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Mosul

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City in Iraq

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Punters

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London slang for customers

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Riposte

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Quick and clever reply

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Sanguine

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Optimistic, cheerful

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Cessna

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A small airplane

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Infanticide

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Killing of an infant less than one year, especially one’s own child

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Daub

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Coat or smear on a surface

Bedaub, plaster, splash,

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Offing

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The more distant part of the sea in view

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Inveigh

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Speak or write about something with great hostility

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Cull

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Select from s large group; obtain from a variety of sources choose, take, glean, select

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Camaraderie

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Mutual trust , friendship

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Resplendent

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Attractive and impressive through being richly colorful or sumptuous

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Kowtow

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Obsequious

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Heft

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Lift or carry something heavy

The weight of something or someone

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Stranglehold

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Grip, restrict, suppress, monopoly

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Oft

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Often

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Relent

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Abandon or mitigate a harsh intention or cruel treatment

Capitulate , backpedal, subside

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Barring

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Except for, if not for

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Beguile

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Charm or Enfant someone, sometimes in a deceptive way

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Ruefully

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Showing of feeling regret for something done

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Obeisance

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Respect for someone or something

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Promulgate

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Promote or make widely known

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Piquancy

Noun

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A pleasantly sharp and appetizing flavor

The quality of being pleasantly stimulating or exciting

But it wasn’t usually codified in this way, and Oxford’s own recent past lent thu instance a special piquancy.

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Genteel

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Polite, refined…..etc.

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Crescendo

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A gradual increase in loudness in s piece of music

With a gradual increase in loudness

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Demur

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Raise doubts

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Reticent

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Not reveling one’s thoughts or feelings ; quiet

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Derive

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Being, possessed, or marked by character

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Lest

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With the intention of preventing

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Salafism/Salafi

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Fundamentalists who believe in a return to the original ways of Islam

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Snigger

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A smothered or half- suppressed laugh

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Requisition

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Demand the performance or occurrence of

Request, order, call for, demand

She requisitioned statements

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Tycoon-cum- politician

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A true shit-bag of a person

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Derision

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Contemptuous ridicule or mockery

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Reputedly

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According to what people say or believe ; supposedly

Allegedly, supposedly,

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Chalet

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A wooden house or cottage with overhanging eaves, typically found on the Swiss Alps

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Eaves

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The part of the roof that meets or overhangs the walls of a building

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Uptick

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A small increase

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Weathervane

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Weathercock, an instrument for showing the direction of the wind

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Aggrieved

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Feeling resentment at having been unfairly treated

Resentful, indignant, upset, vexed, annoyed, piqued

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Mothball

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A small pellet of a pungent substance , typically naphthalene, put among stored clothes to keep away moths

Verb- to store

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Quintuple

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Consisting of 5 parts of things

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Rasp

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Make a harsh, grating noise
My breath rasped in my throat

Scrape something with a rasp in order to make it smoother

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Bollocks

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Used to express contempt, annoyance, of defiance

Mr Hunt seems to believe that if he says the same thing over again, even if it’s bollocks, we’ll all believe it.

The testicles

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Bleary- eyed

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Having eyes that look very tired and watery

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Indemnity

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Security or protection against a loss or other financial burden

Sum of money paid as a compensation

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Scaremongering

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Scare tactics

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Epigenetics

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In the field of genetics, how external factors influence the way the instructions written In genes are expressed in organisms

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Torpor

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A state of physical or mental I activity; lethargy

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Daft

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Silly, foolish
Don’t ask such daft questions
Absurd, preposterous, ridiculous

Infatuated with
We were all daft about him

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Panglossian

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Marked by the view that all is for the best in this best of possible worlds ; excessively optimistic

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Crimp

Verb

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To press or draw together, as the ends of something

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Ballast

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Heavy material such as rocks or water that is put on a ship to make it steady or on a balloon to control its height in the air

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Marissa Mayer

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CEO of Yahoo

C’mon Mary, go get’em.

