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Sledgehammer
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(Slej-ham-er) N a long heavy hammer usually held with both hands.
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Boiling point
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The temperature at wich a liquid boils.
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Grief
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Deep and painful sorrow caused by loss disaster misfortune ets.
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Hos-til-y-ty
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A feeling of hate or dislike enmity.
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Wiped
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To rub lightly with or on a cloth, towel, paper, the hand, etc., in order to clean or dry the surface of:
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Poor
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Needy, indigent, necessitous, straitened, destitute, penniless, poverty-stricken.
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Dirt
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Any unclean substance, such as mud, dust, excrement, etc; filth
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Churned
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To move or shake in agitation, as a liquid or any loose matter: The leaves churned along the ground
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Dusty
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Like dust in appearance or colour
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Shallowed
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Taking in a relatively small amount of air in each inhalation: shallow breathing.
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Built
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To construct (especially something complex) by assembling and joining parts or materials: to build a house
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Ingored
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To refrain from noticing or ecognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
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Enforced
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To put or keep in force; compel obedience to: to enforce a rule; Traffic laws willbe strictly enforced.
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Epicenter
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The point on the Earth's surface that is directly above the focus (the point of origin) of an earthquake. The epicenter is usually the location where the greatest damage associated with an earthquake occurs. See Note at earthquake.
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Fault
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A manifestation of an error in software. A fault, if encountered, may cause a failure.
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Survibors
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one (as a joint tenant or a child) who is recognized as outliving another and is commonly entitled to insurance benefits (as under social security) or property upon the death of the decedent —see also joint-and-survivor annuity at ANNUITY.
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Geological
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The scientific study of the origin, history, structure, and composition of the earth.
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Collapsed
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1732, from L. collapsus, pp. of collabi "fall together," from com- "together" + labi "to fall, slip.
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Dozens
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c.1300, from O.Fr. dozeine "a dozen," from douze "twelve," from L. duodecim from duo "two" + decem "ten" (see ten). The O.Fr. fem. suffix -aine is characteristically added to cardinals to form collectives in a precise sense ("exactly 12," not "about 12"). The dozens "invective.
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After shocks
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A less powerful earthquake that follows a more forceful one. Aftershocks usually originate at or near the focus of the main earthquakes they follow and can continue for days or months. They usually decrease in magnitude and frequency with time.
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