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vocal
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of or produced by the voice
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predict
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to say in advance
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dedicate
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to set apart for a special purpose
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introduce
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to put in; insert
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loquacious
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very talkative
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location
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position; place
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garrulous
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talking much about unimportant things
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equality
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of the same quality, size, value, etc.
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benediction
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a blessing
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benign
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favorable; beneficial; good-natured
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malediction
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a curse
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soliloquy
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a talking to oneself
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magniloquence
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vainglorious; excessive vanity
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equity
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fairness; impartiality; justice
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iniquity
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wicked or unjust act
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supersonic
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relating to speeds from 1-5 times the speed of sound in air
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verbal
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spoken rather than written
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lingual
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relating to; or resembling the tongue
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languid
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weak; listless
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veracity
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truthfulness
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voracity
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having a huge appetite
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virile
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having the nature, properties, or qualities of an adult male
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virtuoso
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one who excels in the technique of an art
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omnivorous
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feeding on both animal and vegetable substances
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multilingual
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using or able to use several languages
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paucity
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smallness of number
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elongate
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stretched out
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brevity
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shortness of duration
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verity
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the quality or state of being truthful
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verbose
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containing more words than necessary
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corporation
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a body formed and authorized by law to act as a single person although constituted by one or more persons
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carnivorous
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subsisting or feeding on animal tissues
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consanguinity
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the quality or state of descending from the same blood or origin
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cordial
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hearty; sincere
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capital
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small head; top of column
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reception
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the act or action or an instance of receiving
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incipient
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beginning to come into being or to become apparent
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multiped
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many feet
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manual
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of, relating to, or involving the hands
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mandate
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an authoritative command (noun)
order; direct; require (verb) |
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digital
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of, relating to the fingers or toes; done with a finger
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dentate
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having teeth or pointing conical projections
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reincarnation
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rebirth in new bodies or forms of life
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expedite
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to execute promptly
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corporal
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of, relating to, or affecting the body
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aural
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of the ear or sense of hearing
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oculist
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old term for ophthalmologist
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invisible
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that cannot be seen
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indivisible
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cannot be divided without leaving a remainder
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expect
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to look for as likely to occur or appear
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audible
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loud enough to be heard
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disgust
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a sickening dislike
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ingest
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to take into the body
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impalpable
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not perceptible to the touch
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tangible
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that can be touched or felt
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tacit
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unspoken; silent; not expressed openly but implied
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detective
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one who job is to uncover evidence
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aureate
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golden yellow color
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argent
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silvery
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ferriferous
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yielding iron (as rocks)
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sensitive
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very keenly susceptible to stimuli
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discern
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to perceive or recognize clearly
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discriminate
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to distinguish; to make distinctions in treatment
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omniscient
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knowing all things
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insipid
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without flavor; tasteless; not exciting; dull
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sagacious
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keenly perceptive; shrewd
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affable
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pleasant; friendly
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nefarious
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very wicked; villainous
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fatuous
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complacently stupid; foolish
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factory
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a building in which things are manufactured
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fiction
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an imaginary statement, story, etc.
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prefix
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to fix to the beginning
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assemble
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to gather into a group; collect
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simulate
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to give a false appearance; to look or act alike
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quasihistorical
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in part/seemingly historical
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magnanimous
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generous in overlooking injury or insult; rising above pettiness
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revivify
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to put new life into
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immortal
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living forever; enduring; having lasting frame
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mordant
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caustic; sarcastic
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morbific
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causing or developing disease
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morality
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right conduct
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dormant
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inactive; in a resting state
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insomnia
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abnormal inability to sleep
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torpid
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without sensation or motion; dull; sluggish
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apparatus
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the materials, tools, etc. for a specific use; any complex device, machine, or system
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parity
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equality in power, value, etc.
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viviparous
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bearing living young instead of laying eggs
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animation
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to give life or motion to
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vitality
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power to live
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peer
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a person or thing of the same rank, ability; an equal
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admire
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to regard with wonder
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inquisitive
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inclined to wonder, ask questions
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querulous
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complaining; finding fault
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interrogate
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ask questions between people
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petulant
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one who is impatient
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oral
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by mouth
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inexorable
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cannot be influenced; cannot be changed
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imprecation
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to invoke evil
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depreciate
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to reduce in value
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peculiar
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of only one thing, person
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appropriate
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suitable; fit; proper (Adj.)
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lucrative
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producing wealth; profitable
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fiscal
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relating to revenues; financial
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commerce
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trade between countries; large scale trade
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precious
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full of value
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inscription
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words, etc. marked engraved on a surface
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literature
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writings; printed material
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litigation
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a dispute (as in a lawsuit)
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eligible
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fit to be chosen; qualified
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legible
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that can be read easily
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illegal
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prohibited by law
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ligature
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a tie; a bond
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stringent
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strict; severe
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restrict
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to keep within limits; confine
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distinct
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clearly marked; plain; unmistakable
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stimulate
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to excite to activity or increased activity
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pungent
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producing a sharp sensation of taste and smell
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puncture
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a piercing; a hold made by a sharp point
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pugnacious
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eager and ready to fight; quarrelsome
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pugilist
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a boxer
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compute
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to determine by calculation; reckon
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ratiocination
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reasoning or a process of reasoning
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probation
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act of testing (of a person's conduct, character, qualifications, etc.)
