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Gratitude

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The quality or feeling of being grateful or thankful.

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Stricken

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To deal a blow or stroke to a person as with the first, a weapon or a hammer; hit.

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Vague

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Not clearly explicitly stated or expressed.

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Abated

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Lessoned or deminished.

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Keening

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A wailing lament for the dead.

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Ruefully

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In a mornful or dulful way.

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Crude

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In a law or unprepared statement.

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Gingerly

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With great care or caution

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Embedded

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Fixed or snugly enclosed in a surrounding mass.

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Tendris

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A threadlike leafless organ of climbing plants.

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Dormant

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Lying asleep or as if asleep.

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Convulse

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To shake violently.

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Persistent

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In spite of opposition or obstacles.

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Punky

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In like or pertaining to spongy.

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Inferiating

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Causing or fending to cause danger or outrage.

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Rectify

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To make, put, or set right.

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Vital

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Of or relating to life.

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Unduly

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Excessivly

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Stymied

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Blocked

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Surging

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Forward movement, rush or sweep.

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Furor

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A general outburst of enthusiasm.

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Audible

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Loud enough to be heard.

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Amphibious

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Able to live both on land and in water.

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Rivulets

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A small stream.

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Asset

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A small and desirable thing or quality.