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lacerate

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tear

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poise

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equillibrium

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clammy

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damp

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feline

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catlike

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lenient

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merciful

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melodious

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melody

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underfoot

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in the way

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voracious

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wanting/ devouring great quantities of food

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indiscriminate

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done at random or without careful judgement

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eminent

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(of a person) famous and widely recognised OR
(of a positive quality)- present to a notable degree

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steeped

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surround or fill with a quality or influence

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replete

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filled or well supplied with something

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abound

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exist in large numbers or amounts

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prognosticate

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foretell or prophesize a further event

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automaton

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used in comparisons to refer to a person who seems to act in a mechanical way

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matron

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an older married woman

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paradox

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an absurd/contradictory statement

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realm

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a kingdom

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annals

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historical records/ a record of events year by year

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compound

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make something bad/worse

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tinge

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colour slightly/ a trace of a colour

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badger

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to annoy/pester

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implore

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to ask someone to do something/not do something

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drudgery

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hard monotonous work/ labour

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interminable

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endless or apparently endless

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perceive

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become aware/ conscious of something
or interpret/ regard