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100 Cards in this Set
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infirmity
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weakness
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n imbecility
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weakness of mind; state of being an imbecile; N. imbecile: stupid person; fool
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n tycoon
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wealthy and powerful businessperson; wealthy leader; magnate; Ex. business tycoon
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s masquerade
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wear a mask or disguise; pretend; N: costume party or ball at which masks are worn; pretense; disguise
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imponderable
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weightless; that cannot undergo precise evaluation; CF. pound
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eerie
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weird; causing fear because strange
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n genteel
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well-bred; elegant; striving to convey an appearance of refinement; Ex. genteel poverty
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n sinecure
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well-paid position with little responsibility; CF. sine cure: without care; CF. San Serif
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n bedraggle
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wet thoroughly; ADJ. bedraggled: draggled
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s swamp
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wetland; marsh; V: flood; overwhelm; drench in with liquid
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s deserts
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what someone deserves
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caprice
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whim; sudden change of mind without any real cause
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s whimsy
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whim; tendency to behave amusingly strangely; Ex. story full of whimsy
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n fanciful
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whimsical; visionary; imaginary; produced by imagination; Ex. fanciful scheme
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vortex
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whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; predicament into which one is inexorably plunged
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n hoary
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white with age
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iniquitous
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wicked; immoral; unrighteous; N. iniquity; Ex. den of iniquity
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s havoc
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widespread damage; disorder; chaos
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pandemic
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widespread; affecting the majority of people; N: pandemic disease; CF. all people
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prevalent
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widespread; generally accepted
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breadth
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width; extent
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n orgy
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wild drunken revelry; unrestrained indulgence in an activity; Ex. orgy of shopping
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pandemonium
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wild tumult(commotion); wild noisy disorder; CF. Paradise Lost
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n frantic
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wild; distraught as from fear or worry; Ex. frantic with fear
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n lurid
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wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome; horrible; Ex. lurid details of the murder
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willful
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wilful; intentional; headstrong
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n headstrong
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willful; stubborn; unyielding; determined to have one's own way; CF. no 'excessive'
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submissive
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willing to obey orders; yielding; timid
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s enterprise
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willingness to take new ventures; initiative; business organization; plan (that is difficult or daring); Ex. their latest enterprise to sail round the world in a small boat
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n meander
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wind or turn in its course; follow a winding or turning course; move aimlessly and idly
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n tortuous
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winding; full of curves; Ex. tortuous mountain road
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n serpentine
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winding; twisting; of or like a serpent; Ex. serpentine course of the river; N. serpent: snake
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n dormer
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window projecting upright from roof; CF. sleeping room
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gale
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windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughters, tears); Ex. gale of laughter
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gusty
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windy
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n vintner
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wine merchant; winemaker; seller of wine
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n hibernal
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wintry; wintery; of or like winter
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n adage
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wise saying; proverb
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n sagacious
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wise; perceptive; shrewd; having insight; N. sagacity
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astute
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wise; shrewd; keen; seeing quickly something that is to one's advantage
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malevolent
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wishing evil; exhibiting ill will; N. malevolence
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n askance
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with a sideways or indirect look (with disapproval or distruct); Ex. look askance at
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incognito
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with identity concealed; using an assumed name; ADJ.
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n apropos
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with reference to; regarding; Ex. remarks apropos (of) the present situation; ADJ. ADV.
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retract
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withdraw; take back; draw back; Ex. retract a statement/an offer/claws; N. retraction; CF. retractile
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recession
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withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
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secession
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withdrawal; V. secede: withdraw formally from membership
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incredulous
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withholding belief; skeptical; showing disbelief
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n incorporeal
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without a material body; insubstantial
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unique
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without an equal; single in kind
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n spartan
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without attention to comfort; lacking luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined; Ex. spartan living condition/life
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n insouciant
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without concern or care; unconcerned; indifferent
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guileless
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without deceit
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random
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without definite purpose, plan, or aim; haphazard; Ex. random shots; Ex. chosen at random
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categorical
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without exceptions; made without any doubt in mind; unqualified; absolute
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impassive
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without feeling; expressionless; imperturbable; stoical; Ex. impassive face
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n insensate
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without feeling; lacking sense; foolish
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n artless
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without guile; open and honest
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despondent
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without hope and courage; depressed; gloomy; N. despondency: loss of hope with gloom; dejection
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impecunious
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without money
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impromptu
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without previous preparation; off the cuff(end of a sleeve); on the spur of the moment
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n witticism
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witty saying; wisecrack(clever joking remark)
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n epigram
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witty thought or saying, usually short
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matriarch
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woman who rules a family or larger social group
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s inamorata
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woman whom a man loves
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n stockade
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wooden enclosure or pen; fixed line of posts used as defensive barrier
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n deadpan
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wooden; impassive; with no show of feeling; with an expressionless face
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n fleece
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wool coat of a sheep; V: shear the fleece from; rob by a trick; swindle; plunder
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s dyslexia
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word blindness; learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to read
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s swear-word
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word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody''
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verbatim
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word for word; in the same words; repeating the actual words exactly
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n epithet
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word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing; descriptive phrase to characterize a person (often contemptous)
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s cue
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word or signal (as in a play to prompt another actor's speech or entrance); reminder or hint; V: give a cue to
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n onomatopoeia
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words formed in imitation of natural sounds
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verbose
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wordy; N. verbosity
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n diffuse
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wordy; verbose; rambling; spread out (like a gas); V: spread out in all directions; disperse; N. diffusion; CF. suffuse
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n opus
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work (esp. musical composition); Ex. magnum opus: masterpiece; CF. opera
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n militate
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work against; Ex. militate against the chances of promotion; CF. serve as a soldier
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n dabble
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work at in a nonserious fashion; splash around; move noisily in a liquid
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n collage
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work of art put together from fragments
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s deputize
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work or appoint as a deputy; N. deputy: person who has the power to take charge when the leading person is away
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s elaborate
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work out carefully; add more detail or information; ADJ.
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collaborate
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work together; cooperate treasonably with the enemy
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n mundane
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worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday; of the ordinary; Ex. mundane existence; CF. world
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sophisticated
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worldly wise and urbane; refined; complex; N. sophistication; V. sophisticate
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secular
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worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion; temporal
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n threadbare
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worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor; hackneyed; Ex. threadbare excuses
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exacerbate
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worsen; aggravate; embitter
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n idolatry
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worship of idols; excessive admiration or devotion; ADJ. idolatrous
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n chaff
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worthless products of an endeavor; husk(outer seed cover) separated from grain; Ex. separate the wheat from the chaff
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n nugatory
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worthless; futile
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n grapple
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wrestle; come to grips with; take hold of and struggle with; Ex. grapple with the burglar
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n miscreant
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wretch; wrongdoer; villain; Ex. kindness to the miscreant; CF. believe
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s wiggle
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wriggle; move from side to side with irregular twisting motions
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extort
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wring from; get money by threats, etc.; obtain by force or threats; CF. extortionate: exorbitant
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s crinkle
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wrinkle
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n corrugated
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wrinkled; ridged
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n subpoena
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writ(written command issued by a court) summoning a witness to appear in court; V: summon with a subpoena
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indite
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write; compose
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s parchment
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writing material made from the skin of a sheep or goat
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