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Whippoorwill
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a nightjar, Caprimulgus vociferus, of North and Central America, having a dark plumage with white patches on the tail
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Instill
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to put in drop by drop
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Rambling
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straying from one subject to another; desultory
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Toboggan
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a light wooden frame on runners used for sliding over snow and ice
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Poised
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being in balance or equilibrium
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Prodding
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to poke or jab with or as if with something pointed
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Neglected
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to poke or jab with or as if with something pointed
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Pension
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a fixed amount, other than wages, paid at regular intervals to a person or to the person's surviving dependents in consideration of past services, age, merit, poverty, injury or loss sustained, etc.:
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Roused
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to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.
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Vaudeville
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theatrical entertainment consisting of a number of individual performances, acts, or mixed numbers, as by comedians, singers, dancers, acrobats, and magicians
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