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Assuage

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During the conversation, she assuaged his fears that she would break up with him.

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Seldom

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–not often
He always eats lunch, but seldom eats breakfast

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Stricture

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–rule
She resented the religious strictures of her family.

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Impotent

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powerless, helpless
She hated the way her boss treated her, but felt impotent to change his behavior.

Changing a situation.

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Synonym

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Something that sound the sound

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Apprehensive

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Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

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Auburn

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A reddish-brown color.

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Crimson

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An deep/dark red color

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Indigenous

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Inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists.

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