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fathom
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a unit of length equal to 6 feet, used principally in the measurement and specification of marine depths
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concoct
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to invent or make up a story or plan
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plodding
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to move or walk heavily or laboriouslly
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mizzen
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noting a sail, yard, broom, etc any rigging belonging to a mizzen lower mast or to some upper mast of a mizzen mast
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monstrosity
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an outrageous or ugly person or thing
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barren
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lacking vegetation, esp. useful vegetation
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saprophyte
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an organism, esp. a fungus or bacterium that grows on and derives its nourishment from dead or decaying organic matter
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reclamation
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a restoration, as to productivity, usefulness, or morality
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jury-rigged
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to rig or assemble for temporary emergency use. Improvise
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seaboard
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land near the sea
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starboard
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the right hand side of a ship or aircraft as one faces forward
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abet
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to urge, encourage or help (a person)
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succulent
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highly interesting or enjoyable, delectable
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conceal
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to keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered
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consolation
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one that consoles, a comfort
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malicious
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full of, characterized by, or showing malice, malevolent, spiteful
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pretence
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a false show of something
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fawn
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a light yellowish-brown colour
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heresy
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opinion or doctrine at variance with the orthodox or accepted doctrine, esp. of a church or religious system
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quill
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a feather, as of a goose, formed into a pen for writing
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hideous
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horrible or frightful to the senses, repulsive, very ugly
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defilment
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something which is polluted, impure or corrupt
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effrontery
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shameless or impudent boldness, barefaced audacity
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funk
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a dejected mood
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accursed
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under a curse, doomed, ill-fated
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gist
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the central idea, the essence
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fruition
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attainment of anything desired, realization, accomplishment
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lewd
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obscene or indecent, as language or songs
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queer
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strange or odd from a conventional viewpoint, unusually different
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atrociously
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extremely or shockingly wicked, cruel or brutal
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pelt
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to beat or pound unrelentingly
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hither and thither
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in various quarters, here and there
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namby-pamby
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lacking in character, directness or moral or emotional strength
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stooking
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to set up, as sheaves of grain, in stooks
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chafe
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to wear or abrade by rubbing, to irritate, annoy
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scythe
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an agricultural implement consisting of a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, grain etc by hand
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incredulous
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not credulous, disinclined or indisposed to believe, sceptical
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sheave
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to gather, collect or bind into a sheaf or sheaves
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scapegoat
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chiefly biblical. a goat let loose in the wilderness on Yom Kippur after the high priest symbolically laid the sins of the people on its head.
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acrid
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extremely or sharply stinging or bitter, exceedingly
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blinkered
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narrow-minded and subjective, unwilling to understand another viewpoint
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dilemma
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a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives
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to renounce
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to give up or put aside voluntarily, to repudiate
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sham
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something that is not what it purports to be, a spurious imitation, fraud or hoax
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dissemble
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to give a false or misleading appearance to, conceal the truth or real nature of
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lugubriously
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in a sorrowful, mournful or dismal manner
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to flounder
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to struggle clumsily or helplessly
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abnegate
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to refuse or deny oneself (some rights, conveniences etc)
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expiate
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to atone for, make amends or reparation for
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impasse
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a position or situation from which there is no escape, deadlock
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to dissuade
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to deter by advice or persuasion, persuade not to do something
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gravitate
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to have a natural tendency or be strongly attracted
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orthodox
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customary or conventional, as a means or method, established
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abeyance
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temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension
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the forge
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the workshop of a blacksmith, smithy
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retrousse
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esp. of the nose, turned up
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tribunal
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a court of justice
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propitious
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presenting favorable conditions
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placate
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to appease or pacify, esp. by concessions or conciliatory gestures
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appease
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to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm or contentment
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overt
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open to view or knowledge, not concealed or secret
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lament
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to feel or express sorrow or regret for
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haunch
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a hindquarter of an animal
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deposition
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a statement under oath, taken down in writing, to be used in court in place of the spoken testimony of the witness
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incisor
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any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing
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proprietor
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a person who has the exclusive right or title to something, an owner as of real property
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splodge
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an irregularly shaped spot
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amorphous
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lacking definite form, having no specific shape
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