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  • 21George Zorbas — (c. 1867–1942) ( gr. Γιώργης Ζορμπάς) was the character upon whom Nikos Kazantzakis based his fictional Alexis Zorbas, the protagonist of his novel Zorba the Greek .He was born in the village of Katafygi, West Pieria, Central Macedonia, (now part …

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  • 22misery — noun a) Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe. b) Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune …

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  • 23hurt — hurt1 W3S2 [hə:t US hə:rt] v past tense and past participle hurt ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(injure somebody)¦ 2¦(feel pain)¦ 3¦(cause pain)¦ 4¦(insult somebody)¦ 5¦(bad effect)¦ 6 be hurting 7 something won t/doesn t hurt ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; …

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  • 24leaden — lead|en [ˈledn] adj 1.) literary a leaden sky or sea is dark grey in colour 2.) literary if your body feels leaden, you move slowly, because you are tired, unhappy etc = ↑heavy ▪ She stumbled forward, her legs leaden. 3.) dull ▪ a leaden joke 4.) …

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  • 25black\ day — noun A day of great unhappiness; a disaster. It was a black day when our business venture collapsed …

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  • 26desolation — [[t]de̱səle͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Desolation is a feeling of great unhappiness and hopelessness. Kozelek expresses his sense of desolation absolutely without self pity. Syn: misery 2) N UNCOUNT (disapproval) If you refer to desolation in a… …

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  • 27misery — [[t]mɪ̱zəri[/t]] miseries 1) N VAR Misery is great unhappiness. All that money brought nothing but sadness and misery and tragedy. ...the miseries of his youth. 2) N UNCOUNT Misery is the way of life and unpleasant living conditions of people who …

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  • 28misery — n. 1. Distress, wretchedness, woe, tribulation, desolation, sorrow, grief, affliction, heartache, heavy heart, bleeding heart, broken heart, great unhappiness, suffering, anguish, torment. 2. Distress, suffering, wretchedness, agony, torture,… …

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  • 29emptiness — noun (U) 1 a feeling of great unhappiness and loneliness: She felt an emptiness in her heart when he left. 2 the state of having nothing in an area or space (+ of): the silence and emptiness of the desert …

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  • 30hurt — 1 verb past tense and past participle hurt 1 (I, T) if a part of your body hurts, you feel pain in it: My back hurts. | it hurts: Where does it hurt? | hurt sb: My shoulder s really hurting me. | hurt like hell (=hurt very much) 2 (T) if you hurt …

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