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Emaciate

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V
To make abnormally thin or lean by gradually wasting away (not always people)
Weakens decay waste away
Grow strengthen develop

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Imbue

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Verb
Inspire or permeate with feeling or quality
Instill infuse ingrain
Drain remove take out

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Imbibe

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V
Absorb or assimilate ideas knowledge food liquid
Learn absorb digest take in grasp consume
Ignore overlook abstain

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Inclemency

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N
Severe rough or harsh (usually weather)
Storminess cold roughness harshness
Mildness calmness gentleness clearness warmness

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Indefatigable

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Adj
Able to work or continue for a long time without tiring out
Tiredness determined unwearied persistent inexhaustible
Tired weary lazy inactive

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Procure

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V
Obtain something
Get obtain acquire buy
Give away let go reject

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Prognosticate

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V
Foretell or predict and event in the future
Predict prophecy forecast foretell foresee
None

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Prudence

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N
Careful good judgement allows someone to avoid danger or risks
Carefulness caution
Carelessness recklessness wildness

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Repine

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To feel or express discontent
Complain grumble moan fret lament
Delight rejoice praise compliment

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Abstruse

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Adj
Difficult to understand
Obscure cryptic difficult puzzling
Clear obvious simple lucid

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