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1st Semester Vocab Flashcards

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Amity

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Deserving respect because of age or dignity

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Chivalry

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Bravery, daring strength

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Medieval

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Belonging to the Middle Ages

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Hereditary

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Passed down from ancestor

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Venerable

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Friendship, peaceful relations!

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Potions

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A liquid with special powers. Magic

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Devout

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Deeply religious

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Prowess

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A medieval code of knighthood. A code of honor and courtesy

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Sovereign

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A ruler;king;highest power

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Quest

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A hint or Search

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Plaintiff

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Complaining party

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Credential

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Evidence and position of authority

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Larceny

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Theft

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Quorum

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The minimum number of members needed

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Cumbersome

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Clumsy and unwieldy

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Prospective

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Expected in the future

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Morebid

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Having an abnormal and intrest in the wholesome

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Superfluous

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Excessive and surplus

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Genial

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Kindly and friendly

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Hoax

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To fool or deceive

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Conspire

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Plot or secret plan

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Lethal

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Deadly

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Advocate

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To support or recommended

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Preposterous

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Absurd

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Manipulate

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To operate or control with the handsor to control

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Ominous

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Threatening

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Misconstrue

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Misinterpret or misunderstanding

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Culmination

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The end result or the climax

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Alleged

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Unproven or questionable

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Uncanny

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Mysterious

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Gaudy

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Flashy

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Jovial

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Jolly

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Extroverts

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Outgoing and interested in others

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Abhor

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Hatred

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Quota

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An allotment

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Congeniality

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Pleasantness

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Dupe

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Deceived

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Tycoon

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Powerful business person

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Cynic

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Scornful person

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Intimate

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Close personal friend

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Agitation

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Violently shaking

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Apparition

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A ghost or an appearance suddenly seen

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Cope

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To deal with

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Moor

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A large open area of land

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Palatial

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Like a palace

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Plaintive

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Morning full sad and sorrow

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Aloof

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Feeling or impulsive that a person cannot escape

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Genealogy

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Account of the descent of a person or family from ancestors

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Benefactor

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A person who gives help

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Obsession

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Cool or distant in relationships with others

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Defile

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To make filthy or dirty

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Entice

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To attract or to tempt

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Meditates

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To think quietly or deeply

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Undergo

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To endure or experience

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Omen

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A sign of what will happen in the future

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Citadel

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Fortress looking over a city

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Retrieve

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To get again or to recover

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Emissionary

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A person sent on a mission

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Heralds

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Carries a message

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Garb

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Clothing outfit or to dress

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Contemptible

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Despicable and hateful

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Obtuse

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Blunt or dull

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Ideally

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Chronic

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Constant

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Incomprehensible

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ImPossible to understand

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Impertinent

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Disrespectful

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Bland

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Mild or dull

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Pessimistic

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Gloomy

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Malicious

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Mean and spiteful

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Diligent

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Hard-working

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Eradicate

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Pull-up or tear

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Meander

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To follow twisting turning course

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Havoc

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Destruction or devastation

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Dexterity

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Skillfulnesss and talented

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Manifest

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Easy to see

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Receded

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Move back or move away

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Fervent

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Having or showing great emotion

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Inflammation

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Painful or infection

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Belligerent

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Aggressive or warlike

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Hideous

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Horrible disgusting or ugly

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Irony

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Opposite of what words really Mean

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Attribute

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Quality or characteristics

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Infest

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SWarm in or over

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Bizzarre

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Odd or unusual

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Predatory

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Preying on others

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Humanoid

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A human like creature

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Tolerate

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To put up with

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Relevant

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Pertinent

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Horde

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Swarm gathering in a crowd

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Humanitarian

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Human welfare

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Docile

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Gentle easy to manage

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Sinister

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Threatening trouble or bad luck

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Unscrupulous

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Dishonest and having no principles

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Seethes

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Boil

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Arrogance

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Overbearing pride

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Yearns

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Too long for or desire

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Kindle

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To ignite or set on fire

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Spurn

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Turn down

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Smug

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Self-satisfaction

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Frivolous

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Silly or are unimportant

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Granular

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Grainy

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Flora

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Plants

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Metamorphosis

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Dramatic change

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Sector

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Apart or dividing something

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Carnivorous

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Flesh eating meat

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Centrifugal

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Away from; moving away from the center

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Upheaval

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Sudden violent change

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Sparse

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Thinly spread and not crowded

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Stagnant

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Not flowing

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Fauna

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Animals

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Extremity

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Farthest or outermost point

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Epic

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A long poem

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Replenish

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To refill or restore

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Negotiate

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To settle by discussing

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Inconspicuous

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Attracting little attention

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Intact

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Whole; missing a part

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Demoralize

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To undermine the confidence of a person or group;to discourage

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Disperse

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Break up or scatter

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Landlocked

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Surrounded by land

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Annals

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Conical records

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