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lagoon
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An area of shallow water open to the sea but separated from the ocean by low, sandy dunes
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weltering crash
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one that causes a lot of noise and movement in the water
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skiff
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A small, flat bottomed boat suitable for one person
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elemental
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simple or basic
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moored
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secured by an anchor or cable
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simultaneously
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concurrently; occurring at the same time
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teeming
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occurring or existing in great quantities or numbers; swarming
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barnacle
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a sea-dwelling, hard-shelled creature that often attaches itself to ship bottoms and timber
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mottled
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marked with spots or blotches of different colors or shades
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furrow
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a narrow groove-like or trench-like depression in any surface
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impeding
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causing delay, interruption, or difficulty
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futile
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incapable of producing any result; useless; not successful
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torrent
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a stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence
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tenaciously
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holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold
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respite
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a delay or stopping for a time, especially of anything distressing or difficult; an interval of relief
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perimeter cord
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a rope marking the boundary or outer limits of an area or object
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equilibrium
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a state of rest or balance
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imminent
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likely to occur at any moment
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preeminence
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superiority to all others
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droning
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continuous, low, monotonous
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placed
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pleasantly calm or peaceful
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traversing
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passing or moving over, along, or through; crossing
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congenial
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suited in tastes, temperament; compatible
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ravager
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someone or something that damages or destroys
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smiting
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afflicting or attacking with deadly or disastrous effect
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chivalric
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considerate and courteous; knightly in behavior
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mite
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very small creature, person, or thing
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solicitously
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anxiously or concernedly; in a kindly way
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gnarled
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full of or covered with knot-like shapes; bent; twisted
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morbid
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suggesting an unhealthy mental attitude; unwholesomely gloomy
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serrated
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notched on the edge like a saw
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dissolution
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separation into parts or elements; disintegration
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eaves
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the overhanging lower edge of a roof
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wheedled
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tried to influence by, using flattering words or acts
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reminiscence
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a recalling of the past; a personal remembrance of the past
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unamiably
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unpleasantly; in an unfriendly way
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fiendishly
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in an outrageously cruel way; wickedly
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inaccessible
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impossible to approach; unreachable
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chastise
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discipline, especially using physical punishment; criticize severely
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expiring
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breathing the last breath; dying
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clod
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a lump or mass of earth or clay
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symmetrical
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well-balanced; having harmonious proportions in shape, size; having corresponding parts, so that the right and left side are mirror images
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insolently
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disrespectfully; in a boldly rude way
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solemnly
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seriously; earnestly
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maneuvered
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moved skillfully to avoid obstacles
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primly
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properly; in a formally precise way
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inaudible
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too quiet or distant to be heard
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persevered
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persisted in pursuing a goal in spite of obstacles or opposition
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ovation
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an enthusiastic, public show of approval, marked especially by loud, prolonged applause
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virtuosity
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excellence in a skill or performance
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arbitrarily
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unreasonably; done according to one individual's will; on a whim
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rebuked
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sternly disapproved of; reprimanded
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sullenly
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gloomily and irritably
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appraisingly
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with an eye towards estimating the nature, quality, or importance of
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gait
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the manner of walking, stepping, or running
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judiciously
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having or characterized by good judgement
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