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Access

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The ability, right or for mission to approach, enter, speak with, or use.

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Abscond

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To depart in sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution.

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Anarchy

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A state of society without government or law

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Arduous

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Requiring great exertion, laborious, difficult, vigorous

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Auspicious

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Promising success propitious; opportune; favorable

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Bias

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A particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion especially one that is preconceived or unreason.

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Daunt

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To overcome with fear

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Disentangle

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Two free or become free from entanglement untangle extricate.

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Fate

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Something that unavoidably befalls a person’s fortunate

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Hoodwink

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To deceive or trick

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Inanimate

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Not animate, lifeless

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Intrepid

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Resolutely fearless, dauntless

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Larceny

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The wrongful taking and carrying away of the persons goods from another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the owners own use.

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Pliant

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Bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable

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Pompous

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Characterized by ostentatious display of dignity or importance

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Precipice

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A cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, or over hanging face

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Rectify

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To make, put, or set right;remedy; correct

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Reprieve

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To delay the impending punishment or sentence of a condemned person

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Revile

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A respite from impending punishment, as from execution of a sentence of death