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abridge
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to shorten, to diminish
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curtail
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affable
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friendly, courteous, amiable
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gracious/sociable
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alchemist
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one who practices medieval chemistry or tries to change metals into gold
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old chemist
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ascend
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to move upward, to rise from a lower station
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higher ranking
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augment
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to make greater or to supplement
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bigger emphasis
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augury
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an omen or prophecy
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prediction
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bestow
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to grant or give
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something new received
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confound
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to cause one to become confused
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hazy state in problematic situations
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crave
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to desire intensely
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a strong need
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enfranchise
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to give or to bestow something such as the right to vote or citizenship
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gravity
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seriousness, importance
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earnestness
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hideous
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very ugly, offensive, shocking
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ovenchicken
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instigation
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urging, provocation; initiation
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incitement
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kindle
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to start a fire, to stir up
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what fires do
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mutinous
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rebellious, unruly
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looch
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prostration
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a stretching out due to lacking vitality and being completely overcome
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family fights
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rhetoric
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the art of using words effectively in speaking or writing; inflated language
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thing that's used in debate
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spurn
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to reject or to refuse with hostility
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me
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taper
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to decrease in thickness or width
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me
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unassailble
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undisputable, not able to be attacked with success
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why Seguin is the most attractive and best player in the NHL
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