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1
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Utterly opposed

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Abhorrent

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Loathsome

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Abhorrent

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3
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Repugnant

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Abhorrent

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4
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Reprove gently but seriously

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Admonish

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5
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Warn of a fault

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Admonish

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6
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Caution

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Admonish

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7
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Extremely pleasing to taste or smell

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Ambrosial

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8
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Delicious

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Ambrosial

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9
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Like ambrosia

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Ambrosial

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10
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Shut up

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Confine

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11
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Imprison

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Confine

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12
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Keep in narrow cramped quarters

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Confine

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13
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Period of 10 years

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Decade

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14
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Explode with suddenness and violence

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Detonate

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15
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Cause something to explode

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Detonate

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16
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Lasting one day only

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Ephemeral

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17
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Fleeting

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Ephemeral

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18
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Transitory

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Ephemeral

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19
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Short lived

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Ephemeral

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20
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Easily deceived or cheated

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Gullible

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21
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Credulous

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Gullible

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22
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Dispute or argue over a price in a petty way

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Haggle

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23
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Bargain

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Haggle

24
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Wrangle

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Haggle

25
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Plunge or place into a liquid

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Immerse

26
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Dip

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Immerse

27
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Duck

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Immerse

28
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Inability to sleep

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Insomnia

29
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Abnormal wakefulness

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Insomnia

30
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Sleeplessness

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Insomnia

31
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Accidental mistake

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Lapse

32
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Slip

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Lapse

33
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Error

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Lapse

34
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Trivial fault

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Lapse

35
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Critical inquiry into suspected illegal activity

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Probe

36
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Investigation

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Probe

37
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Hand down officially

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Render

38
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Deliver as a verdict

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Render

39
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Give

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Render

40
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Food for one occasion of eating

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Repast

41
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Meal

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Repast

42
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Bring back to condition of being full

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Replenish

43
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Refill

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Replenish

44
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Group or set of twenty

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Score

45
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Twenty

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Score

46
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Act or instance of snubbing

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Snub

47
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Treating with contempt

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Snub

48
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Rebuff

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Snub

49
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Slight

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Snub

50
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Insult

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Snub

51
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Strand or fiber used to see parts of the living body

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Suture

52
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Stitch made with such material

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Suture

53
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Unintentionally

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Unwittingly

54
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By accident

A

Unwittingly

55
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Inadvertently

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Unwittingly

56
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In conflict

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Abhorrent

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