6th Grade Midterm – Vocabulary Definitions – Flashcards
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compress
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to press together
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compress
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to reduce in size or volume
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compress
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a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury
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denounce
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to condemn openly
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denounce
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to accuse formally
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dispatch
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to send off or out for a purpose
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dispatch
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to kill
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dispatch
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an official message
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douse
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to plunge into a liquid, drench
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douse
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to put out quickly, extinguish
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expressly
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plainly, in so many words
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expressly
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for a particular purpose
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famished
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suffering severely from hunger or from lack of something
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forsake
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to give up
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forsake
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renounce
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forsake
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to leave, abandon
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gainful
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profitable
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gainful
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bring in money or some special advantage
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immense
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very large or great
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immense
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beyond ordinary means of measurement
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inept
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totally without skill or appropriateness
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ingenious
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showing remarkable orginality
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ingenious
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inventiveness, or resourcefulness
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ingenious
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clever
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instantaneous
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done with an instant
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instantaneous
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immediate
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irk
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to annoy
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irk
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trouble
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irk
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make weary
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libel
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a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of whom it is made
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libel
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to write or publish such a statement
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misgiving
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a feeling of fear
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misgiving
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doubt or uncertainty
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oaf
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a stupid person
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oaf
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big, clumsy
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oaf
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slow individual
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recede
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to go or move backward
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recede
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to become more distant
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repast
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a meal, food
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adverse
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unfavorable, negative
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adverse
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working against
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adverse
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hostile
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arid
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extremely dry
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arid
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uninteresting, dull
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assailant
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a person who attacks violently (with blows or words)
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billow
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a large wave
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billow
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to rise or swell like a wave
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confront
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to meet face-to-face, especially as a challenge
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confront
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come to grips with
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constrain
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to force
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constrain
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hold back
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contemporary
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belonging to the same period of time as oneself
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contemporary
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a person of the same time
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depict
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to portray
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depict
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to represent or show in the form of a picture
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disinterested
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fair minded
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disinterested
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free from selfish motives
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distinterested
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indifferent
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encompass
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to encircle, go or reach around
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encompass
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to include with a certain group or class
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groundless
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without any good reason or cause
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groundless
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unjustified
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hypocrite
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a person who pretends to be what he or she is not or better than he or she really is
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hypocrite
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a two-faced person
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incomprehensible
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impossible to understand
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manipulate
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to handle or use skillfully
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manipulate
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to manage or control for personal gain or advantage
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maximum
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the greatest possible amount or degree
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maximum
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reaching the greatest possible amount or degree
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mimic
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a person who does imitations
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mimic
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to imitate
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mimic
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to make fun of
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ruffle
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to wrinkle, make uneven
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ruffle
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to annoy, upset
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ruffle
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to flip through
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ruffle
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a gathered strip of material used for trimming edges
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ruffle
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a low drumbeat
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serene
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peaceful, calm
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serene
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free of emotional upset
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serene
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clear and free of storm
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serene
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majestic, grand
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sheepish
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embarrassed
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sheepish
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resembling a sheep in meekness
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sheepish
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timid
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stamina
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the strength needed to keep going or overcome physical or mental strain
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stamina
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staying power
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barrage
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a rapid, large-sacle outpouring of something
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bigot
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an intolerant, prejudiced or biased person
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designate
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to indicate
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designate
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point out
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designate
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to appoint
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diversity
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difference, variety
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diversity
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a condition of having many different types of forms
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enigma
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someone or something that is extremely puzzling
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enigma
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that which cannot be understood or explanned
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gloat
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to look at or thing abou the great intensity and satisfaction
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gloat
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to take great personal joy in
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global
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relating to or involving the entire world
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global
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comprehensive
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illussion
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a false idea
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illusssion
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something that one seems to see or be aware of that really does not exist
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infuriate
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to make very angry, enrage
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motivate
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to provide with a reason for doing
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motivate
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to push on to some goal or course of action
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pacifist
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one who is against war or the use of violence
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pacifist
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opposing war or violence
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queue
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a line of people waiting for something
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queue
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to form such a line
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restrict
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to keep within set limits
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restrict
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to confine
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sage
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wise
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slake
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to satisfy, relieve or bring to an end
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terrain
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the landscape, especially considered with regard to its physical features or fitness or some use
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terrain
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a field of knowledge
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vocation
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any tradek profession, or occupation
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vocation
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a sense of fitness or special calling for one's work
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vow
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a solemn or sacred promise or pledge
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vow
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to declare or promise in a solemn way
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waylay
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to lie in wait for and attack
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waylay
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ambush
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wither
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to dry up, wilt, sag
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wither
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to cause someone to feel ashamed, humiliated or very small
