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abut
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to join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up
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attire
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n) clothes or apparel
v) to dress, adorn, or bedeck |
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avail
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to be of use or benefit to; to make use ofl to take advantage; to profit or benefit
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crony
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a very close friend
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cryptic
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puzzling or mystifying
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divergent
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going in different directions; different from each other
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enmity
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hatred, ill-will
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fervent
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very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot
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gaunt
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thin and bony, barren
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infiltrate
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to pass through or gain entrance to gradually ot stealthily
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nullify
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to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out
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perceptible
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capable of being grasped be the senses or mind
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plummet
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v) to plunge straght down
n) a weight fastened to a line |
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proclaim
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v) to declare publicly or officialy
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proxy
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an agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place
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rankle
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to cause anger, irritation or bitterness
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scavenger
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a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on dead bodies
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stint
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v) to limit, be sparing or frugal
n)a restriction; a fixed share of work or duty; a period of activity |
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stoical
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self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain
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unflagging
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tireless, continuing with vigor
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