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Cooing

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To utter the murmuring sound of a dove or pigeon

To talk fondly or amorous in murmurs

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Natter

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Talk casually, esp about unimportant things

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Cast a pall

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Unpleasant event or piece of news

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Fintech

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A line of business based on using software to provide financial services

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Subprime

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Referring to credit or loan arrangements for borrowers with poor credit history, with high interest rates usually

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Coax

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Flattery, cajole

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Francis Galton

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An English intellectual kickass

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Anathema

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Someone or something that is strongly disliked

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Derisive

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Expressing contempt or ridicule

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Brevity

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Concise and exact use of words in written or speech

Shortness of time

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Untrammeled

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Adj
Not deprived of freedom of action or expression ; not restricted of hampered

A mind untrammeled by convention

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Trammeled

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Deprive of freedom of action

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Scrabble

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Scramble or crawl quickly

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Pent- up

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Closely confined or held back

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Induce

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Bring about or give rise to

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Entrant

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Noun

A person or group that enters , joins, it takes part in

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Aggregate

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Form of group onto a class or cluster

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Rein

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The power to guide of control someone or something

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Swingeing

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Severe or otherwise extreme

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Antitrust

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Competing law

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Outre

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Unusual and startling

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Reprise

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A repeated passage in music

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Strictures

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A restriction

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Saddle

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Burden, encumbered

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Peddle

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Try to sell, promote

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Rein

Noun

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A strap that I’d fastened to a devise called a bridle placed

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Evince

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Reveal the presence, be evidence, indicate

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Confrere

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A fellow member of a fraternity of profession , a colleague

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Panacea

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As lotion, of remedy for all difficulties or disease

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Vitiate

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Spoil or impair the quality of efficiency

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Nigh

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Near, almost

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Dawdle

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Waste time , move slowly and idly

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Coxswain

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The motivator in a row team

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Forlorn

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Pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely

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Mottle

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Mark with spots or smears of color

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Unassertive

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Passive, shy, insecure, humble

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Afoul

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Into conflict or difficulty with

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Comptroller

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Chief financial officer of a public body

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Incestuous

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Involving or guilty of incest

Of human relations generally, excessively close and resistant to outside influence

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Evasive

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Directed toward avoidance or escape
Evasive action , elusive, noncommittal, vague, unclear

Equivocal, elusive.
Tending to avoid commitment or self- revelation , esp by responding only indirectly

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Stonewall

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Delay or block ( a request, process, or person ) by refusing to answer questions or by giving evasive replies, esp in politics

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Fro

As in to and fro

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To and fro

Alternating from one place to another

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Efficacy

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The ability to produce a desired or intended result

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Insulate

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Protect by bye roosting material that prevents the loss of heat or the intrusion of sound

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Parlay

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Turn an mutual stake or winning from s previous bet into a greater amount by gambling

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Sleuth

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Carry out a search or investigation in the manner of a detective

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Ate versus eaten

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Ate is simple past

Eaten is sat participle

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Betel nut

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Asian nut can be found in Myanmar.

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Undergird

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Verb

Fasten or secure from the underside , especially by a rope or chain passed underneath

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Incendiary

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Of a device or attack designed to cash fires

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Demur

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Raise doubts or objections or show reluctance

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Glean

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Verb

Extract, obtain, draw, cull, garner, gather,

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Glean

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Extract info from various sources

Collect gradually bit by bit

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Clearing house

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An agency or organization that collects and distributes something esp info

A banker’s establishment where checks and bills from member banks are exchanged , so that only the balances need to be paid in cash.

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Enthrall

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Capture the fascinated attention of

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Mufti

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A Muslim legal expert who is empowered to give ruling on religious matters

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Lira

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Turkish currency

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Abhor

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Regard with discuss and hatred

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Repudiation

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Rejection of a proposal or idea

Denial of the truth or validity of something

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Technocrat

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An exponent or advocate of technocracy

A member of a technically skilled elite

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Cronies

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People of a common interest doing something together

A follower instead of a leader

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Evince

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Reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling)

Be evidence of; indicate

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Trifling

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Unimportant or trivial

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Bereave

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Be deprived of a loved one through a profound absence, esp due to the loved one’s death

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Ham- fisted

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Ham- handed

Awkward or clumsy

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Dibao

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Chinese system whereby payments are allocated to people mainly the poor, retired people, etc

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Cantonment

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A military garrison or camp

A permanent military station in British India

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Llanos

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Grasslands in SouthAmerica

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Bacrims

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Criminal bands

Usually associated with rebel groups in Latin Anerica i.e. Colombia’ FARC

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Jump the shark

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Of a television series or movie , reach a point at which far/ fetched events are included merely for the sake of novelty, indicative of a decline in quality

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Paracetamol

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Pain relievers ( acetaminophen)

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Writ

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A form of written command in the name of a court or other legal authority to act, or abstain from acting , in some way

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Heed

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Pay attention , take notice of

