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Hummock

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A knoll or hillock

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Ilex

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A holly

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Immedicable

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Incurable

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Implacable

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Not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified

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Incendiary

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Tending to arouse strife

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Inviolable

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Incapable of being violated

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Marjoram

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Any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Origanum

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Mollify

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To mitigate or reduce

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Nymph

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A beautiful or graceful young woman

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Palter

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To bargain with

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Pinion

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To diable in such a manner

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Placate

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To appease or pacify

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Prodigious

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Extraordinary in size, amount, extent etc.

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Propitious

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Presenting favorable conditions

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Quail

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To lose heart or courage in difficulty or danger

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Rabble

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Disorderly crowd

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Resplendent

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Shining brilliantly

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Rondure

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A circle or sphere

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Scabrous

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Indecent or scandalous

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Skein

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Anything wound in or resembling a coil

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Spelt

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A wheat

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Staunch

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Firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty

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Trident

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Three-pronged spear