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Affinity
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a natural liking
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assimilate
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to adapt; to become used to; to become similar
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congenial
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pleasant; friendly
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countenance
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facial expression; face
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draught
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a potion; a drink
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efface
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to elminate; to erase
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elude
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to avoid
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ephemeral
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lasting a short time; transitory
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fastidious
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extremely particular; very hard to please
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gripe
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(n) a complaint
(v) to complain |
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kindred
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related by birth; very similar
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liability
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a great risk; something that causes great risk
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nostrum
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the solution
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odious
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offensive; disgusting; repulsive
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pigmy
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(n) anything that's small; a very short person
(adj) extremely small |
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physiology
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the branch of science concerned with how living creatures function
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specter
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ghost; something that causes terror
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swain
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a male lover/admirer
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vitae
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a brief account of one's life
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votary
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a devoted follower: adherent
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