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vor
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eat greedily
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carnivore
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flesh eating animal
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carnivorous
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flesh eating
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devour
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eat greedily or ravenously
seize upon and destroy |
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frugivorous
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feeding on fruit
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herbivore
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plant eating animal
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insectivorous
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dependent on insects as food
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omnivore
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person or animal that eats everything (flesh and plants)
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voracious
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greedy in eating
insatiable, as a voracious appetite |
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viv
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live, alive
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convivial
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fond of eating and drinking with friends; jovial; hospitable
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revive
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bring back to life; restore
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survive
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outlive; remain alive after
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vivacious
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lively in temper or conduct
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vivacity
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liveliness of spirit
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vivid
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having the vigor and spirit of life
sharp and clear; graphic |
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vivify
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enliven; make vivid
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vivisection
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operation on a living animal for scientific investigation
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tort (tors)
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twist
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contortionist
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person who can twist his or her body into odd postures
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distort
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twist out of shape; contort
twist out of the true meaning; misrepresent; pervert; falsify |
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extort
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wrest (money, promises, etc.) from a person by force (literally twist out)
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retort v.
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reply quickly or sharply
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retort n.
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quick, witty, or cutting reply
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torsion
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act of twisting; twisting of a body by two opposing forces
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tortuous
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full of twists or curves; winding, (road)
tricky; crooked |
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torture v.
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wrench; twist
inflict severe pain upon |
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torture n.
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anguish of body or mind; agony
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