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cradle

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an infant’s bed or crib, typically one mounted on rockers

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gust

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a brief, strong rush of wind.

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ambition

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a strong desire to do or to achieve something, typically requiring determination and hard work.

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cling

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hold on tightly to.

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Imitate

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take or follow as a model.

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Elegant

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pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.

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mystify

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utterly bewilder or perplex (someone).

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triumph

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a great victory or achievement.

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woe

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great sorrow or distress (often used hyperbolically).

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modest

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unassuming or moderate in the estimation of one’s abilities or achievements.

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adept

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very skilled or proficient at something.

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agile

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able to move quickly and easily.

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aloof

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not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.

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anarchy

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a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority or other controlling systems.

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articulate

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(of a person or a person’s words) having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently.

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bonanza

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a situation or event that creates a sudden increase in wealth, good fortune, or profits.

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citadel

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a fortress, typically on high ground, protecting or dominating a city.

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Eccentric

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(of a person or their behavior) unconventional and slightly strange.

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disgruntled

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angry

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dub

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give an unofficial name or nickname to (someone or something).

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ferret

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a domesticated polecat kept as a pet or used, especially in Europe, for catching rabbits. It is typically albino or brown.

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Antagonist

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A person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another.

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Banquet

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A meal table

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arrogant

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Exaggerating or disposed to exaggerate one’s own worth or importance often by an overbearing manner

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boisterous

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A noisy person

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chronological

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It mean pt something in the right order

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loathe

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intense or dislike

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Manipulate

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handle or control

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omniscient

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knowing everything

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relutant

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unwilling and hesitant

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unamimous

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fully in agreement

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preliminary

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denoting an action or event preceding or done in preparation for something fuller or more important

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exaggerate

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worse than what is really is

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agitate

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trouble or nervous

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gruesome

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causing repulsion

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Beseech

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Urgently and fervently

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bestow

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confer or present

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quench

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To slake

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39
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melancholy

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A feeling of pensive

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inundate

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overwhelm

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41
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lurk

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A ambush

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lethal

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sufficient to cause death

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impede

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delay or prevent

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melanchology

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pensive sadness

45
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momenturn

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something that is in moving motion

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negligent

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Taking care of something in doing a good job

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patronize

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Talking to someone rudely and acting like they not important

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reprimand

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A buke

49
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Radiant

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sending out light

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substantial

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Of considerable importance

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reluctant

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unwilling and hesitant

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despondent

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in low sports from Los of hopes or courage

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conspicuous

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standing out so as to be clearly visable

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improvises

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to create a perfrom

55
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preliminary

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preceding and leading up to the main part, matter

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painstaking

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taking or characterized by taking pains or trouble

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paraphrase

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a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness

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predicament

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An unpleasantly difficult, perplexing, or dangerous situation.

59
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stationary

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standing still or not moving

60
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treacherous

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characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.

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vibrant

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vibrating so as to produce sound, as a string.

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salvage

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The act of saving a ship or its cargo from perils of the seas.

63
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gruesome

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Full of or causing problems; distressing:

64
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haggle

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to bargain in a petty, quibbling, and often contentious manner:

65
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diminish

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To make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.

65
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deteriorate

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to disintegrate or wear away.

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hazardous

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dependent on chance.

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subsequent

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following in order or succession; succeeding.

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unruly

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not submissive or conforming to rule; ungovernable; turbulent; intractable; refractory; lawless:

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chronological

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arranged in the order of time:

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encroach

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to advance beyond proper, established, or usual limits; make gradual inroads:

70
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exceptional

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forming an exception or rare instance;

71
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commemorate

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to honor the memory of by some observance:

72
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assimilate

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to take in and incorporate as one’s own;

73
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bonanza

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a rich mass of ore, as found in mining.

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loosen

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to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.

75
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centaur

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Classical Mythology. one of a race of creatures having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.

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misty

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abounding in or clouded by mist.

77
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pest

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an insect or other small animal that harms or destroys garden plants, trees.

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splendid

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gorgeous

79
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dome

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a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.

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bare

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naked

81
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branch

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a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.

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plunge

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to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something.

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rely

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to depend confidently.

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mural

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a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.

85
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privilege

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when You have consent to do something.

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wander

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to ramble without a definite purpose or objective.

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woe

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profound grief or distress:

88
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thrill

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to affect with a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement, as to produce a tremor or tingling sensation through the body.

89
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triumph

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condition of being victorious

90
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coax

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to influence or persuade to do something by gentle urging.

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tidy

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to be neat

92
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variant

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tending to change or alter.

93
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venture

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an undertaking involving uncertainty as to the outcome.

94
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sole

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being the only

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aroma

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an odor arising from spices

96
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sate

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to satisfy (any appetite or desire) fully.

97
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sparse

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thinly scattered or distributed.

98
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saunter

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to walk with a leisurely gait

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