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ungainly
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not graceful; awkward; unwieldy; clumsy
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litany
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a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are thesame for a number in succession.
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Tribble
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A frame on which paper is dried
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locust
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any of various other trees, as the carob and the honey locust.
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skein
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a length of yarn or thread wound on a reel or swift preparatory for use in manufacturing.
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ferment
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any of a group of living organisms, as yeasts, molds, and certain bacteria, that cause fermentation.
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credence
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Furniture
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akin
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of kin; related by blood
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garand
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a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 lb. (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army riflein World War II and in the Korean War.
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diphtheria
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a febrile, infectious disease caused by the bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae, and characterized by the formation of a false membrane in the air passages, esp. the throat.
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