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studies the past

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historian

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measures air pressure

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barometer

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sphere-shaped diving

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bathysphere

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transparent object that bends light

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vessel lens

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able to be handled

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palpable

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energetic

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vitality

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lazily

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indolently

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thin

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slender

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persistently

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doggedly

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uneven parts of cliffs

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crags

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not able to be seen through

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opaque

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decorative monster

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gargoyle

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refined

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cultivated

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suitable for nobility

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baronial

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skilled Russian horsemen

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cossack

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torn roughly

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lacerated

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fine handwriting

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calligraphy

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mapmaking

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cartography

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short saying

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epigram

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evoking lifelike images

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graphic

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Three dimensional image

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holography

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design composed of one or more initials

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monogram

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scholarly study

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monograph

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instrument for measuring earthquake vibrations

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seismograph

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short hand writing

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stenography

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appearance of a printed page

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typography

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final offer

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ultimatum

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false report

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canard

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inactive

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inert

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extending back beyond memory

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immemorial

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uninhabited

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desolate

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place military troops

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deploy

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weariness

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lassitude

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unclear

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haze

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address someone urgently

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ply

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quick mind

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acuteness

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seeking conflict

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belligerent

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explosion

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detonation

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highest point

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pinnacle

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cry out

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clamor

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any group

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bevy

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glowing

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lurid

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spicy

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piquant

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abusive denunciation

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diatribe

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quieten

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appease

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lavish

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sumptuous

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pursuit of

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hedonism

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inflict severe punishment

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castigate

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full in sound

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orotund

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edge

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brink

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daring

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pluck

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obtain by pulling

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wrest

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shameless

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brazen

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vicious

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harridan

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to place a heavy load on

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encumber

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unnaturally pale

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wan

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devious action

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ploy

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push

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jostle

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severe

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stringent

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a great calamity

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catastrophe

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stinging hairs

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nettle

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very showy display

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ostentatious

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fill beyond capacity

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glut

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infuriate

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incense

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strict

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severe

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steep cliff

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precipice

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to pay back

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retaliate

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contrary

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peevish

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border

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verge

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to call out noisily

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bawl

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controlling

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reins

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to express a good opinion

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commend

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prediction of something bad

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foreboding

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simultaneous firing of weapons

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fusillade

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spreading of a disease

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contagion

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cause to happen

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precipitate

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figure seen against a light background

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silhouette

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anything that appears unexpectedly

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apparition

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reechoed sound

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reverberation

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not capable of feeling sensation

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insensate

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triumphant

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exultant

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likely to happen soon

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imminent

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stop

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desist

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take advantage of

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avail

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very heavy fall of rain

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torrent

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distaste

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repugnance

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a transport or carrier

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conveyance

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small

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minute

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huge

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colossus

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empty

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disgorge

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great lack of energy

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lethargy

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state of being inactive

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torpor

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lack of clearness or visibility

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obscurity

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with confusion or hesitancy

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perplexingly

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secretly

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furtively

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hood

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cowl

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reflect brightly

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scintillate

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devour

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consume

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starved

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gaunt

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failing to clearly choose

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indiscriminate

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basic unit of military personnel

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battery

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persuade not to do something

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dissuade

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carefully

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assiduously

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argue

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expostulate

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a parish priest

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vicar

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inspiring fear

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formidable

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with a change of direction

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obliquely

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suitcase

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portmanteau

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celebration

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exultation

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to remove one�s head

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decapitate

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full of elaborate detail

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intricate

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obvious

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patent

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periodically

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intermittently

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churn

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froth

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not able to be heard

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inaudibly

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where rivers join

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confluence

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low area on Earth�s surface

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basin

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saltiness

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salinity

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highest point of a wave

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crest

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lowest point of a wave

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trough

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ocean wave that collapses

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breaker

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restore to good health

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rehabilitate

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peaceful

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pacific

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flatterer

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toady

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to give

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endow

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fawning

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obsequious

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to set right

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rectify

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carefully considering

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circumspection

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protest

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remonstrance

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surround

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hem

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lack of energy

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lethargic

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to cause to flee

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rout

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horrified

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aghast

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obvious

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manifest

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to send out

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radiate

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timid

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timorous

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done immediately

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instantaneous

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brick

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masonry

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room next to kitchen

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scullery

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defense against attack

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rampart

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point of view

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aspect

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moving easily

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agile

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drawing

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rendering

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skillful

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dexterous

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to strive

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endeavor

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involuntary spasms

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convulsive

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workings of the body

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physiological

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measure of the force

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weight

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groove between parts

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cleavage

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attractive force

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gravity

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to break

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fracture

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lightweight metal

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titanium

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arouse

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pique

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lie

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equivocate

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luxuriant

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opulent

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a dude concerned with his clothes

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dandy

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express through movement

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gesticulate

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shy

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diffident

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trickery

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ruse

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exaggerated dignity

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conjure

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vain or stuck up

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pompous

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elegance

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frippery

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togiveoff

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emit

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splendid

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resplendent

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sparkle

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glint

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walk proudly

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strut

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crying out loudly

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vociferous

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treachery

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perfidy

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devastate

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ravage

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ill-mannered

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boorish

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innumerable

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myriad

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deceive

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hoodwink

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spoken

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vocal

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word or phrase

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locution

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to make obsolete

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supersede

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no longer used

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defunct

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representation of a person

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caricature

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to bring on oneself

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incur

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weaken

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vitiate

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effective

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efficacious

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most basic

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elemental

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invention

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contrivance

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swing from side to side

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oscillate

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give

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impart

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sharp

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acute

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perplexing

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enigma

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climax or end

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culminate

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cruel action

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atrocity

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sign

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vestige

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thinking ahead

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forethought

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force out

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oust

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cuffle

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tussle

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coax

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cajole

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basic

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rudimentary

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full of contradictions

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paradoxical

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ask

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implore

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abundantly

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copiously

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unbearable

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intolerable

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dry

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parch

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decline

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ebb

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