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100 Cards in this Set
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n forswear
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renounce under oath; abandon; make a solemn promise to give up; CF. abjure
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abjure
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renounce upon oath
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abdicate
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renounce; give up (position, right, or responsibility)
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n refurbish
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renovate; make clean, bright, or fresh (make new) again; make bright by polishing; Ex. refurbish an old theater; CF. furbish: polish
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abnegation
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renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation
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n solder
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repair or make whole by using a metal alloy; N: metal alloy (usually tin and lead) used in the molten state to join metallic parts
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remediable
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reparable
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retaliate
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repay in kind (usually for bad treatment); V. retaliate
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reimburse
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repay; pay back
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rescind
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repeal; annul; cancel (a law, decision, or agreement)
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reiterate
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repeat
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s recite
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repeat aloud (something learned); describe; Ex. recite his complaints; N. recitation
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penitent
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repentant; N.
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alliteration
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repetition of beginning sound in poetry
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n rote
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repetition; memorization through repetition without understanding; Ex. learn poetry by rote
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supersede
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replace; cause to be set aside; make obsolete; N. supersession
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n rejoinder
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reply; retort; comeback; V. rejoin: say in reply
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chronicle
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report; record (in chronological order)
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s personify
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represent (an inanimate object) as a person; be the embodiment or perfect example of; Ex. She is evil/patience personified; N. personification
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n rebus
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representation of words in the form of pictures or symbols; puzzle in which pictures or letters stand for words; Ex. ``R U 18'' is a rebus for ``Are you 18''.
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n upbraid
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reprimand; severely scold
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replicate
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reproduce; duplicate
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reprimand
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reprove severely; rebuke; N.
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s hideous
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repulsive to the sight; ugly; repugnant; Ex. hideous face/scream
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sedentary
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requiring sitting; done while sitting; not moving from one place to another; settled; Ex. sedentary job/population
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salvage
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rescue (goods or property) from loss; N: saving; property saved
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n atavism
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resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type; throwback; ADJ. atavistic
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n equine
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resembling a horse; Ex. equine face
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n umbrage
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resentment; anger; sense of injury or insult; Ex. take umbrage at his rudeness
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n distant
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reserved or aloof; cold in manner; Ex. distant greeting; ADV. distantly
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n cistern
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reservoir or water tank
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n defeatist
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resigned to defeat or failure; accepting defeat or failure as a natural outcome; N. CF. defeatism
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immune
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resistant to; free or exempt from; N. immunity
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n determination
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resolve; firmness of purpose; measurement or calculation; decision
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n sonorous
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resonant; producing a full deep sound; producing sound
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recourse
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resorting to help when in trouble; Ex. without recourse to
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prestige
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respect or admiration; impression produced by achievements or reputation; ADJ: causing admiration; ADJ. prestigious: having prestige
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esteem
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respect; value; judge; N.
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reputable
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respectable; having a good reputation
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reverent
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respectful; worshipful; V. revere: regard with reverence; N. reverence: profound respect
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paraphrase
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restate a passage in one's own words while retaining thought of author; N: restatement of a text in other words
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s repose
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resting; state of being at rest; calmness; V: lie at rest; relax; put or place; Ex. repose our hopes in a single man
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s reinstate
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restore to a previous condition or position
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renovate
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restore to good condition; renew
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rehabilitate
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restore to proper condition (health or useful life); restore the former rank of
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n pinion
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restrain or immobilize by binding the wings or legs; N: bird's wing
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manacle
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restrain; handcuff; N.
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inhibit
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restrain; prohibit; retard or prevent; N. inhibition
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s leash
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restraining rope fastened to the collar of an animal (to control it); Ex. a dog on a leash
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abstinence
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restraint from pleasant things, esp. eating or drinking; CF. abstention: act of abstaining from vote
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constraint
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restraint; compulsion; repression of feelings; reticence; V. constrain: hold back; restrain; compel; oblige; confine forcibly; imprison
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s compulsive
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resulting from compulsion
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reprisal
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retaliation
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n superannuated
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retired or disqualified because of age; outmoded; obsolete
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s comeback
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retort; quick clever reply; return to former status
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rebate
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return of part of a payment; discount; V.
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s relapse
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return to a former state (esp. after improvement); N.
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n restitution
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returning something (lost or stolen) to the rightful owner; reparation; indemnification; compensation for loss, damage, or injury
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divulge
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reveal
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disclose
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reveal; N. disclosure
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n venerate
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revere; treat with great respect
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s transpose
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reverse the order or position of
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s backslide
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revert (to bad habits); N. reverter
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s resurrect
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revive
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resuscitate
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revive; bring back to life or consciousness; Ex. resuscitate the drowned child
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repeal
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revoke; annul
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n cadence
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rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat; regular beat of sound; rhythm
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s pulse
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rhythmical throbbing of arteries; brief sudden change in a normally constant quantity; V: pulsate
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n brocade
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rich, figured(patterned) fabric
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n conundrum
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riddle; difficult problem
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n equestrian
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rider on horseback; ADJ.
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derision
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ridicule; ADJ. derisive; CF. derisory
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n mock
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ridicule; deride; imitate often in derision
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n lampoon
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ridicule; N: written attack ridiculing or satirizing a person, group, or institution
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deride
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ridicule; treat with contempt; make fun of; OP. respect
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s jurisdiction
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right and power to apply the law; authority
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franchise
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right or privilege granted by authority; right to vote; license to sell a product in a particular territory
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n whorl
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ring of leaves around stem; ring; circular arrangement; Ex. whorls on the fingers
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n resurge
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rise again; flow to and fro; N. resurgence; ADJ. resurgent: (of ideas or beliefs) experiencing revival; surging again
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n levitate
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rise and float in the air (especially by magical means); CF. light
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s soar
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rise or fly high in the air; Ex. The rocket soared into the sky.
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n eminent
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rising above others; high; lofty; distinguished; Ex. eminent position
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n bristling
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rising like bristles; showing irritation
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exposure
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risk, particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something open; Ex. exposure of governmental corruption
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venture
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risk; expose to risk; dare; undertake a risk; N.
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n wallow
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roll in mud; indulge in; (of a ship) roll in a rough sea; become helpless; Ex. wallow in the mud/luxury
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tundra
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rolling treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America
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centurion
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Roman army officer (commanding a company of about 100 soldiers)
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n toga
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Roman outer robe
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n gambol
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romp; skip about; leap about playfully; frolic; N.
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n palate
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roof of the mouth; sense of the taste
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s loft
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room or space under the roof; attic
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n leeway
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room to move; margin; latitude; Ex. leeway for the deadline
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extirpate
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root up; uproot; destroy completely
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n roseate
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rosy; optimistic; Ex. roseate views
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s spin
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rotate swiftly; make (thread) by twisting (cotton, wool, etc.); N.
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n carrion
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rotting flesh of a dead body; CF. vulture
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n gruff
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rough-mannered; (of a voice) rough; hoarse
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circuitous
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roundabout
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n devious
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roundabout; erratic; deviating from the straight course; not straightforward; not completely honest; Ex. devious route
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