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1
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Discompose

A

Disturb or agitate

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2
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Diurnal

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Of or during the day; daily, of each day

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Diverge

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Separate from another route, especially a main one, and go in a different direction

Math (of a series) increase indefinitely as more terms are added

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4
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Evoke

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Bring or recall to the conscious mind.

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Garrulous

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Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

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Generate

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Cause (something,especially an emotion or situation) to arise or come about

Produce

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Gibe

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An insulting or mocking remark; taunt; jeer

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Hoax

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Trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false

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Illicit

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Forbidden by law, rules, or customs

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10
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Lubricious

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Offensively displaying or intended to arouse sexual desire

Smooth and slippery with oil or similar substance

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Mediate

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Intervene between people in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement or reconciliation

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech in which a work or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable

Thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else especially something abstract

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Nativity

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Occasion of a person’s birth

Birth of Jesus Christ

Picture,carving, model representing Jesus Christ

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Quoit

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Ring of iron, rope, or rubber thrown in a game to encircle or land as near as possible to the upright peg

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Raillery

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Good-humored teasing

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16
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Raiment

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Clothing

17
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Rancor

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Bitterness or resentful mess especially when long-standing

18
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Rankle

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Cause annoyance or resentment that persists

Continue to be painful

19
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Rant

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Speak or shout at length in a wild impassioned way

20
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Rapacity

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Aggressive greed

21
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Rapt

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Completely fascinated by what one is seeing or hearing

Having been carried away bodily or transported to heaven

22
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Repartee

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Conversation or speech characterized by quick witty comments or replies

23
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Repast

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Meal

24
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Replete

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Filled or well-supplied with something

25
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Reprehend

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To reprieve or find fault with; blame

26
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Reprisal

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An act of retaliation

27
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Sacrilege

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Violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred

28
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Sagacity

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Quality of being sagacious

29
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Saline

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Containing or impregnated with salt

30
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Tenure

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Conditions under which land or buildings are held or occupied

Give someone a permanent post (teacher/professor)