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primal - Relating to very basic emotions or conditions

The book The Primal Scream deals with deep, essential emotions that are at the core of every human being.

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extraneous - Not relating to the subject or situation being focused on

The teacher tried to focus on the day's topic, and spent a great effort making sure the class wasn't distracted by questions and comments from students about extraneous topics.

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bystander - a person who is near something that is happening but is involved by accident

When the police where chasing some robbers, they shot and injured some innocent bystanders.

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stubborn - Determined not to change your opinion or attitude

Fred was stubborn as a mule, and never admitted that he could ever make a mistake

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austere - Strictly simple and plain without decoration

The Amish have an austere and simple lifestyle, but it doesn't negatively affect their inner warmth and communal joy.

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tiptoe - To walking on the front part of your foot in order to move very quietly

When Bill got home past midnight, he had to tiptoe around the house so as to not wake anybody up.

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engulf - To surround something completely

After the accident, a minute after Dan got out of the car, the car was engulfed in flames.

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unthinkable - So out of the ordinary that it cannot be imagined as possible

When Genghis Khan was born in 1162, it was unthinkable that someone from his nomadic tribe could conquer most of the known world - but that is what he did.

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shard - A sharp piece of broken glass, metal, or other hard substance

In his anger, Mike threw the bottle against the wall, and it broke into a thousand dangerous shards.

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tug - To pull with a lot of force

Matt tugged on the window to open it up to escape the raging fire.

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tilt - For one side of an object to be lower than the other

Andrea had to tilt the draw open to access the files.

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lackadaisical - Moving slowly and showing little enthusiasm or effort

Bill's friends told him that if he wanted to get a job, he would have to improve his lackadaisical lifestyle and unfocused efforts regarding finding work.