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132 Cards in this Set
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Beget
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v. to produce; to make happen
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Educe
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v. to draw or bring out
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Glean
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v. to collect bit by bit; to gather with patient labor
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Chafe
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v. to wear or irritate, often through rubbing or friction
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Effrontery
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n. shameless boldness
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Imbibe
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v. to drink
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Feign
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v. to pretend
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Desist
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v. to stop; discontinue
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Allude
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v. to hint at, to refer to indirectly
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Elite
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n. the choice members or best of a group
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Bilk
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v. to cheat or swindle; to thwart
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Homily
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n. a sermon
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Demise
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n. death; a ceasing to exist
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Emit
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v. to send out; to give forth, as in sound or light
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Decadence
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n. moral deterioration
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Aghast
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adj. feeling great dismay or horror
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Granary
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n. a storehouse for grain
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Choleric
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adj. easily angered
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Impede
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v. to hinder, obstruct
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Qualm
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n. feeling of uneasiness
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Lampoon
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n. a written satire used to ridicule or attack someone
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Narcissitic
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adj. conceited; having excessive self-love
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Eradicate
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v. to wipe out; to destroy
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Fabricate
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v. to concoct; to make up a story in order to deceive
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Ghastly
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adj. horrible; frightful
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Fallible
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adj. capable of error
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blatant
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adj. ovious; too conspicuous
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Dawdle
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v. to waste time
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Affiliate
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n. an associate; partner
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Fawn
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v. to act slavishly submissive
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Calumny
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n. a false and malicious accusation
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Berate
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v. to scold or rebuke severely and at lenght
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Minion
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n. a fawning, servile follower
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Desolate
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adj. lonely; forlorn; uninhabited; barren
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Bane
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n. the cause of ruin, harm, distress, or death
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Pacify
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v. to calm down
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Garble
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v. to mix up or distort
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Prevaricate
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v. to lie
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Filch
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v. to steal
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Neophyte
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n. a beginner
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Flagrant
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adj. glaringly bad; outrageous
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Patrician
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n. an aristocrat
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Emissary
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n. one sent on a special mission to represent others
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Kindred
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adj. having similar origin, nature, or character
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Fracas
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n. a loud quarrel or fight
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Lacerate
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v. to tear (flesh) jaggedly
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Futile
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adj. useless; pointless
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Immaculate
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adj. spotless; perfect
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Gait
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n. a manner of walking
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Carp
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v. to complain or to find fault in a petty or nagging way
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Query
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v. to ask; inquire
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Queue
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n. a line of people or vehicles
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Nefarious
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adj. very wicked; notorious
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Genesis
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n. beginning; origin
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Facade
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n. a deceptive outward appearance; a misrepresentation
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Deluge
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n. a flood; an overwhelming rush
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Catholic
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adj. universal; wide-ranging
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Eerie
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adj. weird; mysterious; strange and frightening
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Martial
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adj warlike; relating to the military
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Anthropomorphic
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adj. attributing human characteristics or qualities to objects, animals, or gods
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Beneficiary
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n. one who receives benefits
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Careen
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v. to swerve or lurch from side to side while in motion
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Aplomb
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n. self-confidence
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Guile
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n. slyness and cunning in dealing with others
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Modicum
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n. a small amount
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Fester
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v. to grow embittered over time; to rot
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Languish
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v. to become weak or feeble; to lose strength
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Pall
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n. something that covers or conceals
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Havoc
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n. great destruction; chaos
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Rancid
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adj. having a bad taste or smell; spoiled
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Holocaust
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n. a great or complete destruction of life
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Embroil
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v. to draw into conflict or fight
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Anachronism
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n. something or someone existing outside of its proper time
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Denigrate
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v. to attack the reputation of; to speak ill of
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humane
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adj. kind; compassionate
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effusive
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adj. emotionally excessive; overly demonstrative
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defunct
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adj. no longer in existence
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lackey
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n. a slavish follower
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enivsage
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v. to form a mental picture
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lament
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v. to mourn
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gape
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v. to stare with an open mouth
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impertinent
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adj. rude and disrespectful
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haughty
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adj. arrogant; proud
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nemesis
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n. someone or something a person cannot conquer or achieve; a hated enemy
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lethal
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adj. deadly; fatal
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catalyst
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n. a person, thing, or agent that speeds up or stimulates a result, reaction, or change
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jargon
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n. vocabulary distinctive to a particular group of people
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judicious
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adj. showing sound judgment
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foible
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n. a minor weakness in character
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benediction
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n. the act of blessing
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frivolous
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adj. trivial; silly
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alacrity
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n. liveliness; willingness; eagerness
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deify
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v. to make a god of; to look upon or worship as a god
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carnage
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n. bloody and extensive slaughter
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impel
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v. push into motion
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epitaph
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n. an inscription on a tombstone; a brief ocmment about a deceased person
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harp
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v. to persist in talking continuously (on or about somethin)
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lateral
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adj. of or relating to the side
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pallid
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adj. pale; faint in color
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impetuous
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adj. acting suddenly without thought
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termin
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end or boundary
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true
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dem
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people
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demos
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people
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multi
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many
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naut
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sailor or ship
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naus
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sailor or ship
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nov
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new
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neo
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new
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corp
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body
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corpor
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body
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rupt
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to break
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inter
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between or among
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am
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friend or to love
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aqu
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water
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brev
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short
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pot
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first or original
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patr
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father
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patern
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father
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scop
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to watch
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scrib
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to write
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script
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to write
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cent
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one hundred
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pot
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to be able
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poss
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to be able
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psch
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mind
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arm
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tools or arms
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stru
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to build
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struct
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to build
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tempor
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time
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temper
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time
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therm
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heat
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