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consequence
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aftermath
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region on opposite side of the world
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antipodes
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translate; figure out
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decipher
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lowering in self-respect
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degrading
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superior group
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elite
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vast numbers of stars; distinguished gathering
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galaxy
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unclear
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hazy
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incapable of being explained
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inexplicable
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personal belongings
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paraphenalia
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expressions of approval
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plaudit
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occurring after death
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posthumous
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draw back in fear
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quail
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speak in protest
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remonstrate
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memorize in an unthinking way
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rote
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state definately; call for explicity
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specify
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modest
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unassuming
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area
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zone
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structure for conveying water
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aqueduct
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large covered wagon; group of travelers
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caravan
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punish
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chastise
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degrade
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demean
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instructive
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edifying
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call forth
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ellicit
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invigorating
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exhilerating
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one who shoes horses
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farrier
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great mental abilities
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genius
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encircled; fastened with a belt
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gird
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bury
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inter
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question
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interrogate
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earliest; crude
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primitive
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quarrelsomely aggressive
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pugnacious
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course; rows; strong-smelling; arrange in order; Xtreme
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rank
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travel
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wend
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sponsorship
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aegis
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use carefully; plan of income and expenses
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budget
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tooth decay
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caries
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record of historical events
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chronicle
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believe
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deem
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converstion; continuous exchange of views
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dialogue
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cut
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engrave
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water pitcher
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ewer
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almost incredile
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fabulous
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small ship's boat; two-wheeled carriage; hook through the body
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gig
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important in history
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historic
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supposed for the sake of an argument
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hypothetical
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money
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lucre
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sweet-smelling
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Odorous
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lack of density; object valued b/c of scarcity
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rarity
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evil
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sinister
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group of three
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triad
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encourage
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abet
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award; agreement
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accord
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pointed tool used for making holes
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awl
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compel by making threats against
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coerce
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remorseful
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contrite
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coarse animal feed
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fodder
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incapable of being reformed
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incorrigible
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understanding of something
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insight
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heelless leather, snake
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moccassin
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expel
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oust
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disease that rages unchecked
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pestilence
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refuse to accept
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repudiate
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structure for conveying water
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aqueduct
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large covered wagon; group of travelers
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caravan
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punish
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chastise
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degrade
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demean
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instructive
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edifying
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call forth
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ellicit
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invigorating
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exhilerating
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one who shoes horses
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farrier
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great mental abilities
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genius
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encircled; fastened with a belt
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gird
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bury
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inter
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question
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interrogate
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earliest; crude
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primitive
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quarrelsomely aggressive
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pugnacious
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course; rows; strong-smelling; arrange in order; Xtreme
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rank
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encourage
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abet
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award, agreement
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accord
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small pointed tool used for making holes
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awl
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compel by making threats against
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coerce
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remorseful
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contrite
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coarse animal feed
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fodder
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incapable of being reformed
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incorrigible
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understanding of something
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insight
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heelless leather; snake
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moccassin
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expel
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oust
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disease that rages unchecked
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pestilence
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refuse to accept
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repudiate
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solemnly respectful
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reverant
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wise man; odorous seasoning
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sage
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woven fabric
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textile
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feel offended
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umbrage
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opposed
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averse
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official count of a population
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census
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deny
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disclaim
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destroy
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exterminate
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bleed heavily
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hemmorhage
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that cannot be stopped
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inexplorable
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respectable
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reputable
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person celebrating noisily
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roisterer
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produce young in large numbers
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spawn
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specify
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stipulate
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quantity over what is needed
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surplus
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that can be touched
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tangible
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loose outer garment
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toga
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sleep-like state
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trance
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takes law into their own hands
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vigilante
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revengeful
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vindictive
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considered apart from any object; summarize; difficult to understand; absent-minded
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abstract
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skillful
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adept
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exact opposite
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antithesis
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intended partner for marriage
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betrothed
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plentiful
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copious
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easily-fooled
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credulous
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mentally ill
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demented
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coarse
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earthy
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axles not on centers; oddly behaving
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eccentric
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forgive; send
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remit
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tomb
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sepulcher
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comparison between things
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simile
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disreputable; flimsy
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sleazy
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composed of man-made fiber
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synthetic
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rate of activity
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tempo
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move in a wave-like manner
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undulate
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shortened
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abridged
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acrid
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bitter
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addition to something larger; join to a larger area
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annex
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of 2 eyes
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binocular
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bloody killing of many people
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carnage
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facts from which conclusions can be drawn
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data
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swollen
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discend
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letter
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epistle
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handy-man
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factotum
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remove the head; harshly criticize
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flay
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cave
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grotto
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supervisor
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overseer
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easily upset
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squeamish
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object that is representative
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symobl
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make a written copy of
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transcribe
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graduates
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alumni
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that lives on water and land
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amphibian
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based on personal whim
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arbituary
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exchange; bow-legged
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bandy
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belief in what another says
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credence
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pick out
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cull
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excessively high
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exorbitant
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easily-deceived
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gullible
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fealess
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intrepid
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offer cheap satisfaction
