Wringer

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gorge

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to eat to great excess.

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amble

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We ambled through the meadow, enjoying the summer breeze.

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throttle

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to choke or strangle

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reconstitute

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to put together or constitute again, esp. to add water to a powdered or dehydrated substance to restore it to liquid

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compartment

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to divide or separate into compartments

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fusillade

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to shoot or attack with a fusillade

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cackle

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to make the sharp, broken

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veer

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to turn aside or away from a particular

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lurch

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to abandon (someone) in an embarrassing or difficult position.

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meek

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bearing difficulties or injuries with patience and humility

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careen

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the act of swaying while in swift forward motion.

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contradiction

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a person or thing that has contradictory qualities, elements, or the like.
His life has been a series of contradictions

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coveted

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The horns of the animal are coveted as trophies by hunters

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cringe

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a motion or instance of cringing

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hoodlum

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a rough, reckless, destructive young man

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boulevard

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a wide city street, often lined with trees or landscaped

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disdainful

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feeling or showing scorn, contempt, or aloofness

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befuddle

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to stupefy with or as though with liquor

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bewilder

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to confuse or befuddle

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spew

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to be ejected or discharged with force, in abundance, or the like.
Words spewed out of her.

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misery

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a source of such unhappiness or suffering

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skirt

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the part of a garment such as a dress or jacket that hangs down from the waist

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rump

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the remnant of an organization,

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squirm

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a twisting, wriggling movement

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armory

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a place where military weapons and equipment are manufactured or stored

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quadruple

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in music, characterized by four beats in a measure.

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groggy

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dazed, confused, or off-balance as a result of a blow or fall, anesthesia, or the like.
He is now awake after the surgery but still groggy.

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gesture

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to make a gesture or gestures.
He gestured wildly at me from across the street.

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clumsy

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difficult to handle or manipulate; awkwardly made; unwieldy.
It was a challenge to put up that large, clumsy tent

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scenario

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a detailed outline or summary of a play, film, or book.
I'm working on a scenario for a new play

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flotsam

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floating wreckage and cargo of a ship that has sunk

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oblivious

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Engrossed in the television program, he was oblivious to the noise of the children.
She was oblivious to all my struggles

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scowl

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an act or instance of scowling

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flinch

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to draw away suddenly, as in pain or fear; wince.

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intercept

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in mathematics, the portion of a line that has been intercepted, or the distance from the origin of a coordinate axis to a point at which the axis is intersected by a curve, line, or surface

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monkeyshines

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a playful, teasing, or mischievous prank or

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silhouette

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to display or outline in silhouette

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dilemma

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any difficult and perplexing situation; predicament

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snicker

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the act or an instance of snickering

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apparent

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The apparent loser of the race ended up the winner.

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humane

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showing compassion in treating one's fellow creatures; kind; merciful.
a humane way to butcher cattle

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impish

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of or like an imp, esp. in behavior; mischievous

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devastate

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to upset greatly; have an overwhelming effect on.
The news of his death devastated our family

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muffle

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a part of a furnace or kiln used to bake or fire something such as pottery without direct contact with the fire

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rodent like

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of, pertaining to, or characteristic of rodents

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audible

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Some sounds are audible to animals but not to humans.
Is the sound of the traffic still audible in the house

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upthrust

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a thrust in an upward direction

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carcass

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The lion fed on the carcass of the zebra.
The hunters loaded the deer carcass onto the truck.
The butcher's freezer held several carcasses

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gizzard

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an enlarged, muscular portion of the digestive tract of birds in which partially digested food is finely ground with the aid of abrasive particles