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apparel
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clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration;to put clothes on, dress up
attire, garments, deck out |
clothing, that which
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besiege
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to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble
blockade, encircle, pressure, hound |
to attack by
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compress
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to press together; to reduce in size or volume; a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury
condensem, shrink, shorten |
to press together;to
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denounce
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to condemn openly; to accuse formally
criticize, censure |
to condemn
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dispatch
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to send off or out for a purpose; to kill; an official message; promptness, speed; the act of killing
slay; report, communication |
to send off or
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douse
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to plunge into a liquid drench; to put out quickly, extinguish
submerge, soak, dunk, immerse |
to plunge
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expressly
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plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose
clearly, pointedly, sxplicitly |
plainly, in
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famished
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suffering severly from hunger or from lack of something
hungry, starving, ravenous |
suffering
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forsake
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to give up, renounce; to leave abandon
desertm disown |
to give
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gainful
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profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage
moneymaking, paying |
profitable; bringing
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immense
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very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement
vast, enormous, immeasureable, gigantic |
very large
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inept
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totally without skill or appropriateness
clumsy, unskilled, bungling, incompetant |
totally
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ingenious
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showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulneess; clever
imaginative, inventive |
showing
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instantaneous
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done in an instant; immediate
prompt, quick, speedy |
done
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irk
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to annoy, trouble, make weary
bother irritate, vex |
to annoy
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libel
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a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of the person about whom it is made; to write or publish such a statement
slur; smear, defame |
a written
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misgiving
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a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty
worry, qualm, hesitation |
a feeling
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oaf
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a stupid person; a big clumsy, slow individual
bonehead, dunce, clod, lout |
a stupid
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recede
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to go or move backward; to become more distant
retreat, go back, back up, ebb |
to go or
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repast
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a meal, food
victuals |
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