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Crave

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V; feel a powerful desire for

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Confine

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V; keep or restrict someone or something working certain limits

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Cunning

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Adj; having or showing skill in achieving one’s ends by deceit or evasion

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Dank

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Adj; disagreeably damp, musty, and typically cold

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Feign

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V; pretend to be affect by (a feeling, state, or injury)

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Felon

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N; a person who has been convicted of a felony

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Flourish

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V; to be in a vigorous state; thrive

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Forbear

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V; politely patiently restrain an impulse to do something; refrain

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Fray

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N; battle or fight

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Mire

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N; stretch of swampy or boggy ground

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Mutiny

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N; open rebellion against proper authorities

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Nimble

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Adj; quick and light in movement or action; agile

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Obscure

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V; keep from being seen

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Oppression

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N; prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control

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Retain

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V; continue to have something; keep possession of

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Retort

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V; saying something in answer to a remark or accusation

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Revel

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V; enjoy oneself in a lively or noisy way; esp. With drinking and dancing

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Rigor

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N; quality of being extremely thorough, exhaustive, or accurate

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Sallow

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Adj; unhealthy yellow or pale brown color

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Vile

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Adj; extremely unpleasant