Chapter 7 Vocab

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aboard

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on a ship, train, bus, etc.

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aboard (prep.)

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on (A stowaway was aboard the freighter.)

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afoul

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in a state of entanglement (fishermen with their lines afoul)

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afoul of

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in or into collision or entanglement with

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aloof

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in the state of being at a distance

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aloof (adj.)

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withdrawn

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amiss (adv.)

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in missing-the-mark manner; wrong

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amiss (adj.)

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wrong; imperfect; faulty

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asunder

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in an apart position; apart

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withdraw

Back 10

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

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attack on ally sides; surround

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begrime

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cover with grime; make dirty

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benighted

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overtaken by darkness of night; unenlightened; intellectually or morally ignorant

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belittle

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cause to be or seem little or unimportant; disparage

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contrariwise

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on the contrary

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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 martyr

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officialdom

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those having the authority of officials; officials collectively

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cumbersome

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full of encumbrances; burdensome

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fulsome

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offensively because of excessive display or obvious insincerity

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lissom(e)

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lithesome; numble

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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; unwholesome

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winsome

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full of a winning quality; 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 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 (sucks)

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yearling

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one who is a 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 gradually in size

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warlock

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sorcerer or wizard

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warp

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the threads running lengthwise in the loom, crossed by the woof

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wax

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grow in size, as in "to wax and wane"

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withal

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with it all; as well

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woof

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the threads running from side to side in a woven fabrice

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yclept or ycleped

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named; called

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fatherly

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pertaining to a father

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paternal

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1. fatherly
2. inherited from or related to the father's side

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motherly

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pertaining to a mother

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maternal

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1. motherly
2. inherited from or related to the mother's side

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brotherly

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pertaining to a brother

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fraternal

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1. brotherly
2. having to do with a fraternal society

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daughterly

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pertaining to a daughter

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filial

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of or befitting a daughter or son

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childlike

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of or like a child in a good sense

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infantile

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of or like a very young child; babyish

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childish

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of or like a child in a bad sense

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puerile

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foolish for a grown-up to say or do

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manly

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having the qualities usually considered desirable in a man

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masculine

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1. denoting the opposite gender of feminine
2. having qualities appropriate to a man

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virile

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having the physical capabilities of a male

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womanly

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having the qualities usually considered desirable in an adult woman

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feminine

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1. denoting the opposite gender of masculine
2. having the features, qualities, and characteristics belonging to women

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devilish

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like a devil; mischievous

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diabolic(al)

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very cruel; wicked; fiendish

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bearish

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1. like a bear
2. tending to depress stock prices
3. expecting a fall in stock prices

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ursine

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of or like a bear

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bullish

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1. like a bull; obstinate
2. tending to cause rises in stock prices
3. expecting a rise in stock prices

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taurine

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1. of or like a bull
2. relating to Taurus

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catlike

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like a cat; stealthy

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cowlike

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resembling a cow

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bovine

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1. of or like the cow or ox
2. sluggish and patient

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oxlike

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resembling an ox

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doggish

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doglike

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canine

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1. of or pertaining to the dog family
2. designating one of the four pointed teeth next to the incisors

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donkeyish

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like a donkey

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asinine

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like an ass or donkey; stupid; silly

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fishy

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likea a fish in smell or taste

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piscine

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of or like a fish

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foxy

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foxlike; wily; sly

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vulpine

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of or like a fox; crafty; cunning

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goatish

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goatlike; coarse; lustful

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hircine

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goatlike; especially in smell

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horsy

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having to do with horses or horse racing

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equine

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of or like a horse

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piggish

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hoggish; swinish

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porcine

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of or like a pig

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sheepish

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1. like a sheep in timidity or stupidity
2. awkwardly bashful or embarrassed

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wolfish

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characteristic of a wolf; ferocious

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lupine

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of or like a wolf; ravenous

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bloody

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smeared with blood; involving bloodshed

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sanguine

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1. having a ruddy color
2. confident

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sanguinary

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bloody

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beget

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procreate; generate

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begin

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originate; initiate

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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; prostrate

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break

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disintegrate; invalidate

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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; consume

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flay, fleece, skin

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excoriate

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free

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emancipate; liberate

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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; alleviate

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sail

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navigate

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shorten

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abridge; abbreviate

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show

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demonstrate

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soothe

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assuage; pacify

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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; invigorate

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sweat

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perspire

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take (for oneself)

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appropriate

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think

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cogitate; ratiocinate

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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; oppose

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worship

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venerate; revere

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yield

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capitulate; succumb

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blessing

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benediction

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breach

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infraction; rupture

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burden

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obligation

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curse

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execration; malediction

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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; residence

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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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reptile

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sorrow

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contrition; remorse

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speed

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velocity; celerity

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strength

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impregnability

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theft

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larceny; peculation

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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