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Risk- averse

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Investor who prefers lower returns and is aware of the risks rather than high returns and unknown risks

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Nettle

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Irritate or annoy someone

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Crimp

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Compress something into small folds or ridges
Pleat, flute, corrugated, Ruffles, crease, pucker, gather,

Have a limited or adverse effect on something
Farmers complain that the drought could crimp their income potential

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Impropriety

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A failure to observe standards or show due honestly or modesty; improper language , behavior , or character

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Bavaria

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State in southeast Germany. Munich is the capital

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Confluence

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A situation in which two things come together

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Jest and seriousness

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Jest- to joke or tease

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Prelapsarian

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Characteristic of the time before the fall of man ; innocent and unspoiled

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Striver

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A person who uses academics as a means for social mobility

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Elysian Fields

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In Greek mythology, the final resting place of the souls of the heroic and the virtuous

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Treatise

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A written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject
Dissertation , thesis , study, opus, oeuvre, critique

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Fortnight

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2 weeks

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To be to fail

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When corporations are too big esp financial, if they fail they harm the greater economic landscape So the gov has to bail them out if they are about to bust

141
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Candy crush saga

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Video game

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Dispensable

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Able to be replaced or done without ; superfluous

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Indispensable

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Absolutely necessary

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Mutti

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German for mommy

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Onside

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Not offside as in sports

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Neologism

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A newly coined term

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Spurn

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Reject with disdain

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Staunch

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Loyal and committed in attitude

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Gumption

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Resourceful shrewd, initiative

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Pliant

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Pliable

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Pantomime

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Express meaning through gestures accompanied by music

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Braggadocious

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Boastful or arrogant

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Defenestrate

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Remove or dismiss from a position of power or authority

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Apace

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Swiftly, quickly

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Ascendancy

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Occupation of a position of dominant power or influence

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Fealty

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A feudal tenant ‘s or vassal’s sworn loyalty to s lord

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Opioids

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Substances that act on the nervous system

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Diamorphine

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A strong type of opioid

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Euroscepticism

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Opposing the EU

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Anew

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In a new or different , typically more positive way

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Zeitgeist

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Intellectual fashion of particular time

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Puckish

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Playful, esp in a mischievous way

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Adenoidal

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A mass of enlarged lymphatic tissue between the back of the mouth and the throat. Often hindering speaking and breathing

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Synergy

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The interaction of cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, … For the greater than the sum of their parts

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Recuse (oneself)

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Exercise oneself from a case b/ c of a possible conflict of interest of lack of impartiality

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Quell

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Put an end to esp due to use of force

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Squalid

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Filthy dirty esp as a result of poverty or neglect

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Peyotee

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Hallucination

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Broach

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Raise ( a sensitive or difficult subject) for discussion

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Confer

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Grant or bestow Moves were made to confer an honorary degree on her

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Melange

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A mixture melody

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Abiogenesis

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The supposed development of living organism from no living matter

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Dark horse

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Little known person , unlikely to succeed

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Cache

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Store away in hiding

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Caesura

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A break between words within a metrical footing

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Discretion

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The freedom to decide what should be done in s particular situation

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Girder

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A large iron or steel beam or compound structure used for building bridges and the framework of large building

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Sorghum

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Plant in the grass family

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Flail

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Wave or swing or cause to wave or swing wildly

Wave, swing ,

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Repay

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A person who moves back to his native country

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Drachma

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Currency of Greece

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Recourse

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A source of help in a difficult situation

Surgery may be the only recourse

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Wry

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Using or expressing dry, esp mocking, humor

Ironic, sardonic, mocking

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Prodigious

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Remarkably or impressive great in extent, size, of degree

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Raiment

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Clothing

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Flummery

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Starch based sweet soft dessert pudding

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Folly

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Lack of good sense

Foolishness

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Elucation

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The skill of clear and expressive speech

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Detractors

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A person who disparages someone or something

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Veneration

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Great respect ; reverence

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Plinth

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A heavy base supporting a statue of base

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Hagiographic

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A book about someone’s life that makes it seem better than it really is or was

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Crimson

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Deep purplish- red; sanguine

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Quiescent

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In a state it period of inactivity or dominance

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Nigh- invincible.

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Someone who cannot be hurt or harmed

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Anteroom

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An antechamber, waiting room

197
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Cosh

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A blunt weapon

198
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Avail

A

Help or benefit

199
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Leaden- footed

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Slow or laborious

200
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Hardliners

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A member of a group typically a political group who adheres uncompromisingly to

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