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something that heals or comforts ; soothing

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balm

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Balm

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something that helps or comforts; soothing; an oil or ointment

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beget

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to give birth; to create

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to give birth ; to create

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beget

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beleaguer

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to besiege; beset; surround ; harass

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to surround or harass

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beleaguer

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to besiege or beset

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beleaguer

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bereave

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to deprive or make desolate, especially by death ; to deprive by force

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to deprive and make desolate

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bereave

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beset

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to harass or surround

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to harass or surround

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beset

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bizarre

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extremely far fetched or unconventional

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extremely unconventional or far fetched

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bizarre

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blather

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to talk nonsensically

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to talk nonsensically

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blather

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bleak

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depressing, discouraging, harsh, cold, barren , raw

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cold, depressing, harsh, discouraging

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bleak

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bludgeon

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to hit or attack with heavy impact

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bludgeon (definition two)

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a short, heavy thick club that has one end larger than the other

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to hit or attack with force

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bludgeon

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a short, heavy thick club that has one end larger than the other

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bludgeon

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bucolic

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rural or rustic in nature; country like

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rural or rustic in nature

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bucolic