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1
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Defused

A

Deactivate an explosive device or reduce the danger or tension in a hard situation

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Diffuse

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Spread over a wide area

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3
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Disburse

A

Pay out money 💸

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4
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Disperse

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To move apart in a irregular, random way

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5
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Discreet

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Polite and mindful about what you say

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Discrete

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Separated or divided

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7
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Doze

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Sleep lightly, short sleep

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8
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Does

A

Many female deers

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Urn

A

Vase on a pedestal used for many purposes, such as keeping someone’s ashes

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Elicit

A

Call forth or draw out something

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11
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Illicit

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Illegal, not legally permitted

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12
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Ewe

A

Female of the sheep

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13
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Yew

A

Coniferous tree with small poisonous red fruits

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14
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Accede

A

To agree to

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15
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Feat

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Great , courageous achievement

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16
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Fete

A

Festival

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17
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Fate

A

Will or principle of the universe’s choice, decision

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18
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Flue

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Channel in chimney to bring out the smoke from the fire (cheminée)

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Flew

A

Past tense of fly

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20
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Foul

A

Offensive to the senses (smell, etc) or in a sport, a invalid action

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21
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Franc

A

Monetary unit of Switzerland

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22
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Franc

A

Monetary unit of Switzerland and other countries

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23
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Frank

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Honest, sincere (franc, franchement)

24
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Frees

A

3rd person present of free

25
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Frieze

A

Broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration

26
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Friar

A

Member or any of certains religious orders of men (christianity)

27
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Fir

A

Coniferous tree

28
Q

Gait

A

Manner of walking (demarche)

29
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Gait

A

Manner of walking

30
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Guerilla

A

Person who participates in a small independent grp who fights

31
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Guild

A

Medieval association of craftsman or merchants often having power

32
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Gild

A

Cover in gold⚱️

33
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Hangar

A

Building used to hold aircraft of spacecraft

34
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Hanger

A

Someones who hangs something OR piece of wood, plastic or metal ment to hang clothes

35
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Hoard

A

Collect and often hide away a supply of

36
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Hoarde

A

Large group of people

37
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Hoarse

A

Sounding rough and harsh, like a sore throat

38
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Aisle

A

Passage between seats in theatres, churches or airplanes OR passage between shelves at the supermarket

39
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Latter

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The second option between two choices OR situated nearer to the end of something than to the beginning

40
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Leech

A

Animal who suck blood out of the skin

41
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Leak

A

The release of something

42
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Leek

A

Vegetable related to the onion (poireau)

43
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Lier

A

An object of living being which or who lies horizontally

44
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Lyre

A

Music instrument similar to the harp

45
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Sided

A

Having sides

46
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Cited

A

Quoted

47
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Scull

A

Each of a pair of small oars used by a single rower

48
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Through

A

From the beginning to the end

49
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Soar

A

Fly high in the sky or even glide

50
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Vice

A

Wicked behavior, wrongdoing

51
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Vise

A

A tool with two jaws used to hold in place an object

52
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Waist

A

Narrowed part of the body between the chest and the hips

53
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Wales

A

A country located next to England

54
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Wails

A

Past tense of wail, meaning to let out a high-pitched cry

55
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Which

A

Asking for info but specifying one or more people or things from a defined set

56
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Rite

A

Religious or other formal ceremony or act

57
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You

A

Used to refer to the person/people that the speaker is adressing

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