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Trundle

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To roll along

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Bliss

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Great joy

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Lithe

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Supple [Soft and able to Blend or Fold Easily]

Sentence: Shoes made from supple leather

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Beguiling

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To trick or to charm
.Sentence: She was cunning enough to beguile her classmates into doing the work for her.

Sentence: He beguiled the audience with his smooth and seductive voice.

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Pensive

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Thinking Deeply

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Suffice

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To be enough

Sentence: No, you don’t need to write a letter. A phone call will suffice.

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Perpetuate

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To continue indefinitely

Sentence: Fears about an epidemic are being perpetuated by the media.

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Respite

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Rest, Relieve

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Bereft

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Deprived [Stolen] , Lacking Something

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Incognito

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In Disguise

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Waver

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To flicker, To become unsteady

Sentence:They never wavered in their support for their leader.

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Intercession

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The act of pleading on behalf of another

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Unwieldy

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Clumsy, Awkward

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Fray

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A noisy commotion

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Procure

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To get something

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