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An item of personal property
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Chattel
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"Tex's cattle were his CHATTEL"
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Stern. Very simple and plain.
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Austere
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"An AUSTERE steer is no fun at a party."
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To express sorrow or regret.
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Lament
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"We LAMENT that joe got burried in cement"
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Distant, reserved, shy.
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Aloof
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"The cat was so ALOOF, when guests came, she hid on the roof"
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Relating to the brain. An intellectual person.
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Cerebral
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"Eat your cereal so you'll grow up and be CEREBRAL like your father"
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Not appropriate.
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Incongruous
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"The new Alaskan President's presence in congress was INCONGRUOUS"
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A defensive wall.
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Bulwark
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"Bulls work building a BULWARK"
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An expert.
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Connoisseur
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"The king of the sewer is a CONNOISSEUR of garbage"
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Harsh sounds.
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Cacophony
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"A CACOPHONY of coughing"
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To remove, to delete.
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Expunge
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"A sponge EXPONGES a spill"
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