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1
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aspersion

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a curse

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aspire

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aim toward

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assail

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to attack

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assess

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to evaluate

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assiduous

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hard-working

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assuage

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to ease

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astute

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very clever

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asylum

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a place of refuge

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atone

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to repent

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atrophy

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decay

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attain

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to achieve

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attribute

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to credit

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atypical

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unusual

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audacious

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excessively bold

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audible

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able to be heard

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augment

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expand

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auspicious

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favorable

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austere

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very bare

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arice

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excessive greed

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avenge

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to seek revenge

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aversion

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a particular dislike for something

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balk

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to stop

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ballad

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a love song

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banal

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dull

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bane

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a burden

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bard

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a poet

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bashful

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shy

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battery

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a device that supplies power

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begiule

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a trick

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behemoth

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something of tremendous power