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Ample

• adj. 
• Plenty; more than enough.
• Large in size.

Burden

• n. 
• Something that is carried, especially a heavy load.
• Anything that is hard to bear.
• v.

compassion

• n.
• A feeling of sharing the suffering of others and of wanting to help
• Sympathy; pity
• Compassionate adj.
• The state of showing compassion

comply

• v.
• To act in agreement with a rule or another's wishes

Cumbersome

• adj. 
• Awkward and hard to handle; unwieldy

distress

• v. 
• To cause pain or sorrow; to trouble or worry
• n. 
• Pain, sorrow, or worry

encounter

• v.
• To meet unexpectedly
• To be faced with
• n.
• A chance meeting; A battle or fight

exert

• v.
• To put forth effort
• Exertion n.
• The act of tiring oneself; a strong effort

indignant

• adj.
• Angry or resentful about something that seems wrong or unfair
• Indignation n.
• Anger that is caused by something mean or unfair

jest

• n.
• A joke or the act of joking
• v.
• To joke or say things lightheartedly

mirth

• n. 
• Laughter; joyfulness expressed through laughter

Moral

• n. 
• A useful lesson about life
• adj.
• Having to do with questions of right and wrong
• Based on what is right and proper

outskirts

• n. 
• The parts far from the center, as of a town

Resume

• v.
• To begin after a pause
• To occupy again

ridicule

• v. 
• To make fun of; to mock
• n.
• Words or actions intended to make fun or or mock
• Ridiculous adj. Laughable; deserving of mockery