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abandon

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to give something up completely; to leave

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abrasive

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capable of wearing away, , likely to offend others by being harsh

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absolve

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to set free or release; to grant pardon for

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accusation

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the act of accusing someone of having done something wrong

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adhere

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to stick or remain fixed

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amnesty

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a general pardon for offenses; a general pardon for offenses

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amplify

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to increase the strength of

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apostate

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someone who rejects a religion, belief

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assist

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to help, aid

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astute

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having the ability to judge d decisively; mentally perceptive; shrewd

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bizarre

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weirdly odd or strange

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bleak

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desolate, cold and unwelcoming, little or no hope

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bombastic

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ostentatiously lofty in style; pretentious

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bough

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a branch of a tree

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boundary

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a final or outer limit

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catastrophe

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a terrible blow or calamity; a great disaster

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clique

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a group of friends, professional colleagues

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coax

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to persuade them, using flattery

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concise

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brief but comprehensive

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condense

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to decrease the volume, size or density

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confront

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to come face to face with

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consume

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to use up; to eat or drink

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contrite

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sorry for something one has done; remorse

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corpulent

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fat; fleshy; obese

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craven

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cowardly; cringing

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dejection

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being dejected or sad

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denigrate

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to scorn or criticize someone; to belittle the reputation

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descendant

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a person or animal that is descended from an ancestor; an offspring

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despondent

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sad; dejected; in low spirits

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deter

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to discourage or prevent someone from doing something

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dilapidated

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having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration

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dilate

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to make or become larger, wider or further open

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disdainful

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expressing extreme contempt

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dispassionate

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calm; unemotional; impartial

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distract

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to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention

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diversion

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a detour from a usual route

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diverted

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to make someone or something change direction

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divulge

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to make something known; to reveal

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dolt

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a stupid person

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emaciated

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having become very thin (through illness, starvation etc)

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endurance

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the capacity for, or the state of, patient toleration

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ephemeral

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lasting a short time

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exonerate

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to free someone from blame, or acquit them of a criminal charge

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extravagant

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using, spending or costing too much

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facet

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an aspect, eg of a problem, topic or someone’s personality

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facile

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over-simple; showing a lack of careful thought

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force

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strength; power; impact or impetus

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fret

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to worry, especially unnecessarily; to show or express anxiety

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glutton

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someone who eats too much

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gossip

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talk or writing about the private affairs of others

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halt

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an interruption or stop to movement, progression or growth

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haughty

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very proud; arrogant or contemptuous

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hostile

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expressing enmity, aggression or angry opposition

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hyperbole

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the use of an overstatement or exaggeration for effect

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impending

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about to happen; imminent

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incapacitated

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lacking in or deprived of strength or power

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indifferent

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neither good nor bad; average; mediocre; neutral

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inevitable

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unable to be avoided; certain to happen

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invincible

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indestructible; unable to be defeated

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monotony

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routine or dullness or sameness

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natal

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connected with birth; native

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nebulous

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vague; hazy; lacking distinct shape

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obdurate

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hard-hearted. stubborn; difficult to influence or change

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obedient

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obeying; willing to obey

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offensive

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unpleasant, disgusting and repulsive; insulting

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onslaught

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a fierce attack; an onset

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paralyze

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to bring to a condition of helpless stoppage, inactivity, or inability

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perplex

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to puzzle, confuse or baffle

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pertain

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to concern or relate to; to be appropriate; to apply

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pompous

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solemnly self-important; pretentious

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porous

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full of or having pores; easily crossed or penetrated

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primeval

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relating or belonging to the Earth’s beginnings; instinctive

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prominent

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projecting; noticeable; conspicuous

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provoke

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to annoy or infuriate someone; to incite or goad

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pun

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a humorous play on words

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puny

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small, weak or undersized; feeble or ineffective

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purloin

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to steal, filch or pilfer

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quarrel

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an angry disagreement or argument

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rectify

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to put (a mistake, etc) right or correct; to adjust something

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remorse

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a deep feeling of guilt, regret

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repel

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to force or drive something or someone back or away; to reject

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resilient

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able to return quickly to its original shape or position

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respiration

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the act of respiring or breathing

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retort

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to make a quick and clever or angry reply

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reverberation

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the fact of being reverberated or reflected; An echolike force or effect

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rhetoric

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using language effectively to please or persuade

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salvage

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the rescue; the saving and utilization of waste

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sarcastic

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expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds

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scull

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a short, light pole used for rowing a boat

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seclude

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to keep away or isolate

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seep

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to escape slowly or ooze through

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skitter

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to go, run, or glide lightly or rapidly

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stash

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to put into a hiding-place

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sufficient

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enough; adequate

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supersede

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to take the place of; to replace

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surreptitious

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secret, sneaky, clandestine, underhand

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suspicious

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inviting or arousing suspicion; dubious

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tepid

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slightly or only just warm; unenthusiastic

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terminate

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to end or conclude

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terse

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brief and concise; succinct.; abrupt and rude; curt

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unprecedented

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not known to have ever happened before

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unscrupulous

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without scruples or moral principles

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utilize

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to make practical use of something

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versatile

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adapting easily to different tasks, having numerous uses or abilities

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vie

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to compete or struggle with

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vigorous

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strong and active; forceful; energetic

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vindicate

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to clear someone of blame or criticism

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yearn

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to feel a great desire for it; to long for it

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