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1
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a person playing games for stakes (money)

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gambler

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threatening

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ominous

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the day of the week kept by some religious groups for rest and worship.

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the Sabbath

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to cause someone to feel calm or to feel that they want to sleep.

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lull

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to influence someone to behave or think in a particular way or to have a particular condition.

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predispose

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a guess about something based on how it seems and not on proof.

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conjecture

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a guess about something based on how it seems and not on proof.

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conjecture

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a large branch of a tree

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bough

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a tree with leaves divided into five parts and seeds that turn around slowly to the ground when they fall.

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sycamore

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10
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a deep narrow valley with steep sides, especially one formed by fast-flowing water.

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gulch

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to pay back money to someone who has spent it for you or lost it because of you

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reimburse

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the value of a company, divided into many equal parts owned by the shareholders, or one of the equal parts into which the value of a company is divided.

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equity

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to live, have your home, or stay in place.

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reside

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someone who doesn’t live in their own country.

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expatriate

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an artificial channel for carrying water, with an opening at one end to control the flow of the water.

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sluice

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a person who often drinks large amounts of alcohol

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drankard

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a line of people, vehicles, horses, etc following a particular route as part of a ceremony.

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cavalcade

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18
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great danger, or something that is very dangerous.

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peril

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19
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feelings that are not allowed to be expressed or released.

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pent-up

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to express negative emotion in a forceful and often unfair way.

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vent

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21
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a lot of things done or said at the same time

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volley

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dirty or wet, typically from being trailed through mud or water.

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draggled

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a decoration that looks like several large feathers tied together, worn by soldiers on their hats or attached to horses’ heads.

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plume

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24
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weak and without energy, strength, or power.

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feeble

25
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the quality of causing or wanting to cause harm or evil.

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malevolens

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something that is strongly disliked or disapproved of

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anathema

27
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to improve a place or system, especially by making it more creative or successful

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regenerate

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slightly wet, especially in a good way.

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moist

29
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if someone’s behavior is temperate, it is calm and controlled

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temperate

30
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(of weather) cold and perhaps windy; (of an activity) making you feel full of energy because it is done outside when the weather is cold and perhaps windy.

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bracing

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if a reduction or increase is precipitous, it is fast or great.

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precipitous

32
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a very steep side of a cliff or a mountain.

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precipice

33
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the act of providing something

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provision

34
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a complaint to someone or about something

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remonstrance

35
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wishing to fight or start a war.

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bellicose

36
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a state in which a person is almost unconscious and their thoughts aren’t clear.

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stupor

37
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feeling sad and sorry for yourself, especially after you have drunk a lot of alcohol.

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maudlin

38
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in a position with your back and neck straight.

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erect

39
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lying down or leaning back so you’re almost lying down.

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recumbent

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a person who isn’t accepted by a social group, especially because they aren’t liked, respected, or trusted.

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pariah

41
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to become active after a period of rest.

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bestir

42
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a calm mental state, especially after a shock or disappointment or in a difficult situation.

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equanimity

43
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to persuade someone not to do something.

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dissuade

44
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to tell someone that they have done something wrong.

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admonish

45
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the action of twisting or bending violently and unnaturally into a different shape or form, or the shape or form into which something is twisted or bent.

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contortion

46
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relating to behavior between people that is pleasant and friendly, often despite a difficult situation.

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amicable

47
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the quality of being pleasant and friendly.

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amiability

48
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inside your mind and not expressed to other people.

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inward

49
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a very strong feeling of no respect for someone or something that you think is stupid or has no value.

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scorn

50
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of or having woods.

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silvan

51
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tied to a post or fixed to the ground with a rope or chain.

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tethered

52
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funny or intended to make someone laugh.

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jocular

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(said) in a quiet voice so that only people near can hear.

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sotto voce

54
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strange, unusual, or not expected.

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queer

55
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very large, powerful, or important

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mighty

56
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words that are intended to bring bad luck to someone or that express the hope that someone will have bad luck.

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malediction

57
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a vituperative person or written attack is full of angry criticism.

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vituperative

58
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the quality of being extremely good, beautiful, or enjoyable.

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sublimity

59
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the food given to someone at one time.

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rations

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