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acquit
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to declare not guilty
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acquit
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free from blame
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acquit
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discharge completely
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acquit
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to conduct or behave oneself
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deem
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to think, believe
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deem
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to consider, have an opinion
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devastate
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to destroy
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devastate
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lay waste
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devastate
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leave in ruins
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discredit
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to throw doubt upon
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descredit
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cause to be distrusted
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discredit
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to damage in reputation
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discredit
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a loss or lack of belief
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discredit
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loss of confidence or reputation
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elusive
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difficult to catch or to hold
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elusive
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hard to explain or understand
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generate
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to bring to existence
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generate
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to be the cause of
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idolize
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to workship as an idol
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idolize
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to love very much
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ingratitude
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a lack of thankfulness
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keepsake
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something kept in memory of the giver
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keepsake
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souvenir
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mortal
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being that must eventually die
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mortal
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fatal
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ovation
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an enthusiastic public welcome, an outburst of applause
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petty
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unimportant, trivial
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petty
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narrow-minded
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petty
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secondary in nature
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plight
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a sorry condition or state
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plight
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to pledge, promise solemnly
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repent
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to feel sorry for what one has done or has failed to do
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reverie
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a daydream
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reverie
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the condiiton of being lost in thought
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revocation
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an act or instance of calling back
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revocation
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an annulment
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revocation
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cancellation
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scan
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to examine closely
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scan
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look over quickly but thoroughly
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scan
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to analyze the rhythm of a poem
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scan
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an examination
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strand
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beach or shore
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strand
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string or wire, hair
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strand
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to drive or run aground
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strand
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to leave in a hopeless position
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strife
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bitter disagreement
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strife
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fighting, struggle
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topple
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to fall forward
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topple
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to overturn, bring about the downfall of
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acute
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with a sharp point
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acute
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keen and alert, sharp and severe
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acute
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rising quickly to a high point and lasting for a short time
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bluster
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to talk or act in a noisy and threatening way
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bluster
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to blow in stormy gust
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bluster
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speech that is loud and threatening
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bungle
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to act or work clumsily and awkwardly
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bungle
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to ruin something through clumsiness
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commentary
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a series of notes clarying or explaining something
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commentary
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an expression of opinion
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duration
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the length of time that something continues or lasts
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eerie
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causing fear because of strangeness
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eerie
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weird, mysterious
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facet
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one aspect or side of a problem
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fidelity
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the state of being faithful
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fidelity
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accuracy in details, exactness
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fray
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a brawl, a noisy quarrel
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fray
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to wear away by rubbing
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fray
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make ragged or worn; strain, irritate
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headstrong
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willful, subborn
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inhabitant
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one living permanently in a given place
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nubm
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having lost the power of feeling or movement
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numb
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to dull the feelings of
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numb
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to cause to lose feeling
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pacify
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to make peaceful or calm
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pacify
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to soothe
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ravenous
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greedy
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ravenous
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very hungry
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ravenous
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eager for satisfaction
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refute
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to prove incorrect
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remorse
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deep and painful regret for one's past misdeed
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remorse
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pangs of conscience
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setback
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something that interferes with progress
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setback
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a disappointment unexpected loss or defeat
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smug
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lovely self-satisfied, self-righteous
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synopsis
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a brief statement giving a general view of some subject book
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synopsis
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summary
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tarry
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to delay leaving
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tarry
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to linger, wait
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tarry
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to remain or stay for a while
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agenda
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the program for a meeting
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agenda
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list, ouline, or plan of things to be consided or done
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amiable
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friendly, good-natured
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befuddle
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to confuse, make stupid
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blight
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a disease that causes plants to wither and die
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blight
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a condition of disease or ruin
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blight
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to destroy
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boisterous
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rough and noisy in a cheerful way
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clarity
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accuracy, clearness
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compliant
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obedient; willing to do what someone else wants
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conserve
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to preserve, to keep from being dampage, lost or wasted
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conserve
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to save
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debut
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a first publich appearance
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debut
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a formal enterance into society
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gory
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marked by bloodshet, slaugher or violence
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gross
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overweight
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gross
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coarse, vulgar
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gross
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very noticeable, total
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induce
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to cause, bring about
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induce
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to persuage
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leeway
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extra space for moving along a certain route
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leeway
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allowance for mistakes or inaccuracies
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leeway
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margin of error
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limber
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flexible
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limber
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to cuase to become flexible
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maze
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a network of paths through which it is hard to find one's way
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maze
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something very mixed-up and confusing
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oracle
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someone or something that can predict the future
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partisan
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a strong supporter of a person, party or cause
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partisan
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one show support is unreasoning
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parisan
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a resistance figher, guerrilla
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reimburse
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to pay back
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reimburse
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to give payment for
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vacate
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to go away from, leave empty
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vacate
