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100 Cards in this Set
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s deport
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send out of the country; behave; N. deportation, deportment
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consign
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send to a person or place for sale; deliver officially; entrust; put into the care of another; set apart (for a special purpose); N. consignment; CF. consignor, consignee
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n dotage
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senility; feeblemindedness of old age; Ex. In one's dotage
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n primogeniture
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seniority by birth; state of being the first-born child; right of the eldest child (to inherit the entire property of one or both parents)
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s voluptuous
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sensual; of or giving sensual pleasure; indulging in sensual pleasures; Ex. voluptuous lines; Ex. voluptuous life of the Romans; N. voluptuary: voluptuous person
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sentinel
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sentry; lookout
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sect
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separate religious body; faction; group of people with common beliefs within a larger group
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n sever
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separate; cut off (a part) from a whole; break up (a relationship); N. severance; CF. severance pay: extra pay given an employee upon leaving a position
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n sunder
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separate; part; CF. asunder
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discrete
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separate; unconnected
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estranged
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separated; alienated; V. estrange: alienate (people in a family); N. estrangement
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s gradation
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series of gradual stages; degree in such a progression
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n staid
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serious and sedate; sober; Ex. staid during the funeral ceremony
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casualty
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serious or fatal accident; person killed or wounded in an accident or battle
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discourse
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serious speech, writing, or conversation; formal discussion (either written or spoken); conversation; V.
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s sober
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serious; solemn; not drunken; abstemious or temperate; V: make or become sober
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gravity
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seriousness; ADJ. grave
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solemnity
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seriousness; gravity
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n homily
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sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; serious warning; ADJ. homiletic
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n minion
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servile dependent; obsequious follower
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sycophant
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servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man; ADJ. sycophantic
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n toady
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servile flatterer; yes man; sycophant; V: be a toady to; fawn
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exemplary
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serving as a model; outstanding; Ex. exemplary punishment/behavior; N. exemplar: typical example; model
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ancillary
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serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary; N.
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subsidiary
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serving to assist; subordinate; secondary; of a subsidy; N.
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complementary
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serving to complete something
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premonitory
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serving to warn
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emancipate
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set free; liberate
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n stint
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set limits in amount or number; be thrifty; ADJ. stinting, unstinting; CF. stint:savings
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trigger
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set off; start
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rectify
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set right; correct; CF. rect-: right
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mediate
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settle a dispute through the services of an outsider; act as an intermediary; produce by mediating; Ex. mediate a cease-fire
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s liquidate
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settle accounts; pay off (a debt); clear up; eliminate; kill or abolish
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n ensconce
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settle comfortably; place comfortably (in a secure place)
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n stricture
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severe and adverse criticism; critical comments; limit or restriction
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reprobation
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severe disapproval; CF. approbation
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vertigo
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severe dizziness; giddiness
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ordeal
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severe trial or affliction; difficult experience; trial(test of patience or endurance); affliction
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n censorious
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severely critical
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rigor
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severity; Ex. rigors of the Russian winter
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n sleazy
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shabby and dirty; flimsy; insubstantial; Ex. sleazy back-street hotel/fabric
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n mangy
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shabby; wretched; suffering from mange; of bad appearance
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n hovel
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shack; small wretched house
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n fetter
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shackle; restrict the freedom of; N. chain or shackle for the foot of a prisoner; CF. foot
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n nuance
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shade of slight difference in meaning or color; subtle distinction
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n totter
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shake or move unsteadily; sway as if about to fall
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s wag
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shake repeatedly from side to side; Ex. The dog wagged its tail; N: humorous person; wit
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s shudder
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shake uncontrollably; tremble; V.
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n doddering
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shaky; infirm from old age; V. dodder
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n lagoon
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shallow body of water or lake near a sea; lake separated from a sea by sandbars or coral reefs
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n barefaced
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shameless and noticeable; blatant; bold; unconcealed; having no covering on the face; Ex. barefaced lie
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barb
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sharp projection from fishhook, arrow, or other object; openly cutting remark
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s tart
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sharp to the taste; acid-tasting; caustic; sarcastic; Ex. tart apple/reply
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n acclivity
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sharp upslope of a hill; OP. declivity
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angular
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sharp-cornered; having an angle; not rounded (body); bony; lean; gaunt; stiff in manner
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n hone
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sharpen (a tool); N: whetstone for sharpening a tool
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n whet
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sharpen; stimulate; Ex. whet someone's appetite
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acuity
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sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing)
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asperity
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sharpness; roughness; severity (of temper or weather); Ex. asperities of a Russian winter
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n tonsure
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shaving of the head especially by person entering religious orders; V.
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diaphanous
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sheer; transparent
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n gossamer
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sheer; very light; like cobwebs; N: soft and sheer fabric; cobweb
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n carapace
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shell covering the back (of a turtle, tortoise, crab, etc.)
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n cameo
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shell or jewel carved in relief; star's special appearance in a minor role in a film
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n aegis
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shield; protection; defense
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s glitter
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shine brightly with flashing points of light; Ex. glittering diamond ring; N: sparkling light; attractiveness; glamor; Ex. glitter of the sun on the waves
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s glow
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shine brightly without a flame (as of eyes or metals); show redness and heat (in the face) after hard work or because of strong feelings; N: light produced by a heated body; brilliance of a color
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n glimmer
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shine erratically; twinkle; N: dim or unsteady light; faint indication; Ex. glimmer of hope
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s glare
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shine intensely and blindingly; stare fixedly and angrily; N.
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n shimmer
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shine with a flickering light; glimmer intermittently; Ex. The moonlight shimmered on the water; N.
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n luster
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shine; gloss (of a polished surface)
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n luminous
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shining (esp. in the dark); issuing light; Ex. luminous paint/road signs
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s effulgent
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shining brightly; brilliant
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n lustrous
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shining; brilliant; Ex. lustrous hair
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n squat
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short and thick; stocky; Ex. ugly squat tower; V. N.
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s idyll(idyl)
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short poem idealizing rural life; simple happy period of life (in the country); scene from such a time; Ex. idyll of two young lovers
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s snip
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short quick cut with scissors; V: cut with scissors
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n parable
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short simple story teaching a moral
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epilogue
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short speech at conclusion of dramatic work
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s bristle
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short stiff hair; V: (hair or fur) stand up stiffly
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anecdote
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short story of an amusing or interesting event
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s defect
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shortcoming; V: desert (in order to join the opposite one)
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abbreviate
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shorten
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curtail
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shorten; reduce
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ephemeral
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short-lived; fleeting
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n catcall
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shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match); boo; V.
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n jostle
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shove; bump; push against (someone) rather roughly; Ex. jostled by the crowds
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exemplify
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show by example; furnish an example; serve as an example of; Ex. His pictures exemplify that sort of painting.
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evince
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show clearly
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ebullient
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showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm; boiling; N. ebullience; N. ebullition: state of boiling
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s flashy
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showy; gaudy; giving a momentary brilliance
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n ostentatious
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showy; trying to attract attention; pretentious; N. ostentation: showy display
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n canny
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shrewd in money matters; thrifty
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n clarion
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shrill, trumpetlike sound; kind of trumpet used in former times
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cringe
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shrink back as if in fear; cower
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n cower
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shrink quivering as from fear; cringe
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n dwindle
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shrink; reduce gradually
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n wizened
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shriveled; withered; Ex. wizened apple/old lady
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confine
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shut in an enclosed space; restrict; keep within limits; N. confinement
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n occlude
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shut; close; obstruct; Ex. A blood clot occluded an artery.
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