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AMOK

an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures

The meaning of the word amok is an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures.

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WordMeaning
dourstern
apparentopen to view : visible
atoneto make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome
entreethe act or manner of entering : entrance
impenetrableincapable of being penetrated or pierced
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike
puckerto become wrinkled or constricted
glacialsuggestive of ice: such as
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep
serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for