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v-to join at one end
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abut
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n-clothes
v-to dress |
attire
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v-to be of use to
n-benefit or value |
avail
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adj-puzzling or mystifying
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cryptic
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adj-going in different directions
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divergent
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n- hatred or ill-will
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enmity
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adj-very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot
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fervent
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adj-thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren
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gaunt
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v-to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out
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nullify
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adj-capable of being grasped by the sense or mind
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perceptible
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v- to plunge straight down
n- a weight fastened to a line |
plummet
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v-to declare publicly or officially
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proclaim
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n- an agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another person's place
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proxy
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v- to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness
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rankle
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n- a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies
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scavenger
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adj- self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain
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stoical
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adj- tireless, continuing with vigor
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unflagging
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n-close friend or pal
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crony
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v- to limit, be sparing or frugal
n- a limit or restriction; a fixed share of work or duty; a period of activity |
stint
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v-to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily
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infiltrate
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