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to make empty
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vacate
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to void, annul
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vagabound
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an idle wandere
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vagabound
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a tramp
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vagabound
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wandering; irresponsible
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authorize
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to approve or permit
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authorize
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to give power
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culprit
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a person who has committed a crime or is guilty of some misconduct; an offender
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dawdle
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to waste time
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dawdle
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to be idle
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dawdle
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to spend more time in doing something than is necessary
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dissect
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to cut apart in preparation for scientific study
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dissect
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to analyze with great care
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expend
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to pay out, spend
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expend
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to use up
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fatality
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an event resulting in death
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fatality
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an accidental death
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gullible
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easily fooled, tricked or cheated
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illicit
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no permited, unlawful, improper
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immerse
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to plunge or dip into a fluid
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immerse
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to involve deeply
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inflammatory
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causing exciting or anger
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inflammatory
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leading to violence or disorder
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memorandum
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a note to aid one's memory
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memorandum
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an informal note or report
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pathetic
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marked by strong emotion, specially pity and sorrow
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persevere
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to keep doing something in spite of difficulties
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persevere
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to refuse to quit even when the going is tough
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prevaricate
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to lie, tell an untrugh
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prevaricate
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to mislead on purpose
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quash
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to crush, put down completely
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relish
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enjoyment or satisfaction
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relish
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something that ads a pleasing flavor
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reminisce
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to recall one's past thoughts, feelings or experiences
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scour
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to clean or polish by hard rubbing
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scour
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to examine with great care
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scour
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to move about quickly in search of
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tribute
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something done or given to show thanks for respect
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tribute
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a payment
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writhe
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to make twisting or turning movements in a way that suggest pain or struggle
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affluence
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wealth, riches, prosperity
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affluence
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great abundance, plenty
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arrears
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unpaid or overdue debts
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arrears
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an unfinished duty
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cascade
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a steep, narrow waterall
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cascade
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something falling or rushing forth in quantity
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cringe
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to shrink back or hide in fear or submissiveness
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crotchety
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cranky, ill-tempered
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crotchety
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full of odd whims
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format
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the size, shape or arrangement of something
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immobile
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not movable
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impassable
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blocked so that nothing can go through
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innovation
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something new, a change
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innovation
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the act of introducing a new method, idea, device
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jovial
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good-humored, in high spirits
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jovial
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merry
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manacle
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a handcuff, anything that chains or confines
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manacle
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chain or restrain
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martial
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warlike, fond of fighting
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martial
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relating to war, the army or military life
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minimum
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the smallest possible amount
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minimum
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the lowest permissible or possible
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nimble
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quick and skillful in movement, agile
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nimble
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clever
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onset
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the beginning, start
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onset
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an attack, assault
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partition
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something that divides
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partition
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the act of dividing something into parts or sections
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partition
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to divide or subdivide into parts or shares
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perishable
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likely to spoil or decay
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retrieve
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to find and bring back, get back
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retrieve
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to put right, make good
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sinister
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appearing evil or dangerous
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sinster
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threatening evil or harm
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taut
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tightly drawn, tense
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taut
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neat, in good order
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avenge
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to get vengence for
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avenge
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settle a score
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avenge
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to punish someone or get satisfaction
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cede
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to give up, surrender
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cede
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to hand over to another
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deluge
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a great flood
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deluge
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a heavy fall of rain
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discretion
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good judgement
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discretion
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care in speech and action
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discretion
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freedom to judge or choose
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giddy
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dizzy
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giddy
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light-headed
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giddy
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lacking seriousness
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impact
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the striking of one boject against another
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impact
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the shock cuased by a collision
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initimidate
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to make timid or frighten by threats
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intimidate
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to use fear to get someone to do something
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liberate
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to free from bondage or domination
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liberate
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to release
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logical
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reasonable
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logical
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making use of reason and good sense
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misrepresent
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to give a false or untrue idea
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optional
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left to one's own coice
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optional
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not required
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outright
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complete
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outright
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instantaenous
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outright
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without reservation
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rendezvous
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to meet in accordance with a plan
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rendezvous
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a meeting by agreement
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rotund
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rounded and plump
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rotund
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full or rich in sound
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saunter
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to stroll
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saunter
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walk in an easy, leisurely way
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sluggish
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lazy
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sluggish
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slow moving
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sluggish
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not active, dull
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subordinate
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lower in rank or position, secondary
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subordinate
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one who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else
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tint
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a delicate color or hue
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tint
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a slight trace of something
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tint
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to give color to something, to dye
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variable
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likely to undergo change
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variable
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a value or quantity that varies
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variable
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a symbol for such
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verge
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the point at which something begins or happens
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verge
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to incline, tend toward, approach
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to be in a process of becoming something else
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