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THE INTERLOPERS

Lawsuit (noun)●A problem taken to a court of law for a legal decision

Detest (verb)●To hate someone or something very much

Embittered (verb)●To make bitter; cause to feel bitterness

Feud (noun)●A long existing argument between two people or groups

medley (noun)●A mixture

Fierce (adjective)●Strong and powerful

●The fierce wind blew her umbrella away.

Numb (adjective)(verb)●(If a part of your body is numb), you are unable to feel it, usually for a short time.

●I had been lying awkwardly and my legs are numb.

Damnation (noun)●An oath expressing anger, and disappointment ●Condemnation to eternal punishment as a consequence of sin

Curse (noun)(verb)●To say a word or an expression which is not polite and shows that you’re very angry

Condolence (noun)●Sorrow and sadness for the family of a person who has recently died (esp. in written form)

Distinctly (adverb)●Clearly; without doubt; unmistakably

●The teacher distinctly made the correct choice by not giving the students homework over the long weekend!

Snarl (verb)●Speak angrily; growl

Interfere (verb)●To put yourself in a situation where you are not wanted or helpful

Revive (verb)●To come or bring something back to life, health or use.

A Throb of …(phr.)●A quick change as of the heart

●A throb of pity ●A throb of pleasure

Interloper (noun)●Someone who enters a place without permission.

Figure(s) (noun)●The shape of a person

Hideous (adjective)●Extremely ugly or bad

Conclusion (noun)●The last part of something

Omniscient Narrator (noun)●The voice in which a story is written that is outside the story and that knows everything about the characters and events in the story.