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pander
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deserving of rebuke
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reprehensible
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a making up
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restitution
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rising agian
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resurgent
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excite pleasurably
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titillate
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write in a different key; reverse the order of
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transpose
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with explanatory notes
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annoted
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judge quality of; estimate worth
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appraise
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defense; side of the deck
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bulwark
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punish
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chasten
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evergreen tree
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conifer
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jam; save
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conserve
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add decorative details
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embellish
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old-fashioned; narrow-mainded
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hidebound
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showing no feeling
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impassive
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formallt start; to place in office
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inaugurate
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spread throughout
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pervade
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spend as little as possible
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skimp
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fearless; sturdy
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stalwart
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forced and unnatural
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stilted
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formal essay
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treatise
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loving
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amorous
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uter confusion
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chaos
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harvesting machine bring together; group of business firms
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combine
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manner
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demeanor
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make known
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divulge
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short-lived
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ephemeral
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one who typifies a quality
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epitome
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eat greedily
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gorge
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deep-throated
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guttural
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sword handle
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hilt
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imitate
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mimic
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most imporatant
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paramount
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iron grating that closes off a gateway
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portcullis
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provide fresh supplies
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replenish
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severe; strict
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rigorous
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non spiritual
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temporal
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ghost-like figure
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apparation
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covered walk; religous withdraw
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cloister
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not genuine
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counterfeit
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area of land at the mouth of a river
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delta
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able to speak easily; smooth-flowing
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fluent
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timid
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gingerly
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person who opposes the church
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heretic
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profitable
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lucrative
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one who dies for his beliefs
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martyr
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extremely religous; hypocrytical
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pious
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wise
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prudent
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provides enjoyment to the senses
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sensuous
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short; rudely ignore
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snub
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sluggish
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torpid
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bringing to ruin; reversal
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undoing
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support by speaking up
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vouch
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easily managed
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tractable
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feeling of well being
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euphoria
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stealthy
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surrepitous
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hidden
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latent
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brief and meaningful
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pithy
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inner tissue of the stem
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pith
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over-used
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hackneyed
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fat
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obese
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death; transfr
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demise
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medicine that restores vitality
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tonic
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provides enjoyment to the senses
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sensuous
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short; rudely ignore
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snub
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sluggish
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torpid
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bringing to ruin; reversal
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undoing
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support by speaking up
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vouch
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easily managed
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tractable
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feeling of well being
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euphoria
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stealthy
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surrepitous
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hidden
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latent
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brief and meaningful
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pithy
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inner tissue of the stem
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pith
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over-used
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hackneyed
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fat
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obese
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death; transfr
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demise
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medicine that restores vitality
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tonic
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provides enjoyment to the senses
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sensuous
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short; rudely ignore
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snub
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sluggish
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torpid
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bringing to ruin; reversal
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undoing
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support by speaking up
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vouch
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easily managed
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tractable
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feeling of well being
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euphoria
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stealthy
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surrepitous
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hidden
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latent
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brief and meaningful
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pithy
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inner tissue of the stem
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pith
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over-used
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hackneyed
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fat
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obese
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death; transfr
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demise
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medicine that restores vitality
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tonic
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full of hate
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baleful
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bandage to reduce bleeding
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tourniquet
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crude
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uncouth
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statement made under oath
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testimony
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tower that stores fodder
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silo
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person preteding to be ill
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malinger
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useless
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futile
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unusual
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abnormal
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gloomy; harsh; desolate
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bleak
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flowing in order
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consecutive
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bold and strong
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doughty
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rease; remove from notice
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efface
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boredom
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ennui
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tell before it happens
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foretell
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long, protective gloves
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gauntlet
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not generally accepted
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heterodox
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not going well together
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incongruous
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countless
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myriad
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wild, abandoned merry-making; excessive indulgence
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orgy
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of the sun
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solar
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block
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thwart
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person who stays briefly and moves on; short-lived
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transient
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gullible country fellow
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yokel
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ability
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aptitude
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invisible
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astral
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familiar
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conversant
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way of pronouncing words; manner of expression
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diction
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intentional omission of words
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ellipsis
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monotonous
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humdrum
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remarks meaning the opposite of their literal sense
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irony
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person who hates people
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misanthrope
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small; in name only
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nominal
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knowing all things
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omniscient
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made of willow branches
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osier
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that allows fluids to pass through
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porous
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widespread
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prevalent
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soak; completely filled
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saturate
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withered
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sere
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lending money at excessive interest
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usury
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sharp
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acidulous
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declare to be true
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attest
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under-handed; roundabout
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devious
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make certain of
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ensure
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likely to err
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fallible
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showy or cheap looking
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gaudy
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worhip of objects
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idolatry
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not realted to subject
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irrelevant
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dissolve and wash away
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leach
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plan
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meditate
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giving no clear indication of attitude
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noncommital
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producing many offspring
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prolific
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repay
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recompense
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system of diet and excercise
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regimen
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very large
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titanic
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ghost
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wraith
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treat disease with; deliver; direct the taking of
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administer
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curved
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aquiline
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clergyman
