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1
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transport

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strong emotion.
Margo was a creature of extremes, at one moment in transports of joy over a vivid sunset, at another moment in transports of grief over a dying bird. (also v, secondary meaning.)

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trappings

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outward decorations; ornaments.

He loved the trappings of success: the limousines, the stock options, the company jet.

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travail

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painful physical or mental labor; drudgery; torment.

Like every other high school student she knew, Sherry hated the yearlong travail of cramming for the SAT.

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traverse

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go though or across,

When you traverse this field, be careful of the bull.

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travesty

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harshly distorted imitation; parody; debased likeness.

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tracly

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sickly sweet, cloyingly sentimental

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treatise

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article treating a subject systematically and throughly

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tremulous

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trembling; wavering

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trenchant

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forceful and vigorous; cutting.

with his trenchant wit, Rich cuts straight to the heart of the matter, panning a truly dreadful play

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trepidation

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fear; nervous apprehension

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tribute

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tax levied by a ruler; mark of respect

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truculence

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aggressiveness; ferocity

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trusim

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self-evident truth

Many a truism is summed up in a proverb; for example, “Marry in haste, repent at leisure.”

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truncate

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cut the top off.

The top of the cone that has been truncated in a plane parallel to its base is a circle.

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tryst

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meeting

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tumult

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commotion; riot; noise

turmoil

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turbid

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muddy; having the sediment disturbed.

The water was turbid after the children had waded through it.

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turgid

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swollen; distended

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turncoat

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traitor

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turpitude

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depravity.

A visitor may be denied admittance to this country if she has been guilty of moral turpitude.

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tutelage

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guardianship; training.

Under the tutelage of such masters of the instrument, she made rapid progress.

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tyro

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beginner; novice

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subliminal

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below conscious awareness

The pulse of the music began to work on the crowd in a subliminal way.

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subordinate

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occupying a lower rank; inferior; submissive

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suborn

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persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury)

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subservient

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behaving like a slave; servile; obsequious

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subsidiary

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something secondary in importance or subordinate; auxiliary.

First deal with the critical issues, then with the subsidiary ones.

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subsidy

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direct financial aid by government, etc.

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29
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substantiate

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establish by evidence; verify; support

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substantive

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real, as opposed to imaginary; essential; solidly based; substantial

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31
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subterfuge

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deceitful stratagem; trick; pretense

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32
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subtlety

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perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy

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33
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subversive

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tending to overthrow; destructive

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34
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succint

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brief; terse; compact

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35
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succor

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aid; assist; comfort

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36
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succulent

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juicy; full of richness

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37
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succumb

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yield; give in; die

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38
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suffragist

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advocate of voting rights (for women)

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sully

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tarnish; soil

He felt that it was beneath his dignity to sully his hands in such menial labor.

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sultry

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sweltering.

He could not adjust himself to the sultry climate of the tropics.

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summation

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act of finding the total; summary

42
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sumptuous

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lavish; rich

I cannot recall when I have had such a sumptuous Thanksgiving feast.

43
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sunder

A

separate; part

Northern and southern Ireland are politically and religiously sundered.

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supercilious

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arrogant; condescending; patronizing

45
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superimpose

A

place over something else

46
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supplant

A

replace; usurp

Bolingbroke, later to be known as King Henry IV, fought to supplant his cousin, Richard III as King of England.

47
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surfeit

A

satiate; stuff; indulge to excess in anything

48
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surmise

A

suspect; guess; imagine

49
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surmount

A

overcome

50
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surreptitious

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secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden

51
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sustenance

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means of support, food, nourishment

52
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suture

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stitches sewn to hold the cut edges of a wound or incision; material used in sewing

53
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swagger

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behave arrogantly or pompously; strut or walk proudly

54
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swarthy

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dark; dusky

55
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swathe

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wrap around; bandage

56
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swill

A

drink greedily

57
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sybarite

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lover of luxury

58
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sycophant

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servile flatterer

59
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synoptic

A

providing a general overview; summary

60
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table

A

set aside a proposal for future consideration.
Because we seem unable to come to an agreement on this issue at the moment, let us table the motion for now and come back to it at a later date.

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tactile

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pertaining to the organs or sense of touch

62
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taciturn

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habitually silent; talking little

63
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talisman

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charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune

64
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tangential

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peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing

65
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tanner

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person who turns animal hides into leather

66
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tantalize

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tease; torture with disappointment

67
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tantamount

A

equivalent in effect or value
Because so few Southern blacks could afford to pay the poll tax, the imposition of this tax on prospective voters was tantamount to the disenfranchisement for black voters.

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tarry

A

delay; dawdle

69
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tautological

A

needlessly repetitious

70
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tautology

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unnecessary repetition

71
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tawdry

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cheap and gaudy

72
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temerity

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boldness; rashness

73
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temper

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moderate; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel_

74
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tempestuous

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stormy; impassioned; violent

75
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temporize

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act evasively to gain time; avoid committing oneself

76
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tenacious

A

holding fast

I had to struggle to break his tenacious hold on my arm.

77
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tenacity

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firmness; persistence

78
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tenentious

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having an aim; biased; designed to further a ause

79
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tender

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offer; extend

80
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tenet

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doctrine; dogma

81
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tensile

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capable of being streched

82
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tenuous

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thin; rare; slim

83
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tenure

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holding of an office; time during which such an office is held

84
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tepid

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lukewarm

85
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terminus

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last stop of railroad

86
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testy

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irritable; short-tempered

87
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thematic

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relating to a unifying motif or idea

88
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theocracy

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government run by religious leaders

89
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thespian

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pertaining to drama

90
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thrifty

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careful about money; economical

91
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tightwad

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excessively frugal person; miser

92
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tiller

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handle used to move boat’s rudder; to steer

93
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timorous

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fearful; demonstrating fear

94
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tirade

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extended scolding; denunciation; harangue

95
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titantic

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gigantic

96
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titter

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nervous laugh

97
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titular

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nominal holding of title without obligations

98
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toady

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servile flatterer; yes man

99
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tome

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large volume

He spent much time in the libraries poring over ancient tomes

100
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tonic

A

invigorating; refreshing

The tart homemade ginger ale had a tonic effect on Kit: she perked right up.

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