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attire
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1. To dress; to clothe
2. clothes |
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chronic
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1. lasting a long time or coming back again and again
2. continual or done by habit |
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distort
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1. to change from a natural shape
2. to change from what is true; to fail to truly represent |
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docile
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gentle, obedient, and trainable; easy to deal with
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doleful
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full of sorrow or sadness
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fallacy
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1. a false or mistaken idea, belief, or opinion
2. an error in reasoning; incorrect reasoning |
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fruitful
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producing results; successful
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immobile
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1. not movable
2. motionless; not moving |
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indignation
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deep anger about something that seems wrong, unjust or mean
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ostracize
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to exclude or keep out; to refuse to have anything to do with
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pompous
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showing too great an opinion of one's own importance; having an exaggerated idea of one's own dignity
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revoke
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to take back or bring to an end something that has been given or permitted, such as a right, agreement or privilege
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snare
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a trap used to catch small animals or something that works as a trap by being tempting or attractive
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splurge
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1. to spend freely or too freely; to be extravagant
2. wild spending; an unnecessary expense or luxury |
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wince
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1. to shrink back or draw back slightly from somthing in disgust, pain or fear
2. the act of wincing |
