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Alien

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A citizen of another county; foreign, strange

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Adjourn

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To stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place

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Comely

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Having a pleasing appearance

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Compensate

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To make up for; to repay for services

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Dissolute

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Loose in one’s morals or behavior

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Erratic

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Not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable

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Expulsion

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The process of driving or forcing out

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Feint

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A deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense.

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Fodder

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Food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose

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Fortify

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To strengthen, build up

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Illegible

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Difficult or impossible to read

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Jeer

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To make fun of rudely or unkindly; a rude remark of derision

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Lucrative

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Bringing in money; profitable

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Mediocre

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Average, ordinary, undistinguished

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Proliferate

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To reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly

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Subjugate

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To conquer by force, bring under complete control

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Sully

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To soil, strain, tarnish, defile, besmirch

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Tantalize

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To tease, torment by teasing

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Terse

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Brief and to the point

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Unflinching

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Firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back