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adherent

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(n.) a follower, supporter;
(adj.) attached, sticking to

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cherubic

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(adj.) resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent

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condone

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(v.) to pardon or overlook

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exorcise

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(v.) to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive

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gluttony

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(n.) engaging in extreme eating or drinking; greedy overindulgence

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marauder

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(n.) a raider, plunderer

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pilfer

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(v.) to steal in small quantities

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rift

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(n.) a split, break, breach

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surmount

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(v.) to overcome, rise above

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trite

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(adj.) commonplace; overused, stale

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