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unyoke

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unbridle, free

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retribution

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vengeance, revenge, reckoning

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expectorate

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spit

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virago

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scold, shrew, termagant

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flagrant

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outrageous, blatant

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incipient

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nascent, commencing

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virile

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masculine, vigorous

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supervene

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happen, occur, take place

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vouchsafe

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grant

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detonate

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explode, ignite

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bearing

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direction, heading, course

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panning

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criticism

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flouting

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contravention, breech, infringement

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quibble

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carp

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doughty

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brave, adventurous, courageous, fearless

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hawkish

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asvocating a beliggerent diplomatic policy

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tenuous

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weak, flimsy

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contrition

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repentence, penitence, remorse

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execrate

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detest, loath

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clout

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influence, authority, weight

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conducive

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favourable, contributory

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expatriate

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emigrant/ banish a person from his native country

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dastardly

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despicable, craven, vile

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demurral

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defense, denile

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swarthy

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dark skinned

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nitpick

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criticize, carp

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wangle

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contrive, engineer, fix

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inveterate

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chronic, habitual

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murine

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pertaining to a mouse

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ablactate

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wean, deprive

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brook

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tolerate, accept, allow

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effluvium

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smell, stink, stench, reek

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reconnoiter

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scout, inspect, investigate

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gyrate

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rotate, circle, spin

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pestilence

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plague, epidemic, pandemic

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beholden

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obligated

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effrontery

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impudence, nerve, insolence

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tawdry

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garish, flashy

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pander

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exploit, manipulate

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perennial

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eternal, never ending

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licentious

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immoral, profligate

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stygian

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dark, black, gloomy

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wade

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cross, splash and play in water

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bilk

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swindle

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bushwhack

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ambush, ambuscade

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alcove

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a niche in the wall of a room

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grail

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a greatly desired or sought after object

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regent

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a ruler or governor

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protean

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versatile, variable, many-sided

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timbre

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tone, sound, resonance, ring

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auspice

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support, backing, sponsorship

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resplendent

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splendid, dazzling

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genuflect

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express servile attitude, worship

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salient

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prominent, outstanding, important

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bromide

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platitude, banal

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travesty

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mockery, distortion

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privy

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informed, aware

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glean

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garner, collect, gather

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enthropy

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anarchy, disarray, chaos

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hoopla

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fuss

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akimbo

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hand help on one’s sides

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forensic

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relating to a court of law

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mezzanine

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the lowest balcony in a theatre

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wrack

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torture, torment

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sapid

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tasty, flavourful

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glutinous

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viscuous, sticky

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suave

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smooth, polished, debonair

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quash

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repress, subdue, subjugate

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