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tautological

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needlessly repetitious

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teetotalism

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abstaining totally from alcohol

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tendentious

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biased

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tenet

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doctrine; dogma

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testy

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irritable

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thrall

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slave; bondage; slavery

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throes

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violent anguish

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throng

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crowd

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tightwad

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miser

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tiller

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handle used to steer boat

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timbre

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quality of musical tone produced by a musical instrument

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tipple

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drink alcohol frequently

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titillate

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tickle; excite pleasantly

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titter

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nervous gigle

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toady

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servant

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tonsure

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shaving of the head especially by person entering religious orders

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torpor

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lethargy

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torrid

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hot or scorching; passionate

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tortuous

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winding

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tout

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promote or publicize; praise excessively

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tract

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propaganda pamphlet

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tractable

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docile

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traduce

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expose to slander

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treatise

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article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly

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troth

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pledge of good faith

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truculence

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aggressiveness; ferocity

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tryst

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meeting arranged by lovers

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tumid

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swollen; pompous

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turbid

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having the sediment disturbed

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tureen

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deep dish for serving soup

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turgid

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swollen; pompous

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turncoat

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traitor

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turpitude

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depravity

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tutelary

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protective

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tyro

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beginner

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umbrage

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resentment

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unassuaged

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unsatisfied; not soothed

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unbridled

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violent; uncontrolled

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unconscionable

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unscrupulous

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undulating

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moving with a wavelike motion

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unfetter

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liberate; free

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debar

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forbid; exclude

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ungainly

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awkward in movement

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unguent

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ointment

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45
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unimpeachable

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that cannot be impeached

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impeach

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bring an accusation against

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unintimating

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unfrightening

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unmitigated

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not moderated

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unobtrusive

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inconspicuous

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unprepossessing

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unattractive

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untenable

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indefensible

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untoward

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unexpected and adverse

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unwonted

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unusual

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upbraid

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reprimand

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upshot

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final result

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usurp

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seize another’s power or rank

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usury

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lending money at illegally high rates of interest

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vacillate

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waver

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vagary

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capricious happening

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vainglorious

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boastful

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valor

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bravery

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vanguard

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forerunner

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variegated

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multicolored

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vassal

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servant; follower

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vaunted

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boasted

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vegetate

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live in a monotonous way

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vehement

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forceful; intensely emotional

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venal

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capable of being bribed; corrupt

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venial

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forgivable; trivial

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veracious

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truthful

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verbiage

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wordiness

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verbose

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wordy

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vernal

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pertaining to the spring

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vicissitude

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change

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vilify

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slander

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vintner

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wine merchant

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visceral

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felt in one’s inner organs

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viscid

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adhesive; gluey

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vitiate

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spoil the effect of

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vitriolic

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caustic; corrosive

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vituperative

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abusive; scolding

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volition

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act of using one’s will

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voluble

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fluent; talkative

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voracious

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ravenous

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vouchsafe

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guarantee

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waffle

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speak equivocally about an issue

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waggish

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mischievous

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waif

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homeless child or animal

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wallow

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indulge in

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wangle

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using dishonest methods

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warble

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sing; babble

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warren

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tunnels in which rabbits live

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wastrel

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waster; profligate

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waylay

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ambush

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wean

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withdraw from some habit

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welter

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confusion; turmoil

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wheedle

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deceive; cajole

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whit

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small amount

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wily

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crafty

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wince

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flinch

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windfall

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unexpected lucky event

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winnow

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sift; separate good from bad

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winsome

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charming; agreeable

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witticism

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witty saying

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wizened

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shriveled; withered

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wont

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habit or custom

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wrangle

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quarrel noisily

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wrest

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obtain by pulling violent

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writ

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written command issued by court

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writhe

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contort in pain

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yen

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longing; urge

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yeoman

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man or farmer owning small estate

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yore

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time long past

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