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altercation
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n-an angry argument
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marauder
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n- a raider, plunderer
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cherubic
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adj-resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, roung, or chubby face;sweet and innocent
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fabricate
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v-to make, manufacture; to make up, invent
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surmount
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v-to overcome, rise above
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rift
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n-a split, break, breach
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pauper
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n-an extremely poor person
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irate
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adj-angry
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dissent
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v-to disagree; n-disagreement
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terminate
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v-to bring to an end
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eminent
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adj-famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting
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pilfer
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v- to steal in small quantities
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abridge
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v-to make shorter
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semblance
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n-a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition
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condone
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v-to pardon or overlook
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adherent
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n-a follower, supporter; adj-attached, sticking to
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obesity
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n-extreme fatness
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trite
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adj-commonplace;overused,stale
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exorcise
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v-to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive
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usurp
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v-to seize and hold a position by force or without right
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