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sponge

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live at another’s expense

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spurious

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FALSE

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spurn

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to reject

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squalid

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dirty

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squander

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to spend wastefully

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squat

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to crouch

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stanch

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to stop the flow of a fluid

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steeply

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rising or falling sharply

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stentorian

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extremely loud

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stickler

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one who insists unyieldingly

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stigma

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mark of shame

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stigmatize

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describe scornfully

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sting

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something sharp

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stingy

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spending unwillingly

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stint

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to be thrifty

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stipple

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to paint with dots

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stipulate

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to state as necessary condition

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stolid

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showing no emotion

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stray

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to wander

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streak

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to move very fast

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striated

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striped

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stride

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to walk with long steps

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strut

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a supporting bar

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stygian

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gloomy

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stymie

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to hinder

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subdue

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bring under control

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sublime

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astounding

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submerge

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to put under water

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suborn

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to induce by bribery

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subpoena

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written order to appear in court

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substantiation

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giving facts to support

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subsume

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include under a rule

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succor

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relief in time of distress

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suffice

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to meet needs

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suffocate

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to cause difficulty breathing

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sullied

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to be stained

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summarily

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without delay

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sumptuous

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magnificent

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sundry

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miscellaneous

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supercilious

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disdainful

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superfluous

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more than needed

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superimpose

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to put on top

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supersede

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to take place of

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supine

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lying on back

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suppliant

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asking humbly

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supplicate

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to make humble petition to

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suppress

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to put an end to

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surcharge

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additional charge

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surfeit

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feet to fullness

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susceptibility

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sensitivity

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swerve

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to change direction suddenly

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sycophant

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person who flatters to the rich

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synopsis

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summary

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taciturn

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untalkative

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tadpole

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frog in early stage of development

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talon

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claw of a bird of prey

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tamp

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to drive down with repeated blows

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tamper

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to interfere with

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tangential

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suddenly changeable

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tarnished

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lost brightness

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tassel

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bunch of threads

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taunt

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to reproach

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taut

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tight

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tautology

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redundancy

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tawdry

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gawdy

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teetotal

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opposed to alcohol

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temerity

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boldness

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temperance

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moderation

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temperate

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showing self-control

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tenacity

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firmness

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tenuous

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insubstantial

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tepid

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lukewarm

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terse

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brief and to the point

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testiness

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irritated

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thrift

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economy

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thwart

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frustrate

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timid

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shy

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timorous

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fearful

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toady

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obsequious flatterer

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tonic

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something giving strength

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topple

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to make unsteady and overturn

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torment

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severe pain

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torpid

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sluggish

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torque

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twisting force

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tortuous

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devious

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tout

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to solicit customers

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tractable

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easily controlled

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transgress

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to beyond limit

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transient

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fleeting

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transitory

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brief

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travesty

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parody

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trenchant

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vigorous

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trepidation

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fear

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trickle

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to flow in drops

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trifling

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unimportant

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trite

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common

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truce

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agreement to stop fighting

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truculence

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ferocity

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trudge

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to walk heavily

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turbid

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muddy

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turbulence

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being uncontrolled

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turgid

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bloated

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turmoil

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disturbance

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turpitude

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wickedness

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turquoise

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greenish-blue precious stone

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tyro

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beginner

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ubiquitous

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to annoy

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ulterior

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situated beyond

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umbrage

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offense

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uncouth

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awkward

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underbid

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make a lower bid

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undermine

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to weaken

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undulate

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to fluctuate

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unearth

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to discover

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unencumbered

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easy-going

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unfeigned

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sincere

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unscathed

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unharmed

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untoward

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inconvenient

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upbraid

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to scold

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urbane

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elegant

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vacillation

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being uncertain

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vagary

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strange act

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vain

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conceited

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valiant

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brave

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valorous

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brave

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vanquish

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to conquer

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veer

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to change direction

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venal

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capable of betraying honor

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veneer

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covering true nature

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veneration

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regarding with deep respect

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veracity

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truth

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verdant

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fresh and green

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verisimilitude

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appearing real

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veritable

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rightly named

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verve

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spirit

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vestige

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trace

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vex

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to annoy

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vigilance

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watchfulness

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vigilant

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member of a vigilance committee

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vigorous

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energetic

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vilify

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to slander

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vindictive

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having a desire to revenge

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virago

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a loud domineering woman

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visceral

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of the internal organs

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viscous

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semi-fluid

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vitiate

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to lower quality of

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vituperate

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abuse in words

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vivacious

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lively

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volatile

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fickle

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volubility

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verbosity

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voluble

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fluent

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waffle

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to talk vaguely

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waft

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to send floating through air

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wag

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merry person

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warmonger

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person who stirs up war

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warrant

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written order

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wean

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to turn away

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weigh

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to measure how heavy

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welter

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confusion

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wend

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to proceed

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whimsical

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full of odd and fanciful ideas

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wince

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to show pain

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woo

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to try to win

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writ

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written order

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yarn

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story

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