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adjourn
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op stop proceedings; discontinue; postpone; suspend
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alien
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a citizen of a diff country; foreign, strange; exotic, unfamiliar
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comely
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having a pleasing appearance; good looking; attractive; bonny
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compensate
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to make up for; to repay for services; pay back; reimburse; recompense
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dissolute
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loose in one's morals or behavior; dissipated; debauched; immoral; corrupt
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erratic
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not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable; irregular; inconsistent; unpredictable
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expulsion
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the process of driving or forcing out; ejection; ouster; eviction
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feint
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a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of; trick; ruse; subterfuge; dodge; bluff
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fodder
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food for a horse or cattle; raw material for a disgnated purpose; feed; provender
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fortify
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to strengthen; build up; reinforce; shore up
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illegible
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difficult/impossible to read; unreadable; indecipherable; scribbled
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jeer
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to make fun of rudely or unkindly; a rude remark; laugh at; mock; taunt
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lucrative
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bringing in money; profitable; gainful; moneymaking
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mediocre
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average; ordinary; undistinguished; run-of-the-mill
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proliferate
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to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly; multiply; mushroom; burgeon
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subjugate
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to conquer by force; bring under complete control; subdue; vanquish; master
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sully
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to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch; pollute; taint; smear
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tantalize
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to tease, torment by teasin; tempt; lead on; mke one's mouth water
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terse
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brief and to the point; concise; succinct; crisp; short & sweet
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unflinching
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firm, showin no signs of fear, drawing back; resolute; steadfast; unwatevering
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