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cleric
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remove the wather from
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dehydrate
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small, secluded hollow
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dell
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speaking in public
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elocution
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messenger; diplomatic officer
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envoy
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cunning
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guile
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force; move
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impel
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person claiming to be what he is not
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imposter
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that cannot be defeated
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invincible
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of the moon
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lunar
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moving from region to region
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migratory
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weapons of war
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ordance
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cancel
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rescind
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thin surface layer
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veneer
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period before Christmas
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advent
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horrified
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appalled
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cowardly
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craven
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grow larger; speak or write at length
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dilate
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delicate; light and airy
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etheral
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to be an example of
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exemplify
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unable to read and write
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illiterate
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sideways
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lateral
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supple and graceful
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lissome
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measures distance travelled
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odomoter
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punishment for one's sins
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penance
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mixture of tin and lead
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pewter
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tending; lying face down
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prone
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slim and long-legged
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rangy
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place safe from intrusion; sacred place
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sanctum
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shorthand typer
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stenographer
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grimly or ironically humorous
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wry
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doing w/out certain things
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abstinence
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kindly
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benevolent
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person who ascts da fool
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buffoon
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trickery
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chicancery
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inhabitant
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deniazen
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uproar
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furor
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gather
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glean
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killing of many people
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massacre
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understate; reduce
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minimize
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paper from Egypt
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papyrus
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chatter foolishly
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prate
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writer; copier of manuscripts
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scribe
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forbidden
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taboo
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unspoken
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tacit
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empty space; w/out legal force
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void
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non-essential addition
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adjunct
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easily angered
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choleric
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spreading rapidly
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contagious
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oval
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ellipse
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issue forth
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emanate
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call forth; show
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evince
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practical; likely
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feasible
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cover up; shine; explanatory notes
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gloss
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thorough
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meticulous
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turkish; padded foot stool
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ottoman
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salt
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saline
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torment
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tantalize
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court of justice
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tribunal
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strong; violent
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vehement
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release from some difficulty
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extricate
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temporary
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provisional
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involuntary tightening of a muscle; brief feeling
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spasm
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delicate; light and airy
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etheral
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to be an example of
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exemplify
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unable to read and write
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illiterate
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sideways
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lateral
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supple and graceful
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lissome
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measures distance travelled
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odomoter
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punishment for one's sins
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penance
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mixture of tin and lead
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pewter
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tending; lying face down
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prone
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slim and long-legged
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rangy
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place safe from intrusion; sacred place
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sanctum
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shorthand typer
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stenographer
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grimly or ironically humorous
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wry
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doing w/out certain things
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abstinence
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kindly
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benevolent
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trickery
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chicanery
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uproar
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furor
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gather
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glean
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killing of many people
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massacre
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understate; reduce
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minimize
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chatter foolishly
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prate
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writer; copier of manuscripts
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scribe
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unspoken
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tacit
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empty space; w/out legal force
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void
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non-essential addition
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adjunct
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easily-angered
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choleric
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spreading rapidly
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contagious
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oval
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ellipse
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issue forth
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emanate
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call forth; show
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evince
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practical; likely
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evince
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cover up; shine; explanatory notes
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gloss
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thorough
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meticulous
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court of justice
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tribunal
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strong; violent
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vehement
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release from some difficulty
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extricate
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temporary
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provisional
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involuntary tightening of muscles; brief feeling
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spasm
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having had too much
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sateity
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unlawful
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illicit
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definite; remedy
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specific
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distinguishing characterisic
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trait
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drooping
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pendulous
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cut made by a surgeon
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incision
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stroll
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amble
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harmful
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noxious
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least valuable; sediment
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dregs
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imprison
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incarcerate
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concerned to do what is right
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conscientious
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cancel by giving an opposite order
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countermand
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put out
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extinguish
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operated by fluid; hardened underwater
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hydraulic
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suggested; involve
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implication
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clever
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ingenious
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lively dance; device for guiding a tool
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jig
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wrong-doer
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miscreant
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future generations
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posterity
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self-important
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pretentious
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declare
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profess
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combining of elements
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synthesis
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weak; not dense
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tenuous
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gripping firmly
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tenacious
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spotless
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immaculate
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stresses trivial points of learning
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pedantic
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big-hearted
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magnanimous
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surround; include
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encompass
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false name
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pseudonym
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difficult situation
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plight
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person guided by another
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protege
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flabby
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flaccid
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calm
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sedate
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give off
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exude
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pester
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badger
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threat of force
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duress
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tiny amount
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iota
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makeup
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format
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abruptly refused to act; stopped
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balk
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pompous; swollen
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turgid
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distinctive features
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lineaments
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withdraw from an organization
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secede
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go against
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contravene
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deceive; charming
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beguile
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pile up
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accumulate
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precise; demand; strict
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exact
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overland route between navigable waterways
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portage
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nourishment
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sustanence
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passing off another's work as one's own
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plagiarism
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deity
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god
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