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adj.containing much space, as a house, room, or vehicle; amply large.
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spacious
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v. to stop the flow of blood or other liquid from (a wound, leak, etc.).
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stanch
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v.to drop or fall heavily; collapse
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slump
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existing perpetually; everlasting, esp. without significant change.
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permanentely
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to make or become sick.
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sicken
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to roll end over end, as in falling:
The stones ~ed down the hill. |
tumble
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(of trees, shrubs, etc.) having green leaves throughout the entire year
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evergreen
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unmixed with anything else
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sheer
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to overcome completely in mind or feeling
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overwhelm
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to struggle or deal, esp. on fairly even terms or with some degree of success
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cope
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adj. Psychiatry
Relating to, affected by, or resembling mania. |
manic
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an abnormal fear of being in crowds, public places, or open areas, sometimes accompanied by anxiety attacks.
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agoraphobia
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to take into the stomach by drawing through the throat and esophagus with a voluntary muscular action, as food, drink, or other substances.
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swallow
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according to law; lawful
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legitimate
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a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass, split, broken, or cut off, usually lengthwise or with the grain; splinter.
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sliver
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the remote or less developed parts of a country; back country
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hinterland
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to ramble without a definite purpose or objective; roam, rove, or stray
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wander
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a vicious, despicable, or thoroughly disliked person
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bastard
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an official of a bureaucracy.
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bureaucrat
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to extend beyond the main body or line; project; protrude
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jut
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to yield to an inclination or desire; allow oneself to follow one's will (often fol. by in)
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indulge
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a waterfall descending over a steep, rocky surface.
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cascade
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violence; vehemence; fierceness
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fury
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a stream smaller than a river
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creek
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an aggregation of bubbles, as on an agitated liquid or at the mouth of a hard-driven horse
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froth
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reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred.
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worship
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ecstatic joy or delight; joyful ecstasy
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rapture
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made of wire
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wiry
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a point of time, esp. one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances
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juncture
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a small stream; streamlet; brook.
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revulet
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The act or process of withdrawing, especially from something hazardous, formidable, or unpleasant
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retreating
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to extend over or across (a section of land, a river, etc.)
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span
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a detached and rounded or worn rock, esp. a large one
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boulder
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to force or coerce into a particular action, statement, etc
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blackmail
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present in an overly dramatic manner
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overdramatize
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the act of persuading or seeking to persuade
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persuasion
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to hold out against; sustain without impairment or yielding; undergo
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endure
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to disturb or distress; cause to have anxiety; trouble; worry
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haunt
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to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy
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dodge
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a loud cry or shout, as of excitement or joy
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whoop
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to deliver formally or officially
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render
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Vulgar Slang
Extremely frightened |
shitless
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To make a sharp, high-pitched, metallic sound.
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ping
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to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp
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seize
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to crop out, as strata.
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outcrop
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the loud, harsh cry of a donkey
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bray
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to twist suddenly and forcibly; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist
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wrench
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to crouch, as in fear or shame
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cower
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to stoop or bend low.
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crouch
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incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful
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futilely
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to withdraw liquid gradually from; make empty or dry by drawing off liquid
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drain
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to accelerate sharply the speed of (an engine or the like) (often fol. by up).
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rev
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