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abeyance
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a suspension in time; a break
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accession
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an increase through something acquired
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benevolent
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kindly, generous, charitable
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bequeath
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to pass something onto another (often through a will)
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blithe
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joyous; cheerful; carefree
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civility
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manners; courtesy; politeness
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consternation
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a feeling of anxiety, despair, desperate
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corpulent
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portly; stout; overweight
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ductile
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moldable; able to be manipulated
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effuse
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to scatter, spread, flow
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enamor
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to become captivated by love
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expostulate
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to argue
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filament
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a very fine thread
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hapless
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unlucky; unfortunate
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parley
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conference or discussion
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perrenial
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lasting, continuing, recurrent
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promontory
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a high ridge of land or rock
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stalwart
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(adj) physically or morally strong; steadfast
(n) a person who is physically or morally strong |
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sinew
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strength; power; resilence
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trestle
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a table
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