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lurch

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an abrupt controlled movement

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jostle

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push, elbow, or bump against someone roughly

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resign

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accept that something undesirable cannot be avioded

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invalided

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remove from active service in the military due to injury or illness

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leanto

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a structure single pitched

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fortitude

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courage in pain or adversity

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infinatesimal

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extremely small

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candid

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truthful and straightforward

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brusque

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abrupt or offhand

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beholden

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owing thanks or having a duty to someone in return for help or a service

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dogged

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having or showing tenacity

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jollify

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to make merry

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contempt

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the feeling that a person or thing is worthless

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beget

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give rise to, bring about

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impend

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be about to happen

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discombobulation

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to confuse or disconcert; upset

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stoic

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a person who can endure pain or hardship

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sheaf

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any bundle, cluster, or collection

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facility

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an ability to do or learn something well and easily

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diligent

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having or showing care and conscientiousness in one’s work

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consolation

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comfort received by a person after a loss or disappointment

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invariably

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in every case, or on every occasion

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girded

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surround, encircle

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augment

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make something greater by adding to it