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rally synonym

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reassemble, reunite, troops to continue fighing

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potlach

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NW tribes, a ritual to put away materials to show wealth

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to be indentured

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force to work by contract

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the austerity of the English church

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severity, strictness, seriousness

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pulpit

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the rised platform at church from which preacher delivers his sermons

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a recognized autonomous branch of a Christian church

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denomination

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the congregations of the church

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the pews

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escapism

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dreaming, tendency to seek distraction from unpleasant reality

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improbable

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doubtful, dubious, unlikely to happen, debatable

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the fanciful, fanciful story

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imaginative, unrealistic

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termagant

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overbearing woman, harsh-tempered woman

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noble

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lofty

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mocking

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derisive, making fun of somebody, scoffing, teasing

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henpecked

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nagging by

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the magical hues of the mountain

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color, tone / romantic literature/

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a keg

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small barrel e.g. for beer

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enchantment

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the feeling of great pleasure, delight
Such an enchanting smile.
You are enchanting me since the first moment I saw you.
She is simply enchanting.

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a person who hoards the money and wealth while spending almost nothing

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miser
penny-pincher
misarable

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a protective or decorative garment

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apron

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skirmish

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battle

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minutemen

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volunteers ready to fight in a minute

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being reluctant, refusing,

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balk et

The Congress balked at putting up the money.

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avail

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use or take advantage of
available - serving to purpose, assist, benefit
valoir Frenche be strong
valere - Latin be worth
He knows that work will avail him a little.

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tramp

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stump, crush,

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The congress ……. overthrowing existing royal governments.

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endorse, approve, favor,

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disowned

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refuse to maintain any connection

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amend

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revise, change, modify, mend meaning add to legislation, Latin mend - defect, menda - fault, amendare - to correct,

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The declaration was ….. to ignore slavery.

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amended

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endow

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property

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support the idea

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invoke the idea, REFER TO
to mention the idea in order to influence people,
invocation - to call upon, to appeal
invocation - petition to God,

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encroachment

CROC

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invasion
intrusion, trespass,
en in croc hook
seize, fasten

CROC HOOK–> SEIZE, EN -IN CROACH-MENT—>INVASION

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make law

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enact
en put in
the act establishes, sanction into law
enactment passing the law

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The British enacted taxes

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make a tax law

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a sailing ship

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a schooner

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delay, or prevent by obstructing them

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impede / literary to shackle the feet/ ped foot

lat impedare in the way, delay movement of something, or progress of something.
impedience - resistance of electric circuit
impending
impedes
This will impede learning.
The underbrush will impede the progress of animals.

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potassium nitrite

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saltpeter

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work under supervision to be trained

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apprentice,

apprehendere, Latin grasp, take hold, grasp, French apprenti - someone learning
ADJ unskilled
apprehend - grasp with the mind, or sense;
ghend to seize or take
prae before
Italian grasp presa

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He was …. to a sailor.

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ap–prentic–ed

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open rebellion agains the authorities/ soldiers, sailors/

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mutiny

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withdraw the weapons or the military equipment

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decommissioned

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quick, fast, acting in excessive urgency

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hasty

I’m asking you not to make a hasty decision.

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control, elegance,

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poise

She received me with incredible poise for one so young.

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an arrangement of flowers

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a wreath ceremony

A wreath lying ceremony is held each year.

44
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unable to be taken away

the Creator gave them gifts, freedom, free to pursue happiness,

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unalienable

45
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to give rise to

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spawn

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twist together

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intervene, to happen between two points in time

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yeoman

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a man holding and cultivating a small estate

48
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speaking about something or to someone mocking way

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scoff

49
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taper off, cool off

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fizzle out

50
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mission

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  1. send to abroad
    2.missio, Latin, the act of sending, a release
  2. discharge from service, dismissal,
    4 an organized effort to spread of religion
    5commissioned - sending someone, man on a mission
    6 dispatch a military aircraft for the operation
  3. mission control expanded by 1962 when prolong the mission
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mission + add

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admission- acceptable as evidence in a court; having a right to be admitted to a place
admissible
admit

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mission +co

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commission
commit
compromise

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mission + de / di/

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demise
demission
demiss
demit
dissmiss
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mission, emit

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emit

55
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mission + int

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intermission

intermit

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man
mass +mission
mess
miss

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manumission
manumit
mass
mess
message
misse en scene
57
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admissible synonyms

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acceptable
bearable
tolerable

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admission - ad - mittere, admissio

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let in, acceptance, approval, mittere past let go, send,

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admit synonyms AACDDD

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acknowledge, accept, confess, disclose, declare, divulge,

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commission

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instruction, a duty, given to a person
synonym work, job, task, project, employment,

a group of people official charged with some function
synonym committee, board, council, panel

give an order to produce, build a building, equipment
com with, mittere release, give away, send
order
the authority is given to another to buy and sell goods

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commit

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com with
mittere let go, send, throw, to release
committee to give in charge, entrust
synonym perpetrate, do, perform, enact, 
dedicate, pledge, devote,
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compromise

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Lat compromissus,
past compromittere
com together, promittere promise
settlement, trade-off, agreement,

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de

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down

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demiss adj

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submissive, humble, lowly
de low missus let down
de mittere, to send down

65
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demission

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act of putting away, letting go, lay off, giving up

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demise

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des put away, past desmetre, Fra, dismiss

transference of land, property, sovereignity

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demit

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run or flow down, mittere let go

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dismiss

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dis apart
release from duty, court restrain,
mittere send, let go
remove from office, employment,

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dis

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lack off, opposite off, apart away

dishonest, disallow, discard

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mittere

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send away, let go, throw,

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emit

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produce, or discharge something,

72
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intermission

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inter between, mittere, interruption, temporary pause

73
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intermit

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intermittere, leave off, suspend, omit, neglect

74
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manumission

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liberation from slavery, restrain, bondage

man hand, + mittere

75
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manumit

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send of one hand, set a slave free

76
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mess

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missuss course of dinner, provision of food for one meal

77
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message

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missus, sending away

78
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a mix of ideas

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hodgepodge

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a person who is supposed to be able to see what the future holds through the supernatural ability

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seer

80
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a work strongly influencing later developments

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seminal

synonym fundamental

81
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surrounded by; in the middle of;

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amid

82
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curious

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in-qui-sitive

We were met by three inquisitive stares

83
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act in accordance with

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abide

I don’t need to abide by the rules.

84
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belonging to the same era

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contemporary, Latin tempus time, con with

85
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seclusion from the society

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reclusive tendencies

86
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the present time furniture

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the contemporary furniture

87
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cause to be, become

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render, to express in words,
to portray - to describe or depict in a certain way
The strong winds could render some areas under the water.

88
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to express the strong disapproval

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condemn

He was condemned to hard labor.

89
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death penalty

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condemn to death

90
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I condemned contemporary American society as too greedy.

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I strongly disagree with the current American society as to be too greedy.

91
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self-rejection

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abnegation
It is sad to witness the abnegation of human rights.
It is a part of the abnegation of learning and senseless worship of youth which destroyed our values.

92
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soak, wet

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drench

93
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hold within

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encompass

The dark romantic writers encompassed this theme.

94
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the collection of poems

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anthology

95
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to promise, to swear

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vow

96
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achievement

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feat

The Eiffel Tower is a remarkable feat of engineering.

97
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difficult life

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tormented life

98
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What is the name of the equipment used brick mason?

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trowel

99
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personal servant

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valet

100
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call for, invite

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summoned

They were summoned to the court.

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sadness, misery

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sorrow

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