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neutrality
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state of not taking sides
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neutral
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not taking sides
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neutralize
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to make chemically neutral; counter balance
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alimentary
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of or pertaining ot nourishment or nutrition or food
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alumna
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a female graduate of a school
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alumnus
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male graduate
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alumni
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graduates
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alimony
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financial support made under court order after a divorce
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coalesce
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to grow together or fuse
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coalition
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alliance for mutual support
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altitude
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n. the height of something aboce a reference level
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exaltation
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a condition of risen spirits or elation
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naugnty
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stuck up; snobbish
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rejuvenate
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to make young or youthful again
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juvenile
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immature; young
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juvensescent
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becoming young ; youthfulness
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rejuvenescent
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youthful; becoming young again
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senility
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showing weaknesses of old age
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senile
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having mental deterioration
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senescent
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becoming old
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seniority
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state of being older or higher in rank
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renovate
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to restore to life or activity
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novel
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new and not resembling something; original
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innovation
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the introductiono of something new
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innovate
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to introduce as new
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innovative
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creative; original
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novitiate
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a beginning or training period
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novice
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a beginner
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veteran
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a person with long experience
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inveterate
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firmly established through long experience
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medieval
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relating to period of time between ancient and modern
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coeval
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existing at the same time; contemporary
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primeval
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of or relating to earlist ages; primitive
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longevity
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a long duration of individual life
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eternal
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endless; having no end and somethines no beginning
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evanesce
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to dissipate like vapor; fade away
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adolescent
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one intheir later stage of growth
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coalesce
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to unite in one body
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ingenuous
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child-like; open; frank;innocent
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generate
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to bring into existence
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genus
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a class; kind or group
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regeneration
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process of reforming
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genial
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friendly; easy get along
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engender
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to cause to exist or develop; to produce
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miscegenation
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a mixture of races; interracial marriage
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unregenerate
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not returned to a particular standard
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congenial
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having that same nature; disposition; or tastes
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congenital
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existing at or dating from birth
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progenitor
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forefather
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ingenious
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clever; creative
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indigenous
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native; existing naturally in a region
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indigent
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poverty stricken
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primegenitor
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ancestor
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primogeniture
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1st born of children and receiving privileges for this
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degenerate
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someone who is morally corrupt
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egocentric
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self-centered
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egotism
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a tendency to boast or talk about oneself too much
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egotist
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a person who has the tendency to boast about oneself
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suicide
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act of taking one's own life
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suicidal
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rash to the point of being very dangerous
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paternal
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fatherly; pertainig to a father
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patrimony
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that which is inherited
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patricide
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murder of a father
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paternity
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fatherhood
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patriarch
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male leader of a family or tribe
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expatriate
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to bannish or exile
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repatriation
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returning to one's native land or fatherland
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patriot
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person who loves; defends ; supports his country
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compatriot
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a fellow countryman
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maternal
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relating to mother; motherly
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matriculate
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to enroll as a member of a body
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matricide
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murder of one's own mother
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maternity
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motherhood
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fraternity
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a group of men united in a brotherhood
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fratricide
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the killing of one's brother or sister
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fraternal
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friendly; botherly
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fraternize
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to associate closely with someone
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sorority
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a sisterhood; a club of girls
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filial
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of or relating to son/daughter
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affiliate
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to join or become a member or branch
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prolific
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producing offspring in great abundance; fruitful
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proliforate
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to produce rapidly; to spread quickly
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proctarian
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one who is a part of the working class
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proletariat
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working class
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concise
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brief; exact; expressing much in few words
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incision
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a marginal notch or a cut of gash
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incisor
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a tooth adapted for cutting
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precise
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exact
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incisive
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impressively direct and effective
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decadent
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marked by decay of decline
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decadence
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period of decline or deterioration
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cadence
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a rhythmic motion or flow; rhythm
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occasional
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occurring at irregular or infrequent intervals
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deciduous
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falling off or shedding seasonaly
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accident
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an unexpected event
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coincidental
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occurring or existing at the same time
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coincide
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to occur at the same time
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occident
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west
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occidental
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western
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recidivism
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tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior
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casualty
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serious or fatal accident; disaster
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casual
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occuring by chance or informal
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casuistry
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method or doctrine dealing with cases of conscience and resolution of questions of right and wrong
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fortuitous
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occuring by chance in a positive way
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fortunate
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bringing some good
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unfortunate
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unlucky
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fortitude
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strength of mind; courage
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comfort
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state of ease and well-being
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forcible
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powerful
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reinforce
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to strengthen by additional assistance
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forte
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one's strong point
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inforce
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to force obedience to a law or rule
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