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subdued
    (of a person or their manner) quiet and rather reflective or depressed.
    
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    buoy
    keep (someone or something) afloat.
    
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    broadside
    a strongly worded critical attack.
    
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    portend
    be a sign or warning that (something, especially something momentous or calamitous) is likely to happen.
    
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    tenuous
    very weak or slight.
    
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    stem
    stop the spread or development of (something undesirable).
    
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    cloistered
    kept away from the outside world; sheltered.
    
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    bolster
    support or strengthen; prop up.
    
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    resolutely
    in an admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering manner.
    
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    propensity
    an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way.
    
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