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punctuate

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make more noticeable or prominant, accentuate

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beat

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route, path

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jimpson

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known by common names thorneapple, jimsonweed, devil’s trumpet, is a poisonous flowering plant in the Daturae tribe of the nightshade family Solanaceae.

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construe

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interpret, analyze, read

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vigil

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Vigil are often held in remembrance of someone who has died and also serves to offer spiritual and religious relief during their passing.

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coppice

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thicket

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demure

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lady-like

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scathing

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fierce

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exchange

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give and receive

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rumpus

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confusion, uproar

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Nazareth

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sanctified

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drily

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in a matter of fact or ironically humorous way.

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Yankee

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an American

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octogenarian

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a person among the ages of 80 and 89

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quell

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put an end to

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archly

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express something teasingly in accentuation

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latent

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dormant, undeveloped, concealed

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disposed

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encouraged, inclined

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pessimistic

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negative

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apt

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having tendency to do something

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tenacious

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diligent

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potent

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irresistible, dominant

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confer

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grant

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discomfit

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embarrass

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flamboyant

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elaborate

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admonish

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chide, unbraid

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benediction

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blessing

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gumption

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shrewd or spirited initiative and resourcefulness

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laurel

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glory

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conclave

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committee, council

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virgil

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one of rome’s greatest poet’s

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luxeriant

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lush (vegetation)

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bode

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predict

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quadruped

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an animal with four feet, especially thst with hooves

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barbarous

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extremely brutal

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coquettish

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flirty, brazen

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irradiate

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illuminate

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plebeian

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commoner

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unaccountable

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inexplicable

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reprehensible

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blameworthy

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henpeck

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criticize

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fleckless

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no blemishes being on

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liberal

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copious

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trepidation

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anxiety

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weal

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interest

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wile

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tricks

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aggrieved

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resentful

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profane

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impious

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assent

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agree

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sere

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dry, whithered

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comport

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act

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nondescript

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lacking distinction

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staunch

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loyal, stalwart

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veer

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swerve

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marauding

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raid

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byword

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a person or thing cited as a notable and outstanding example or embodiment of something

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plaintive

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doleful, piteous, mournful

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-ward

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by way of

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summarily

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promptly, abruptly and skulkily

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impenitent

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unremorseful

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asseverate

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declare

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moonglade

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the bright reflection of light on a body of water.

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frigidly

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contemptuously

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overawe

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intimidate

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parsed

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contrue, analyse

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practicality

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the quality or state of being practical

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overrture

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proposal

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concession

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favour (nou.)

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rollicking

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lively, riotous

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sagely

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wisely

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lissome

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moving or bending with ease

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snowdrift

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a mound of snow piled up by wind

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conronal

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crown

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positively

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absolutely

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cumber

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restrain

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catechism

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religious dogma

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goad into

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poked into

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hubbub

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confusion, chaos

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dissuade

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discourage

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valiant

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fearless

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suave

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charming

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canvassing

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solicit votes from (electors or memebers)

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reëngage

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revive, resume, launch

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pilgrimage

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journey

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beckon

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gestures

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temperament

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mood

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abound

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plenteous

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dale

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valley, basin

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lichen

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moss

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desecration

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blasphemy

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bower

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grotto, alcove

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apple pie order

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in perfection or neatness

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destination

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objective

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lustrous

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scintillating

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veritable

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genuine, total

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extort

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force, milk

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misgiving

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doubts

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accordance

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conformity or agreement

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intercede

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meditate

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customary

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habitual

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canonize

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to officially declare (a dead person) to be a saint.

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cumber

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hinderance

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festal

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cheerful, hearty

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listlessly

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lackadaisically

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tactful

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having or showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues.

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dappled

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streaky, blotching

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daff

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fool around; of merriment

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crocus

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a purple flower

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paling

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diminishing

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valour

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bravery

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confound

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perplexed

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pilgrim

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devoted christian

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mote

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miniscule particle
Example: dust

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interlude

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rest, interval, breather, hiatus

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carious

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ruined, spoiled, addled, whithered

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precarious

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perilous, dangerous

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extricate

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disentangle, release

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idyl

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heaven, paradise, utopia

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garbe

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clothe, attire, dress (ver.)

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serenely

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composedly, coolly

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congenial

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kindered

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frank-faced

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free spoken, direct, no-nonsense

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physiognomy

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countenance, face, profile

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arbor

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a shady garden alcove with the sides and roof formed by trees or climbing plants trained over a framework

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betime

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early, promptly

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treatise

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a written work dealing systematically or formally with a subject. like: disquisition, discourse, essay, thesis

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fleck

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blotch, smudge

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straitly

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severely, undeviatedly

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admonish

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scold

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futility

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uselessness

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dulse

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red seaweed

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asserverate

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affirm, declare

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devout

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pious, orthodox

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accoutred

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outfitted, equipped

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rampant

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strong, intense

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bounden

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forced

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auspicious

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favorable, bright, rosy

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furtive

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secretly, slyly

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foreordain

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appointed beforehand (by god)

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meager

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poor, puny, miserable

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congealed

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become semi-solid; on cooling

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crystalize

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combine, shape

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epigram

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saying, proverb

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undercurrent

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suggestion, hint

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abrosia

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the good of the gods

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honeydew

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an ideally sweet substance

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incompatible

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mismatched

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inter

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bury

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prestige

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of supremacy and other’s eminent adoration

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irrevent

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disrespectful

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foothold

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footing crevice

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raucous

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making a harsh loud noise (adj.)

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strident

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raucous, peircing

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person

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province

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territory, district

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fervent

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passionate

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sequestered

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secluded, isolated

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aped

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mimic

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brooding

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gloomy

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people

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occupied

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likely

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doubly

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twice as

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comport

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act, behave

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sedate

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calm (adj.)

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sprite

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fairy

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parody

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imitate

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commonplace

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ordinary

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predilection

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liking, fondness

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coquettish

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flirtatious

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hymeneal

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of or concerning marriage

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ascribe

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regard something as being due to (a cause)

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tenor

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tendency

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aperture

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an opening, hole, or gap

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unabated

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without losing any original force or violence

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undergo

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experience of be subjected to

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subjected

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put through

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wade

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walk with effort through water or another liquid or viscous substance

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forge

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produce, make

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trifling

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unimportant

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