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Idly |
Without any particular purpose.
-We just sit idly by, hoping for it to pass on its own |
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Replenish |
Fill (something) up again. -People are using the world’s resources faster than it can replenish them. |
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Pent up |
Pent-up feelings are not allowed to be expressed or released
How can I release pent-up emotions? |
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Migraine |
Do you suffer from migraines? |
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Every case is considered on its merits |
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I vomit idea |
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I will bow to no one |
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Attest |
I attest on that |
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Wean |
She will wean her infant |
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Dissect |
To cut open something, especially a dead body or a plant, and study its structure:In biology classes we used to dissect rats. |
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obituary |
a notice, esp. in a newspaper, of a person’s death, usually with details about his or her life |
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Altercation |
a loud argument or disagreement:I had an altercation with the manger |
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Quench |
When it's hot, it's best to quench your thirst with water.The flames were quenched by heavy rain.Her thirst for knowledge will never be quenched.
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phlegm |
Cough out phlegm |
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Coterie |
a small group of people with shared interests, often one that does not want other people to join them:a coterie of writers |
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Lofty goal |
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Defile |
to spoil something or someone so that that thing or person is less beautiful or pure: The soldiers deliberately defiled all the holy places |
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Can be fleeting (fleeting moment) |
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Sight to behold |
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a festering sore |
there is a lot of festering under the surface that may not be apparent at first glance |
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Desensitize |
Seeing too much violence on television can desensitize people to it. |
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Made as a placebo |
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crippling injury |
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punnet of strawberries |
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Wonky teeth |
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torrential rain |
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