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convey
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v to transport, transmit, communicate
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excise (excize') v
excise (ex'cize) n |
(v) to remove by cutting; (n)an indirect tax
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waver
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v to move to and fro, become unsteady, to show lack of firmness or decision, hesistate
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flag waving in the breeze
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unassuming
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adj not putting on airs, unpretentious, modest
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Mrs. F. pretending
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tawdry
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adj showy and flashy but lacking in good taste, loud, garish, gaudy, tacky, vulgar
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doctrine
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belief, principle, teaching
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doctor teaching, believe in healing patients
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ravage
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v - to destroy, lay waste, ruin; n - ruinous damage, destruction
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savage, hurricanes
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acme
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n - the highest point, summit, top, peak, pinnacle
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