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attrition
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n. the act of rubbing away, wearing down, or weakening due to friction or constant pressure; gradual natural reduction(in personel) due to retirement and death
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baleful
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adj. ominous; dire; sinister
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bilateral
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adj. having two sides(often symetrical); undertaken by and affecting two sides equally; mutually binding
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entourage
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n. the attendants, followers, or associates of a person
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flail
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n. a manual tool used for threshing grain; v. to beat or strike at something(as if threshing grain)
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haggard
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adj. looking worried, tired, or exhaused
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impunity
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n. freedom from punishment, penalty, or other harm
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somnolent
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adj. sleepy; drowsy; tending to bring on sleepiness
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stoic
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adj. a person who appears unaffected by pain or pleasure; adj. unaffected by pain or pleasure; impassive
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vanquish
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v. to conquer; to defeat; to overcome
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