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alleged
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accused
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taciturn
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silent
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assuaged
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relieved, lessen intensity
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entity
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existence
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collard
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greens
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teemed
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overflowing
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vapid
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boring, lacking liveliness
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malevolent
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evil
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predilection
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preference, partiality
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domiciled
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dwelling
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unsullied
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clean
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nebulous
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vague
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foray
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attack,raid,venture
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dictum
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pronouncement
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repertoire
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list of skills to be preformed
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transition
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change
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indigenous
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occuring naturally; native
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covey
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flock
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entailment
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predetermined order of succession
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illicitily
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illegally; unlawfully
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inquities
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injustices
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fraught
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full-of
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discernible
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tabgible; palpable; noticeable
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contentious
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stubborn; quarrelsome
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diminutive
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very small
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fractious
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cranky; unmanageable
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auspicious
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promising omen
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pestilence
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plague; disease
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edification
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instruction and improvement
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prowess
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military skill
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torso
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trunk of body
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aberrations
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turning away from moral standard
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hone
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used to sharpen
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direst
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dreadful
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quelled
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calmed
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perpetrate
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to commit and be guilty of crime
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wary
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very cautious
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innate
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existing in; native
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tenterhooks
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hooked nail
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ambrosia
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food of roman and greek gods
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siblings
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offspring from same parents
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mortified
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humiliated; subdued
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obtreperous
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uncontrollably noisy
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rudiments
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fundimentals; basics
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articulate
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announciate distinctly
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druthers
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choice
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contemporaries
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living at the same time
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passe
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out of date
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apoplectic
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cripple after a stroke
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livid
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enraged
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rectitude
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edification; moral uprightness
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interdict
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a law
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tirade
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long,harsh speach
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devoid
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empty, completely lacking
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cantankerous
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hateful; ill-tempered
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umbrage
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to take offense
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palliation
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an excuse
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reconnaissance
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priliminary survey
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undulate
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moves in a wave like motion
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propensities
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habits
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altercation
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fight
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bode
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foretells; forewarns
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barnacles
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sea creatures;problems
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habiliments
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clothing
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qualms
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twinged of conscious
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formidable
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awe inpiring fear
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prerogative
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opinion;hereditary privilege
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mandrake
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poisonous plant
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myopic
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near sighted; narrow minded
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rankling
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irritating
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venerable
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deserving respect
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succint
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brief
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acquiescence
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agreement; compliance
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aggregation
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group; collection
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resilient
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easily recovered
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venue
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place where jury or trial is held
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criteria
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standard where judgement is based
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subpoena
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comanding a person to go to court
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elucidate
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to clarify
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equity
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impartiality; fairness
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unobtrusive
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inconspicuous; not forward
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lanky
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unatractively tall and thin
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acrimonious
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sharp harsh in language or feeling
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tenet
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strong belief;principle
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ambidextrous
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capable of using both hands with equal ease
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mollified
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soothed;calmed
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corroborating
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confirming
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exodus
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migration
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distaff
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womans work
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iota
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very small
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contraband
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illegal smuggling
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unmitigated
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great level of intensity; not lessened
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subsequent
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chronological
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circumstantial evidence
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indirect
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relenting
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to compromise; give in
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vehemently
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powerfully; impassionately
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squalid
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poverty;desperateness
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duress
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forcible restraint
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recluse
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hermit;withdrawl from society
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spurious
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false; not genuine
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purloined
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to steal
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irascible
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cantankerous; contentious
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garishly
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gaudily
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eluded
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escaped; evaded
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importune
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demand
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partisans
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person who strongly supports one side of a debate
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vex
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to annoy
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disparagement
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dishonor; discredit
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tyrannous
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severity; unjust
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masque
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masked ball
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masquerade
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masked ball
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agate
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stone
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solemnity
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dignified; seriousness
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pernicious
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fatal
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adversary
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opponent;foe
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portentious
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ominous;bad sign
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augment
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to increase
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transgression
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sin; break law
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prodigious
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enormous in size, intelligence
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visage
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face
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propagate
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thrive; reproduce
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conjure
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call upon
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repose
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rest
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doff
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take off; discard
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perjury
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lies; flase under oath
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shrift
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confession to a priest
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entreat
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beseech
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prating
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to babble
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bestrides
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to dominate; straddle
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moderately
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reasonably
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procure
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to obtain
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idolatry
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obsession
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unweildy
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bulky; unmanageable
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rancor
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bitter resentment; hatred
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thrive
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flourish
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discourse
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speech
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bescreened
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concealed
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salutaion
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greeting
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hie
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hasten
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intercession
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prayer on behalf of another
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discords
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conflict
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rapier
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sword
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bandying
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hitting back and forth
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agile
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active
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lamentation
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weeping; wailing
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beguiled
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deceived; tricked; mislead
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sojourn
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a visit
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valor
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courage; bravery
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chide
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to scold
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herald
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announce
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abhor
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shudder in disgust
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martial
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eagerness to fight
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garish
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gaudy
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consort
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companion
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shroud
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covering (for corpse)
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abate
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lessen; subside
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melancholy
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sadness; depression of spirits
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prostrate
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weakness; lying flat; helplessness
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mandrake
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poisonous plant resembling a human
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dirge
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funeral hymn
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penury
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poverty
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bier
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framework for corpse
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solace
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consolation; easing of grief
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obsequies
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funeral rites or ceremonies
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enmity
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bitter feelings of an enemy
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paramour
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lover
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apothecary
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pharmacist
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liege
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a lord (mrs. , mr.)
