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muster

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(v)- to collect or assemble (a number or amount)

S: raise, rally A: dismiss

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dismissively

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(adv)- indicating a lack of interest; disdainfully; scornfully
S: uninterested

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clambered

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(v) - to climb or move in an awkward or laborious way

S: scramble

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ergo

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Ergo (adv) -therefore; consequently

S: thus

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insolent

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(adj)- showing a rude or arrogant lack of respect

S: impolite A: polite

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peckish

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(adj)- hungry

S: craving A: fed

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coincide

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(v)- to occur at or during the same time

S: correspond A; differ

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dilemma

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(n)- a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more options, especially equally undesirable ones
S: problem A: solution

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seething

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(v)- to be in a state of agitation; to surge or foam as if boiling
S: flare A: be happy

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inconsolable

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(Adj) - incapable of being consoled or comforted

S; desolate A; happy

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dwindling

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(adj)- to become smaller; to shrink; waste away

S; decrease A; increase

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conceded

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( v)- to yield; to admit defeat; to acknowledge as true

S: accept A: deny

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