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authentic
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adj. genuine
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autonomous
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adj. self-governing
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accelerate
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v. move faster
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adversity
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n. poverty; misfortune
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antipathy
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n. aversion; dislike
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arrogance
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n. pride; haughtiness
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banal
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adj. hackneyed; commonplace
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cajole
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v. coax; wheedle
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brusque
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adj. blunt; abrupt
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affluence
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n. wealth; prosperity; abundance
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ascetic
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adj. practicing self-denial; austere
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bizarre
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adj. fantastic; violently contrasting
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avarice
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n. greediness for wealth
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bountiful
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adj. abundant; graciously generous
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now
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review on July 21, 09
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on
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review on July 21, 09
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Mr.
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review on July 21, 09
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I
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review on July 21, 09
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it
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review on July 21, 09
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heard
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review on July 21, 09
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how
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review on July 21, 09
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look
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review on July 21, 09
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like
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review on July 20, 09
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leg
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review on July 24, 09
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nothing
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review on July 21, 09
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used
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review on July 20, 09
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up
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review on July 22, 09
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very
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review on July 22, 09
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walk
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review on July 22, 09
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tree
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review on July 24, 09
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why
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review on July 22, 09
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yes
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review on July 22, 09
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where
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review on July 22, 09
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seven
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review on July 22, 09
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saw
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review on July 22, 09
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saw
see
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review on July 20, 09
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their
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review on July 22, 09
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some
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review on July 22, 09
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buy
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review on July 20, 09
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by
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review on July 20, 09
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came
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review on July 20, 09
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busy
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review on July 20, 09
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built
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review on July 20, 09
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best
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review on July 20, 09
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an
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review on July 20, 09
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after
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review on July 20, 09
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beautiful
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review on July 20, 09
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bear
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review on July 20, 09
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does
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review on July 20, 09
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go
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review on July 21, 09
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good
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review on July 21, 09
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great
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review on July 20, 09
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gave
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review on July 21, 09
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friend
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review on July 21, 09
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eyes
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review on July 20, 09
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down
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review on July 20, 09
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dog
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review on July 24, 09
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enough
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review on July 20, 09
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affix
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v. add on; fasten; attach
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arable
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adj. fit for growing crops
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attain
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v. reach or accomplish; gain
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bourgeois
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adj. middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
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am, at
mat, sat
mats, mast, sam
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review 05-28-09
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acrimony
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n. bitterness of words or manner
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assurance
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n. promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence
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It's(means" it is")
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review on July 20, 09
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absolve
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v. pardon (an offense); free from blame
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beneficiary
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n. person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
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pam, pat, at, hat
sat, sap, tap, map, mat
my, me
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review 05-28-09
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brine
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n. salt water; seawater (as opposed to fresh)
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arbiter
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n. a person with power to decide a dispute; judge
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pit, pat, pot, spot
mom, dad, not, nod
hops, pops, stop, top
here, said, this, too, where, with
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1st review July 17, 09
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April, able, paper, staple
late, skate, sale, whale
came, trade, chase
mad, made, plan, plane
their, took
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1. The table is made of Maple.
2. Kate ate pancakes and bacon for supper.
3. Dale got skates and games at the yard sale.
reviewed on August 1,09
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be, he, she, we
even, fever, meter, here
elect, behind, decide, eleven
these, Steve, pet, Pete
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1. Can she be related to Beth?
2. Gene is sick with a fever and a cold.
3. A cute little kitten hides behind the bushes.
review on August 10th,09
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ecto
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outer
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acro
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high
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vita
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life
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crypt
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hidden
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ex
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out
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cirkuler'
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circular
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felt'
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felt
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assiduous
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persevering
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ad
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to
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intra
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within
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less
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without
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phyte
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plant
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multi
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many
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paleo
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old
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fract
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break
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phobia
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fear
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phyle
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kind
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proto
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first
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buy
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buy
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form
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form
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bas
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low
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abash
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embarrass
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monarhh'
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monarch
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ghiraf'
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giraffe
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brod'
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to embroider
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ine
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nature of
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pellucid
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crystal clear
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mete
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to measure.
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atrophy
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waste away
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furioz'
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"furious, raging"
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philanthropy
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love of mankind
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descry
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catch sight of
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pendulous
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hanging down loosely:
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raucous
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harsh; strident; grating:
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rev'
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"to dream, daydream"
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anaphora
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repetition in successive phrases
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biennial
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happening every two years:
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lucid
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easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible
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despair
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loss of hope; hopelessness.
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rezult'
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"to result, ensue, follow from"
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desiccate
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to dry thoroughly; dry up.
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imprudent
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not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash.
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delusion
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a false belief or opinion:
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canvasser
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to solicit votes, subscriptions, opinions, or the like from.