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dire
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dreadful; terrible; desperate
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presage
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predict
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peruse
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scrutinize
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betrothed
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engadged
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inexorable
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unyeilding; unrelenting
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sepulcher
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a volt for burrial
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palpable
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tangable
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indolently
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lazy
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disarming
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removing of fear
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droll
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funny
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scruples
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uneasiness of consious
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stamina
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endurance
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abhor
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shudder in disgust
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martial
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eagerness to fight
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garish
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gaudy
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consort
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companion
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shroud
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covering (for corpse)
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abate
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lessen; subside
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melancholy
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sadness; depression of spirits
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prostrate
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weakness; lying flat; helplessness
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mandrake
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poisonous plant resembling a human
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dirge
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funeral hymn
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penury
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poverty
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bier
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framework for corpse
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solace
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consolation; easing of grief
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obsequies
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funeral rites or ceremonies
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enmity
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bitter feelings of an enemy
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paramour
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lover
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apothecary
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pharmacist
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liege
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lord (MR MRS)
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dire
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desperate; dreadful;terrible
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presage
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predict
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peruse
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scrutinize
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betrothed
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engaged
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inexorable
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cannot be altered; unyeilding
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sepulcher
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volt for burial
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palpable
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tangible
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indolently
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lazy
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disarming
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remvong of fear
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droll
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funny
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scruples
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uneasiness of contiouse
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stamina
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endurance
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imperative
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comanding
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elude
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esacped by cunningness
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tangible
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palpable
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quarry
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prey
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condone
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forgive; disregard
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amenities
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luxeries
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deplorable
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deeply regrettable
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affable
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friendly
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imprudent
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lacking wisdom
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solicitously
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with care or concern
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zealous
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devoted; enthusiastic
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uncanny
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eerie; weird
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endeavor
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earnest attempt
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pariah
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outcast; hermit
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romance
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excitement; love in literature
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duly
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on time; preperly
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delusion
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hallucination
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mackintosh
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raincoat
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treacherous
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dangerous
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prospects
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probabilities; outcomes
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self-possesed
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control of feelings,actions
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infirmities
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weaknesses; defects
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succession
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coming after in sequence
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imminent
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impending; about to take place
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migrate
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to from one place to the next
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beseech
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bed; implore
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contrition
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feeling of regret
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defiant
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rebellious
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poise
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composure
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convulsive
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sposmotic
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luminous
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shining;bright
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incredulous
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unbelieveable; skeptical
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myriads
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innumerable; very large
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buoyant
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afloat
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chivalry
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qualifications of a knight
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promonotory
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projecting out into the sea
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supplication
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humble request
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avenge
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to get revenge
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preclude
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to make impossible
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impunity
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penalty
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redress
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corrrect a wrong
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retribution
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punishment; reward
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wont
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habit
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immolation
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offered in sacrifice
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connoisseur
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expert
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motley
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particolored; diversified
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absconded
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depart secretly
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fetter
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chain by the foot
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accost
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confront; approach
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destined
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meant to be
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implore
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beseech
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subside
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decrease
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repose
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rest
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virtuoso
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connoisseur; expert
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termination
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end
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brevity
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shortness
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despondently
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desparingly
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enigmatic
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puzzling
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dispel
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disperse
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egotistical
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arragant
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harass
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threaten persistantly
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inexplicable
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incapable of being explained
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skewed
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scattered,distorted
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sullen
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sad
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wary
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watchful;very cautious
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careen
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to lurch
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imminent
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impending
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vortex
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whirlpool
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serene
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calm;peaceful
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infallibility
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unliable to fail
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gilded
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covered with gold
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armade
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fleet
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naught
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nothing
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evanesced
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vanished; evaporated
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heresy
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contradictiry
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doggedness
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persistance; tenaciousness
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exotic
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strinkingly beautiful for differentness
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invalid
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chronically ill; disabled
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iridescent
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colorful like a rainbow
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precariously
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unstable; dependant on another
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reiterate
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repeat again and again
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