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laxity
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the state or quality of being lax; looseness.
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boondocks
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an uninhabited area with thick natural vegetation, as a backwoods or marsh
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anvil
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a heavy iron block with a smooth face, frequently of steel, on which metals, usually heated until soft, are hammered into desired shapes.
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fiasco
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a complete and ignominious failure.
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stamina
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Physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness, fatigue, or hardship; endurance.
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kilometer
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a unit of length, the common measure of distances equal to 1000 meters, and equivalent to 3280.8 feet or 0.621 mile.
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Conspirator
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a person who takes part in a conspiracy; plotter
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predator
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any organism that exists by preying upon other organisms
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Genius
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an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc
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wry
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produced by a distortion or lopsidedness of the facial features
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