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the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any decline or failure
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atrophy
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a fortified place; stronghold
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bastion
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a state of agreement, harmony; a treaty, pact, covenant
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concord
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complete or perfect to the highest degree; to bring to a state of completion or perfection
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consummate
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disorder confusion; to throw into a state of confusion
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disarray
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urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing demand; an emergency
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exigency
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floating debris; homeless, impoverished people
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flotsam
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frenzied; highly agitated
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frenetic
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to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a feil by the reapers
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glean
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a complaint; to complain, grumble
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grouse
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to imprison, confine, jail
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incarcerate
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obligatory, required; one who holds office at the time spoken about
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incumbent
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humorous, jesting, jolly, joking
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jocular
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ridiculous, laughable, absurd
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ludicrous
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biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh
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mordant
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a prickly or stinging plant; to arouse displeasure, annoy, anger
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nettle
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consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money
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pecuniary
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contemptibly cowardly or mean spirited
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pusillanimous
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in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of sleeping or resting
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recumbent
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a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an edge
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strategem
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