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locus

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locality; center of great activity

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lofty

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very high; noble

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loiter

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to stand around idly

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lothario

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seducer

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low

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to make a deep sustained sound like a cow, moo

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lugubrious

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sorrowful, mournful

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lumber

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to move slowly and awkwardly

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luminary

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a person who has achieved eminence in a specific field

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lurid

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harshly shocking, sensational

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luxuriate

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take luxurious pleasure; indulge oneself

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lyric

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suitable for poetry and song; expressing feeling

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macambre

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grim and horrible

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machiavellian

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crafty

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Magisterial

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authoritative

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magnanimous

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generous, noble

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magnum opus

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the greatest single work of a writer, composer or artist

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malaise

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feeling of discomfort; general sense of depression

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malapropism

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humorous misuse of a word

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malcontent

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discontented person

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malice

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animosity, hatred

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malinger

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to feign illness to escape duty

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manifesto

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선언서

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stalagmite

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type of rock formation that rises from the floor of a cave

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grapple

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잡다, 싸우다

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blindside

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to surprise someone, usually with harmful results

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pelt

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to throw a number of things quickly at someone or something

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clad

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dressed

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quell

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진압하다

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be slated

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to be expected to happen in the future or to be expected to be or do something in the future

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screed

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a long piece of writing, especially one that is boring or expresses an unreasonably strong opinion

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Caravan

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a group of people with vehicles or animals who travel together for safety through a dangerous area

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Mast

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a pole that holds a flag

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not mince words

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to say what you mean as clearly and directly as possible

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reel

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1) confused

2) to walk moving from side to side

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vitriol

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violent hate and anger expressed through severe criticism

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overhaul

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to repair or improve something so it works well

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mixed bag

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a range of different things or people

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equitable

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treating everyone fairly and in the same way

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insurgency

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an occasion when a group of people attempts to take control of their country by force

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scion

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a young member of a rich and famous family

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strait

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a narrow area of sea that connects two larger areas of sea

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standoff

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a situation in which agreement in an argument does not seem possible

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hull

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껍질을 벗기다

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simmering

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cooking at a temperature that is slightly below boiling

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manifest

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1) obvious

2) to occur in reality; make evident

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manifestation

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occurrence in reality

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manifold

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diverse, comprised of many parts

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manna

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spiritual nourishment

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manumission

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freedom from slavery

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martinet

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strict disciplinarian

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matriculate

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to enroll in a college

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maudlin

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overly sentimental

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maven

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an expert

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mawkish

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very sentimental

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mea culpa

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an admission of a personal fault or mistake

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meager

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scanty; inadequate

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meditation

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reflection; thought

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medley

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mixture

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menagerie

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a variety of animals kept together

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mendacious

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dishonest

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mendicant

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beggar

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mercenary

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N)soldier hired for battle

ADJ) greedy

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Mercurial

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quick, unpredictable

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meretricious

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gaudy; plausible but false; specious

we rejected the argument as meretricious

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gaudy

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화려한, 현란한, 속된

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meridian

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an imaginary circle that passes through the North and South Pole

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Meritorious

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deserving praise

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mettle

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courage, endurance

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mettlesome

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full of courage and fortitude; spirited

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milieu

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environment; surroundings

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militant

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combative; bellicose

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militate

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to work against

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minatory

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threatening; menacing

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minutia

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petty details

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mirth

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환희

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gaiety

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1) 명랑, 쾌활

2) 화려, 화사

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misapprehension

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a misunderstanding

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miserly

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stingy, mean

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misgiving

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doubt, sense of foreboding

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missive

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letter

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modus operandi

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a method of operating or proceeding

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momentous

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very important

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monastic

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related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns

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monism

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a philosophical belief that reality is comprised of one fundamental substance

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monologue

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speech performed by one actor

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moot

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debatable; previously decided

the point is moot, so let’s not waste time debating it

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moratorium

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an authorized delay of a specific activity

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morbid

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gruesome, unhealthy/ gloomy

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mordant

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bitingly sarcastic

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mores

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customs

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moribund

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dying

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Morose

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ill-humored; sullen

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mote

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tiny particle

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motley

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many colored, made up of many parts

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munificent

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generous

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muse

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to consider something at length/ ponder

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mystic

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a person who undergoes profound spiritual experiences

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mystical

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stemming from direct communion with ultimate reality or God

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Nadir

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lowest point

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naivete

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lack of sophistication and worldliness

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picanniy

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racial slur which refers to a dark-skinned child of African descent

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scamper away

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to flee in a very quick manner

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Gung-ho

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exceptionally enthusiastic, eager, zealous

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haunt

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a place frequently visited

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ogle

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to look amorously, flirtatiously

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reluctantly

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마지못해

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peddle

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to sell things, especially by taking them to different places;

108
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pusillanimous

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weak and cowardly; frightened of taking risks

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Indignation

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anger about a situation that you think is wrong or not fair

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sacking

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an act of removing someone from a job

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