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allege
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v. to assert without proof or confirmation
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u stand on a small ledge when u alledge in court
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arrant
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adj. thouroughgoing, shameless, blatant
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arrogant
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badinage
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light and playful conversation
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no bandage
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conciliate
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to overcome the distrust of, win over
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no concilation
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countermand
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to change 1 order to its opposite countercommand
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echelon
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mimillitary formation, steplike formation or arrangement
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exacerbate
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v. to make more violent, severe bitter, painful
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fatuous
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stupid or foolish
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being FATuous is
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irrefutable
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can't be proven wrong
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juggernaut
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massive and inescapable force or object which crushes whatever is in its path
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haha Kay and her science fair hahaha
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lackadasaisical
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lacking spirit or interest
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this LACKadasaisical is mae up for in this word
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litany
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prayer of appeals to God
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macabre
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grisley gruesome
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after the macabees went ot war it was very macabre
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paucity
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scarcity, scant
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pauc (pass) some more bread
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portend
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to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen, to give advance warning of
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i sugest u escape on the PORT END of the dock there might be trouble
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raze
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to tear down, destroy completely to cut or scrape away
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goats graze the earthapay while people raze it away
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recant
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renounce or retract a belief or something else
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not re as in do over again
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saturate
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to fill to capacity
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slough
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to cast off
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slough off the dead skin
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saturnine
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cold or sluggish in mood
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saturnine is not how i feel on saturday
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