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Coquetry

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N. Flirtatiousness

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Brute

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N. An animal, a bully

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Discomfiture

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N. Embarrassed awkwardness

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Fodder

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Adj. Animal feed

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Fractious

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Adj. Troublesome; irritating

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Irked

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Adj. Irritated

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Indifference

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N. Showing no preference

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Loins

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N. The area below the waist; often genitals

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Merciless

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Adj. Showing no mercy

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Promontories

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N. Areas of land that stick out from the mainland to the sea

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Prostrating

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V. Lying flat usually with face downward

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Reconciled

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V. Made amends; apologized

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Alliances

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N. Unions to promote common interests

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Confidants

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N. Friends, people that can counted on for companionship

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Counterpane

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N. A bedspread

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Menial

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Adj. Degrading, small, unimportant

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Ostentatiously

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Adj. Pretentiously or excessively displayed

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Cur

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N. Mixed breed, ill- natured dog, a contemptuous person

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Insinuations

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N. Plodding or sinister remarks

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Refracted

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V. Deflected from a straight path

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Resurrection

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N. Revival or rebirth

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Ursurper

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N. Someone or something that seizes by force

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Scimitars

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N. Curved words

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Swaggered

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V. Strutted, walked insolently

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