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114 Cards in this Set
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raucous
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loud and sharp voice
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ravage
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to cause great damage to something
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ravenous
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extremely hungry
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reactionary
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conservative
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rebuff
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refuse
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rebuttal
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refutation
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recalcitrant
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stubbornly disobedient
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recant
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to change your set of beliefs
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recessive
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suppressed
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reciprocate
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to give in return
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reciprocity
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give and take
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reclamation
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recovery
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reclusive
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living alone
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reconcile
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reunite
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recluse
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a person who lives alone
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redolent
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to make someone think of something
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redouble
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to make it more intense
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redoubtable
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producing respect and a little fear in others
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refurbish
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to make a building clean
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refutable
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deniable, rebuttable
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rehash
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to present old ideas in a different way to seem new
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reiterate
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to repeat again
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rejuvenate
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to restore the health of youth
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relapse
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to go back into original condition
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relegate
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downgrade
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relentless
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merciless
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relinquish
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to abandon
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reluctance
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lack of enthusiasm
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remedy
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a successful way of dealing with a problem
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reminisce
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to recall past experiences
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remiss
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showing neglect
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remissive
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forgiving
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remnant
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remainder
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remonstrate
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to protest
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remote
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slight
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remunerative
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providing payment or reward
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renounce
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to give up
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renovate
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refurbish
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renown
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state of being famous
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renunciation
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self-denial
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reparation
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compensation
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repercussion
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the effect that an action have on something
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repine
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to feel unhappiness
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replenish
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refill
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replete
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full
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repose
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state in which someone is feeling calm
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reprehensible
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very bad and morally wrong
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reprieve
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an official order that delays punishment
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reprimand
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formal expression of disapproval
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reprobate
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a person of bad character and habits
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repudiate
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to refuse to accept something
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repudiation
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refusal
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reputable
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having a good reputation
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requisition
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to official request
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rescind
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invalidate
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resent
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to exhibit bitterness
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resentment
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anger
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reserved
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set aside
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resilience
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resistance
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resilient
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withstanding pressure
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resonant
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resounding
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resplendent
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radiant
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restitutiou
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payment made for damage or loss
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restive
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unwilling to be controlled
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resurgence
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rebirth
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resuscitate
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to bring back to life
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retain
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to keep in place
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retaliatory
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vengeful
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retention
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preservation
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reticence
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unwillingness to speak about a secret
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retract
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to take back an offer
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retrenchment
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spending less money
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retroactive
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intended to take effect in the past
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retrograde
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returning to worst conditions
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retrospective
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looking backward
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revelation
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the act of making something known
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revelry
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noisy merrymaking
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revile
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curse
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revoke
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cancel, nullify
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revolutionary
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progressive
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rhapsodize
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to express great enthusiasm for something
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ridicule
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scorn
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rousing
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making people feel excited
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roving
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wandering
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ruffian
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hooligan
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rustic
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living in rural area
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ruthless
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merciless
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saccharine
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too polite
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sacrosanct
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sacred
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sagacious
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characterized by good judgment
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salient
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extremely noticeable
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salubrious
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favorable to good health
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salutary
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beneficial
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sanctity
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the quality of being holy
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sanguine
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positive and hopeful
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sardonic
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mocking
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sartorial
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of tailored clothing
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satiate
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to completely satisfy
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satire
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mockery
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satirize
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to use satire showing the ideas are wrong
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savanna
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grasslands
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savory
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having a pleasant taste
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scapegoat
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a person who is blamed for the wrongs of others
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scarce
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rare
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scathing
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harshly condemning
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schism
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a division into two groups by disagreement
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scoff
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to speak with mild scorn
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scrumptious
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tasting extremely pleasant
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scurrilous
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using abusive language
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secluded
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isolated
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sedentary
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inactive
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sedulous
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diligent
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seedy
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looking dirty
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seep
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to spread slowly out of a hole through something
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