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::: repel - drive away; disgust; Ex. repel the attack/moisture; Ex. repelled by the dirty room; CF. repulsion
::: flail - beat with or as if with a flail; move wildly; thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about; N: threshing tool consisting of a stick swinging from the end of a long handle
::: anguish - acute pain; extreme suffering
::: recrimination - countercharges; V. recriminate
::: decant - pour off gently (wine or liquid)
::: patois - local or provincial dialect
::: metamorphosis - change of form; Ex. metamorphosis of caterpillar to butterfly; V. metamorphose: change by metamorphosis
::: prodigy - highly gifted child; person with exceptional talents; marvel; wonder
::: beatific - giving or showing bliss; blissful
::: restitution - returning something (lost or stolen) to the rightful owner; reparation; indemnification; compensation for loss, damage, or injury