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Distance upward; height

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Altitude

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Able to be heard

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Audible

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Diminish

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Abated

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Far-reaching; thorough

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Extensive

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Able to function on both land and water

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Amphibious

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A resource that has value

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Asset

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To reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding

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Pulverized

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To surround closely

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Imbedded

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In a state of rest or inactivity

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Dormant

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To be composed of

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Comprised

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To build up

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Banked

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Being the first or earliest kind of existence

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Primitive

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To deflect something, especially light, from a straight path

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Refracts

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Rejoiced

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Exulted

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Rectify

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To correct or fix something

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Vital

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Necessary to life

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Incessant

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Unending

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Visibility

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The range and clarity of vision

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Capacity

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The maximum amount that can be received or contained

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Instinctive

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Natural feeling that comes to you, it us not learned

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Unwittingly

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Unintentional

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Ferocity

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Fierceness; extreme intensity

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Linger

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To continue to stay; delay leaving

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Portly

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Stout; overweight

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Quiver

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To shake with a slight rapid movement

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Sheepishly

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With a bashful or embarrassed look

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Unison

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In harmony or agreement; as with one voice