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illuminate
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1 brighten. 2 make understandable
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kon'
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"to know, be acquainted with"
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artless
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free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness; ingenuous:
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lavish
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expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion:
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elegy
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a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, esp. a funeral song or a lament for the dead.
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gauche
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lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude; tactless:
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ostracism
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exclusion, by general consent, from social acceptance, privileges, friendship, etc.
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regale
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to entertain lavishly or agreeably; delight.
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bauble
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a showy, usually cheap, ornament; trinket; gewgaw.
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cleave
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to adhere closely; stick; cling usually fol. by to.
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chi
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"proximity : ""tiu"" = there; ""chi tiu"" = here"
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averse
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having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, repugnance, etc.; opposed:
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leeway
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extra time, space, materials, or the like, within which to operate; margin:
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glean
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to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
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doldrums
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a dull, listless, depressed mood; low spirits.
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iridescent
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displaying a play of lustrous colors like those of the rainbow.
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fervent
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having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.; ardent:
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credulous
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willing to believe or trust too readily, esp. without proper or adequate evidence; gullible.
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fanatic
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A person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics. person with excessive and rigidly single-minded zeal or enthusiasm, interest in something; fitness fanatic; religious fanatic
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defile
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to make foul, dirty, or unclean; pollute; taint; debase.
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umber
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def- Pigment or dye made from soil that contains oxides of Fe and Mgety- Latin umbra "shadow"
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aureole
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any encircling ring of light or color; halo.
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primordial
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pertaining to or existing at or from the very beginning:
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palatable
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acceptable or agreeable to the mind or feelings:
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cynicism
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An attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness
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remonstrate
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to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval.
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traf'
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"to hit the mark, reach, attain one's goal ..."
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brunt
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the main force or impact, as of an attack or blow:
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revive
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To activate, set in motion, or take up again; renew: To reanimate or cheer the spirit, heart, etc., or a person. To restore to life or consciousness:
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cede
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go
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cap
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take
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rid
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laugh
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bio
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life
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Terr
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Land
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agl'
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eagle
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silik'
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flint
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sta
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stand
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potent
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power
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duct
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lead
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post
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after
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through
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per
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gamy
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marriage
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anthropomorphic
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man-shaped
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fug
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flee
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hem
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earth
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syn
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together
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teacher
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teacher
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but
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but
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counter
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against
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pathoses
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pity.
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pir'
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pear
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kandel'
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candle
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nagh'
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to swim
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analects
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selected writings
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drab
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lacking color;cheerless
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comestible
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edible; eatable.
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aegis
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protection; support:
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log
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word or reason
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magnum opus
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great work
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dicho
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in two parts
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herbivorous
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feeding on plants.
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equivocal
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ambiguous; intentionally misleading
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spec'
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"kind, species, sort"
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logy
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science or study of
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detrimental
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causing detriment; damaging; harmful.
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proviso
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a stipulation or condition.
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temerity
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Reckless boldness, audacity; rashness.a willingness to do or say something that shocks or upsets other people
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sotto voce
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in a low voice
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genesis
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an origin, creation, or beginning.
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smatter
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slight or superficial knowledge; smattering.
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fiasco
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a complete and ignominious failure.
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mendacious
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telling lies, esp. habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful:
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macabre
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gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible.
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bezon'
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"to need, be in need of"
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bravado
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a pretentious, swaggering display of courage.
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avuncular
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of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an uncle:
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desultory
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lacking in consistency or visible order; random
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platonic
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purely spiritual; free from sensual desire, esp. in a relationship between two persons of the opposite sex.
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congenial
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agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character:
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cheroot
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a cigar having open, untapered ends.
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in loco parentis
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in place of the parents
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confine
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to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict:
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aspersion
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a damaging or derogatory remark or criticism; slander:
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sleeper
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merchandise that is not quickly sold because its value is not immediately recognized.
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heresy
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opinion or doctrine at variance with the orthodox or accepted doctrine, esp. of a church or religious system.
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lugubrious
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mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner:
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proliferate
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to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation.
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caprices
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A sudden, unpredictable change, as of one039;s mind or the weather.
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coterie
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a group of people who associate closely.
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corporeal
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of the nature of the physical body; bodily.
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commandeer
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to order or force into active military service.
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verbatim
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in exactly the same words; word for word:
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protean
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changeable in shape or form, as an amoeba.
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colander
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a metal or plastic container with a perforated bottom, for draining and straining foods.
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amenable
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ready or willing to answer, open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable
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Narrative Poem
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: a poem that tells a story
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emaciate
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to make abnormally lean or thin by a gradual wasting away of flesh.
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acrid
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sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
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