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Immobilize

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To prevent from moving

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Illicit

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Illegal

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Impassive

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Showing no feeling; calm

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Implant

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To put something into

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Impound

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  1. To seize and keep by law

2. To put in prison

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Inadvertent

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Unintentional; accidental

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Incentive

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Reward; encouragement

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Incongruous

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Strange; out of place

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Indebted

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Owing money or gratitude

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Indiscriminate

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Random; making no distinctions

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Indulgent

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Pampering; spoiling

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Infamous

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Famous in a bad way (e.g., Jack the Ripper)

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Inhibit

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To hold back; to keep in

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Inpatient

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A person who stays overnight in a hospital for treatment

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Insolvent

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Having no money

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Instrumental

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Helpful; important

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Intelligible

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Understandable

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Intriguing

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Very interesting

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Invert

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To turn upside down or inside out

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Itinerant

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  1. (N.) traveler

2. (Adj.) traveling; wandering

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Jocular

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Joking; humorous

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Juvenile

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Immature

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Kinsfolk

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Relatives; family members

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Lapse

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  1. Slight error
  2. Backsliding
  3. Passage of time
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Leash

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  1. (N.) device for controlling a dog

2. (V.) control

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Linguistics

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The study of language

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Lubricant

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something that makes a surface slippery and smooth (e.g., oil)

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Lure

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  1. (N.) bait; temptation

2. (V.) to tempt

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Manipulate

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To make things happen as one wishes

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Meddling

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Interfering

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Mendable

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Fixable

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Meteorologist

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Scientist who studies the weather

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Migratory

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Moving from one place to another

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Minuscule

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Tiny

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Mitt

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Glove to wear while playing baseball

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Mosaic

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A richly decorated picture made from small tiles

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Muted

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Lowered; softened (as in sound)

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Nonentity

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A nobody; a person without ability or character

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Noxious

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Harmful

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Obscure

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  1. (Adj.) unclear; vague

2. (V.) to confuse

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Opaque

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  1. Hard to understand

2. Not see-through

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Optimum

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Best; most favorable

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Overcome

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To beat; to triumph over

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Paranoia

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Irrational belief that everyone is out to harm you

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Passive

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Not active

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Pending

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Unsettles; undecided

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Persecute

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To treat poorly, especially because of religious or political beliefs

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Philanthropic

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Promoting social good; generous

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Plagiarism

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Stealing someone else’s words or ideas

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Polo

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Game played on horseback

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Practitioner

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One who practices a particular profession

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Predator

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A destroyer; an animal that kills for food

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Premature

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Happened before expected time

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Prescriptive

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Giving directions or instructions

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Pretext

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Pretense; execute

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Procrastination

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To delay

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Promiscuous

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Not choosy; having sex with many partners

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Prosper

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To succeed; to become wealthy

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Purposeful

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Determined

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Quantitative

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Describing in terms of number or quantity

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Ramble

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  1. To talk in a disconnected manner

2. To stroll aimlessly

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Raucous

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Harsh-sounding

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Reckless

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Very careless; highly irresponsible

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Recollect

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To remember

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Referee

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Official at a sports match

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Regal

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Fit for a king; royal

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Regulate

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To control; to keep order

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Relevant

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Important; pertinent

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Remote

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Distant; far away

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Repentance

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Expression of guilt or sorrow

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Reserved

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  1. Quiet

2. Saved

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Resolved

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To decide; to settle

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Resume

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To begin again; to continue

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Righteousness

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Moral correctness or justice

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Rout

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  1. (N.) a crushing defeat
  2. (V.) to force out
  3. (V.) to defeat badly
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Saturate

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To soak thoroughly; to fill

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Sedative

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Tranquilizer

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Serviceable

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Useful; ready for service

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Shabby

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Of poor quality; worn

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Singular

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  1. Individual

2. Unusual

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Smug

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Very pleased with oneself

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Soluble

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Able to be dissolved

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Spectrum

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The entire range of something (e.g., colors)

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Sprint

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To run fast for a short distance

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Stalemate

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Situation where no one wins; draw or tie

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Stern

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Strict; harsh

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Subdue

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  1. To bring under control

2. To conquer

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Suffocation

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Choking from lack of oxygen

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Surpass

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To go beyond the limits of something; to exceed

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Syllabus

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List of assignments for a class

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Systematic

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Organized; methodical

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Talisman

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Magical charm

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Taper

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To become narrower; to decrease

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Tentacles

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Animal limbs used to feel or grab (e.g., an octopus)

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Theoretical

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In the realm of ideas; not based on practical experience

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Tranquil

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Calm

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Treadmill

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  1. Exercise device used for walking

2. Boring routine

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Turbulent

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Stormy

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Umpire

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Official in baseball game

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Unconscionable

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Morally shocking; outrageous

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Unfounded

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Without basis; groundless

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Unprecedented

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New; occurring for the first time

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Urban

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From the city

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Vague

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Unclear

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Velocity

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Speed

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Vessel

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  1. Boat or ship

2. Container

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Vigilant

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Watchful; alert

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Welfare

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Well-being

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Zest

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Enthusiasm

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