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Respite |
Interval of rest The bad weather continued without respite |
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Severance |
Separation The employees were given severance pay. |
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Subsistence |
Sustenance or enough to exist His farm was his family's only means of subsistence. |
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Tranquil |
Calm After the storm passed, the lake was quite tranquil. |
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Velocity |
Rapid motion The jet shot forward at an incredible velocity |
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Acquire |
To get as one's own I acquired a new sweater today |
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Annex |
To add or affix to the end; to add by taking Many European countries annexed different parts of Africa |
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Atrocity |
Great cruelty or reckless wickedness The dictator's atrocity lead to him being removed from power. |
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Braggart |
A vain boaster The proud athlete was a braggart |
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Coagulate |
To change into a clot or jelly When eggs boil, they coagulate. |