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solution
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the fact of being dissolved
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arbitrate
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to decide; to determine
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jurisdiction
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the right, power, or authority to administer justice by determining controversies
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judicial
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pertaining to courts of law or to judges
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credit
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influence or authority resulting from the confidence of others or from one's reputation
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negative
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expressing denial
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fidelity
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strict observance of promises, duties, etc.
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docile
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readily trained or taught
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dubious
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marked by or occasioning doubt
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vacillate
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to be irresolute or inconstant
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oscillate
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move to and fro
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osseous
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composed of, containing, or resembling bone
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somnambulist
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a sleepwalker
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digress
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to turn aside (from the main subject)
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migratory
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to move to another region with the change in seasons
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recede
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to move backward; to diminish
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errant
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roving or wandering in search of adventure
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extravagant
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excessive; wasteful
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cursory
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hastily (often superficially) done
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manicure
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trimming, polishing, etc. of the fingernails
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fugitive
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one who is fleeing from justice
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latent
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lying hidden and undeveloped in a person or thing
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latitude
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freedom from narrow restrictions; distance measured north or south from the equator
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lateral
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sideways
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translate
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to move from one place or condition to another; to put into different words
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elation
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raised spirits; very proud, happy
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superlative
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superior to others; supreme
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mobility
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capable of moving or being moved
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convene
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to cause to assemble; summon
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resist
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to withstand the force or effect of; oppose
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supersede
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to displace in favor of another; supplant
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recumbent
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lying down; leaning; resting
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incline
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to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; to favor one or two or more actions
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divergent
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differing from each other or from a standard
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adjacent
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not distant; having a common endpoint or border; immediately preceding or following
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projectile
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capable of being thrust forward
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emissary
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one designated as the agent of another; representative
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missile
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capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object
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miscellaneous
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consisting of diverse things or members; heterogeneous
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statue
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a three-dimensional representation usually of a person, animal, or mythical being
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stature
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natural height in an upright position; achieved level; status
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statute
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a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government
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depend
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to be pending or undecided; to hand down
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ponderous
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of great weight
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expensive
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involving high cost or sacrifice
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expansive
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characterized by high spirits, generosity, or readiness to talk; having the capacity or tendency to expand
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impassive
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unsusceptible to pain or physical feeling
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opponent
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one that takes an opposite position
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transpose
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to change the position of
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extensive
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having wide or considerable extent
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tenuous
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not dense or thick; having little substance or strength
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tentative
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not fully worked out or developed
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retentive
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having the power or capacity of keeping in possession or use
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contain
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to keep within limits
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adhere
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to give support or maintain loyalty; to bind onself to observance
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cohesive
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exhibiting or producing a sticking together tightly
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incoherent
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lacking orderly continuity; arrangement; or relevance
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contemporary
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living or happening in the same period; modern
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annual
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yearly
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modulate
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to regulate or adjust; to vary pitch, intensity, frequency
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intermediary
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acting as a go-between or mediator
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cardinal
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principal; chief [any number used in counting or in showing how many]
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ordinal
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expressing order in a series [any number showing order in a series]
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sequence
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the coming of one thing after another - the order in which this occurs
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pursuit
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to follow in order; to strive for
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linear
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of, made, or using a line or lines
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enormous
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of great size or number; huge, vast; immense
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semiannual
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happening every half year
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total
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constituting a whole; complete
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sesquipedalianist
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a person who tends to use long words
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unique
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one and only; without like or equal
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binocular
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using or for both eyes; field glasses
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biannual
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coming twice a year
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biennial
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happening every two years; lasting for two years
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dual
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of two; double
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primary
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first in time or order; original; first in order of importance
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tertiary
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third in order
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unity
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condition of harmony
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quadruped
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an animal (especially a mammal) with four feet
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quinquennial
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occurring every five years; lasting for five years
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sexcentennial
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happening every six years; lasting for six years
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septangular
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heptagonal; a plane figure having 7 sides and 7 angles
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octave
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any group of eight
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november
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ninth month in Roman year
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decemvir
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a member of any body composed of ten persons
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vigintillion
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the cardinal number equal to 10 to the 63rd degree
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centipede
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an elongated arthropod (invertebrates with jointed legs and a segmented body) with a pair of legs for each segment
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millennium
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a thousand years
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quartile
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designating a point so situated that three-fourths of the individuals lie on one side
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decimate
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to destroy or kill a large part of (literally a tenth part)
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integrity
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completeness; unimpaired condition; soundness; honesty; sincerity
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supernumerary
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an extra person or thing (theater - a person with a small, non-speaking part)
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septuagenarian
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a person seventy years old or between seventy and eighty
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flexible
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able to bend without breaking
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reverse
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turned backward; opposite or contrary
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implicate
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to show to be party to a crime
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tortuous
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full of twists and turns; deceitful or tricky
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sinuous
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bending and winding in and out; wavy
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rotary
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turning around a central axis, as a wheel
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revolution
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the movement of a body in an orbit; a complete cycle of events; overthrown of a government or social system
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volition
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the act or power of using the will
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volatile
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evaporating quickly; unstable; explosive
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spiral
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circling around a point in costantly increasing (or decreasing) curves, or in constantly changing planes
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respiration
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act or process of breathing
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explicit
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clearly stated or shown; definite
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implicit
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suggested though not plainly expressed
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contortionist
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one who can twist his/her body into unnatural positions
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involuntary
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not done by choice; not consciously controlled
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