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besiege
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(v.) to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble
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compress
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(v.) to press together; to reduce size or volume;
(n.) a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury |
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denounce
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(v.) to condemn openly; to accuse formally
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dispatch
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(v.) to send off or out for a purpose; to kill;
(n.) an official message; promptness, sbeed;the act of killing |
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douse
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(v.) to plunge into liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extinguish
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expressly
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(adv.) plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose
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