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ad lib
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(N) Something improvised in speech, music, ect; (adv) At one's pleasure; without restirction
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Annum
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(N) Year
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Antecedent
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A preceding circumstance, event, object, style, phenomenon, ect.
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Apprehend
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(V) to take into custody
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Asunder
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(ADV) Into separate parts; in or into pieces; apart or widely separated
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Bateau
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(N) A small, flat-bottomed rowboat used on rivers
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Beseems
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(V) to be fit for or worthy of; become; to be suitable or fitting
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Boastfulness
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(V) To glorify oneself in speech; talk in a self-admiring way
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Chequered/Checkered
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(ADJ) Marked by numerous and various shifts or changes; variegated
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Conducive
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(ADJ) Tending to produce; conducing; contributive; helpful; favorable
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Directorate
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(N) The office of a director; a body of directors
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Eminent
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(ADJ) High in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished
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Emphatic
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(ADJ) Uttered, or to be uttered, with emphasis; strongly expressive
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Estranged
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(ADJ) Displaying or evincing a feeling of alienation; alienated
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Estuary
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(N) That part of the mouth or lower course of a river in which the river's current meets the sea's tide
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Fricassee/Fricase
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(N) Meat, esp. chicken or veal, browned lightly, stewed, and served in a sauce made with its own stock
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Glutted
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(V) To feed or fill to satiety; sate; a full supply.
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