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allusion
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noun
an implied or indirect reference especialy in literature the act of alluding or hinting at. |
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delve
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v
to dig or labor with or as if with a spade to make a careful or detailed search for information |
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evolve
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v
to produce by natural evolutionary processes |
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hardy
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adj
bold and brave capable of withstanding adverse conditions |
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languish
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to be or become feeble, weak or enervated to be or live in a state of depression or decreasing vitality
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onslaught
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noun
fierce attack |
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peruse
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trans. v
to examine or consider with attention and in detail. |
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rebuff
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trans.v
to reject or criticize sharply |
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segregate
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verb
to seperate or set apart from the general mass to cause or force the separation of society |
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vaunt
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v
to make a vain display of ones own worth |
