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134 Cards in this Set
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aboard;; ashore, afoot
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on a ship, train, bus etc;; on
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afoul; afoul of
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in a state of entanglement; in or into collision or entanglement with
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aloof
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in a state of being at a distance; withdrawn
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amiss
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in a missing the mark manner, wrong; wrong, imperfect, faulty
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asunder;; abed, adrift, afield, afire, afloat, aloft
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in an apart position, apart
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withdraw
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draw back, take back
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withhold
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hold back
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withstand
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stand up against; resist
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notwithstanding
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despite
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beset;; begrudged, belabor, bemuddle, besiege, besmirch
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attack on all sides, surround;; all around, on all sides, thoroughly
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begrime
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cover with grime, make dirty
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benighted;; becloud bedevil, befog, belie, bewitch
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overtaken by darkness of night, unenlightened, ignorant;; affect with, cover with
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belittle;; becalm, bedim, bewilder
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cause to be or seem little or unimportant, disparage;; cause to be
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contrariwise
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on the contrary (likewise)
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nowise
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in no way, not at all
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earldom
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realm or dignity of an earl
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martyrdom
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state of being a martyr
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officialdom
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those having the authority of officials
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cumbersome
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full of encumbrances, burdensome
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fulsome
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offensive because of excessive display or obvious insincerity
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lissom(e)
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lithesome, limber, nimble
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meddlesome
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intrusive, impertinent, interfering
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mettlesome
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full of mettle, courage, spirited
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noisome
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offensive to the sense of smell
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winsome
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full of a winning quality, winning, cheerful, merry
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twosome
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group of two
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hireling
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one whose only interest in his or her own work is the hire/pay
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starveling
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one who is thin from lack of food
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suckling
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child or animal that is nursed
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yearling
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one who is year old
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changeling
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child secretly exchanged for another in infancy
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duckling
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little duck
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foundling
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infant found after being deserted by its unknown parents
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gosling
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young goose
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sibling
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brother or sister
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stripling
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lad
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anent
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about, concerning, in respect to
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anon
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soon, presently
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behest
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command, order
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beholden
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bound in gratitude, indebted
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behoove
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be necessary for, be proper for
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betimes
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early
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heath
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tract of wasteland
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wane
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decrease, dwindle
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warlock
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sorcerer, wizard
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warp
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threads running lengthwise in that loom
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wax
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grow, increase
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withal
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with it all, in addition, despite that
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woof
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threads running from side to side in a woven fabric
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ylcept
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named, called
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paternal; fatherly
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fatherly, father's side
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motherly, maternal
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motherly, mothers side
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brotherly, fraternal
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brotherly, brotherhood
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daughterly, filial
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of or befitting a daughter or son
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childlike, infantile
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babyish, young child;; foolish for an adult to say or do
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manly, masculine
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qualities of man, opposite of women
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womanly, feminine
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qualities of women, opposite of men
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devilish, diabolic(al)
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very cruel, like a devil, wicked
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bearish, ursine
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like a bear, expecting a falling in stocks
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bullish, taurine
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of or like a bull, rise in stocks
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catlike, feline
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like a cat, stealthy
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cowlike, oxlike, bovine
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like a cow or ox, sluggish, patient
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doggish, canine
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like a dog, designates one of four pointed teeth
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donkeyish, asinine
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like an ass or donkey, stupid, silly
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fishy, piscine
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like a fish
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foxy, vulpine
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like a fox, wily, crafty, cunning
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goatish, hircine
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goatlike, coarse, smell
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horsy, equine
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of or like a horse, horse racing
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piggish, porcine
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like a pig, swinish
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sheepish, ovine
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like a sheep, bashful, embarrassed
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wolfish, lupine
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like a wolf, ferocious
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bloody; sanguine
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smeared with blood, red, ruddy, confident
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"A"
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on, in, in a state of
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"with"
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against, back
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"be"
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all around, on all sides, thoroughly, affect with, cover with, cause to be
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"wise"
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zway, manner
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"dom"
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dignity, office, realm. state of being, having the character of
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"some"
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full of one thing or quality denoted in the first part of some word; group of
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"ling"
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pertaining to or concerned with whatever is denoted in the first part of the ling word; little, young
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beget
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procreate
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begin
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originate
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behead
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decapitate
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bless
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consecrate
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bow, stoop
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condescend
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break
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disintegrate
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chew
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masticate
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curse
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execrate
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drink
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imbibe
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eat
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devour
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flay, fleece, skin
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excoriate
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free
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emancipate
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frighten
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intimidate
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lie
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prevaricate
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lighten
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relieve
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sail
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navigate
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shorten
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abridge
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show
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demonstrate
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soothe
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assuage
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spit
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expectorate
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steal
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peculate
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strengthen
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corroborate
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sweat
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perspire
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take
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appropriate
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think
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cogitate
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twinkle, sparkle
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scintillate
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understand
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comprehend
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withstand
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resist
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worship
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venerate
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yield
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capitulate
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blessing
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benediction
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breach
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infraction
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burden
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obligation
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curse
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execration
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fire
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conflagration
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food
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nutriment
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greed
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avarice
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heaven
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firmament
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home
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domicile
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mirth
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hilarity
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name
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appellation
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oath
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affirmation
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shame
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ignominy
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shard
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fragment
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smear
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vilification
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snake
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serpent
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sorrow
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contrition
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speed
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velocity
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strength
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impregnability
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theft
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larceny
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thread
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filament
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threat
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menace
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truth
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verity of things
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truthfulness
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veracity of persons
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wedding
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nuptials
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