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disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury

a streamlined marine fish with a forked tail and wavy stripes

Relating to macroeconomics or the large-scale or general economic factors, such as interest rates and national productivity.

Nutrients that are needed in large amounts to provide energy and building materials for the body, including carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.

To make someone very angry or extremely annoyed.

a bright purplish-red color

A civil officer who administers the law, often with limited judicial authority.

A wealthy and influential person, especially in business or industry.

splendor, grandeur, or impressive beauty

to make something appear larger or more important than it really is

the great size, extent, or importance of something

a train that carries mail and postal packages

Having impressive beauty, dignity, or grandeur; regal and stately in appearance.

used as a temporary substitute; improvised

a disease or disorder of the body or mind; a serious problem

a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or unease whose exact cause is difficult to identify

Having or showing a wish to do evil or harm to others.

A failure to function normally or satisfactorily; a defect or breakdown.

The intention or desire to do evil or cause harm.

Characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm.

to speak harmful untruths about someone; to slander or defame

dangerous or harmful in influence or effect; medically, tending to invade and destroy tissue

Easily shaped or influenced; capable of being bent or adapted.

A tool with a large, usually wooden head, used for hitting something without damaging it.

Lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough to eat, not eating enough of the right things, or being unable to use the food that one does eat.

Lack of proper nutrition; poor nourishment

Improper, illegal, or negligent professional behavior

An extinct large elephant-like animal with long curved tusks; also means something huge.

an official order or command; to give someone authority to act in a certain way

the long hair growing on the neck of a horse, lion, or other animal

a planned or skillful movement or action; to move skillfully or carefully

A coastal forest ecosystem characterized by salt-tolerant trees and shrubs that grow in intertidal zones.

an extreme enthusiasm or obsession; a mental illness marked by excitement

a person who behaves in a wildly foolish, dangerous, or violent way

an event, action, or object that clearly shows or embodies something

a public declaration of policy and aims, especially by a political party

many and various; having many different forms

having qualities traditionally associated with men; brave; courageous

a life-sized model of a human figure used by shops to display clothes

Having or showing a particular manner, especially an artificial or affected one.

A habitual way of speaking or behaving; a distinctive personal trait.

To move skillfully or carefully; to guide or manipulate into a desired position.

A large country house with lands; the main house of an estate.

A cloak or covering; also the layer of the earth between the crust and the core.

Animal dung used for fertilizing land; organic matter used as fertilizer.

a handwritten or typed document, especially a writer’s draft before publication

to spoil or damage the appearance or quality of something

an adult female horse

Relating to or at the edge; small or insignificant in amount or importance.

The treatment of a person, group, or concept as insignificant or peripheral.