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Detached-
not involved emotionally; indifferent
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slack-
loose
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poised-
balanced
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thermometer-
instrument used for measuring temperature
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epidemic-
outbreak of a sickness
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appalling-
shocking; horrifying
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muster-
call forth
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grimace-
twisting of the face in pain or disgust
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despair-
complete loss of hope
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commence-
to begin
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similie-
comparison between two unlike things using like or as
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metaphor-
a comparison between two unlike things without the use of like or as
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personification-
human-like qualities given to non-human creatures or objects
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hyperbole-
extreme exaggeration
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figurative language-
a description that is not literally true