.
"There was only blood and bile, the viscera itself, though he felt himself to be
eviscerated already."

Anger, irritability.
"The topic is sure to stir up plenty of bile."

Viscera The internal organs in the main cavity of the body, especially those in the
abdomen. For example, the intestines.
"There was only blood and bile, the viscera itself, through he felt himself to be
eviscerated already."

Eviscerated Disembowel (a person or animal).

"The goat had been skinned and neatly eviscerated."

(Deprive) something of its essential content.'

"myriad little concessions that would eviscerate the project."

Surgery; remove the contents of (a body organ)

Ellipsis The omission from speech or writing of a word or words that are superfluous
or able to be understood from contextual clues.
"It is very rare for an ellipsis to occur without a linguistic antecedent."
"Unfortunately, he could only bring himself to speak only elliptically of Ryan Jr.
and Laraine."

A set of dots indicating an ellipse.

Taut Stretched of pulled tight; not slack.

"The fabric stays taut without adhesive."

• (Especially of muscles or nerves) tense; not relaxed.

"My voice was taut with anger"

• (Of writing, music) concise and controlled.

"A taut text of only 120 pages."

• (Of a ship) having an efficient or disciplined crew.

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 • (Of writing, music) concise and controlled.
"A taut text of only 120 pages."

• (Of a ship) having an efficient or disciplined crew.

"His language was salty and he ran a taut ship."

Sinew A piece of tough fibrous tissue uniting muscle to bone or bone to bone; a
tendon or a ligament.
"The sinews in her neck."

The parts of a structure, system, or thing that give it strength or bind it

together.
"The sinews of government."

Dulcet (Especially of sound) sweet or soothing (often used ironically).

"Record the dulcet tones of your family and friends."
"..and spent the rest of the dulcet evening conscious of and resenting the heavy
ache of envy deep in his chest."

Crescendo The highest point reached in a progressive increase of intensity.

"The envy reached its crescendo near dusk."
"The hysteria reached a crescendo around the spring festival."

Egalitarian Relating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve
equal rights and opportunities.
"The Reign of Terror that followed the French Revolution severely tested the
belief that an egalitarian society could govern itself."

Strife

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