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abnormal
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not usual, unnatural, irregular
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capsize
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to turn bottom side up; tip over
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catastrophe
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large-scale disaster; tragedy, calamity
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decrease
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make less; reduce, dwindle
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disputatious
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arguementative, quarrelsome
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eject
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throw out; oust, expel
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flourish
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to grow; prosper, increase
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incentive
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a reason for doing something; motive, stimulus, inducement
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insubordinate
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defiant, unruly
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legible
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readable, clear
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nub
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the central point; core, kernel, nucleus
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onslaught
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violent attack; assault, charge, onset
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ordain
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order; appoint as minister; anoint, consecrate
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outstrip
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to do better than; outdo, outperform, surpass
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pervade
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to spread throughout; saturate, permeate, diffuse
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prudent
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catuious, carfeul; wary, sensible
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quench
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to put out, douse, stifle
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remnant
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a small part remaining behind; remainder, leftover
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simultaneous
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happening at the same time; concurrent
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swerve
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to turn sharply; veer, digress
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