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1
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canal

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an artificial waterway used for travel, shipping, or irriagation

2
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ditention

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a forced or punitive delay

3
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embankment

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a mound of earth or stone built to hold back water or support a roadway

4
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fanciful

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showing invention or whimsy in design

5
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forsake

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to leave altogether

6
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hearth

A

the brick, stone, or cement floor of a fireplace, usually extending into a room

7
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hinge

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a jointed or flexible device that allows the turning or pivoting of a part, such as a door, on a stationary frame

8
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inertia

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the tendency of a body at rest to remain at rest or of a body in motion to remain in motion unless acted on by an outside force

9
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lecture

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an exposition on a given subject delivered before an audience of a class

10
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opposite

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located directly across from something; contrary to or radically different from

11
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pirouette

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a turn of the body on the point of the toe or the ball of the foot

12
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plaintive

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expressing sorrow; mournful or melancholy

13
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pompous

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marked by excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity

14
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ragamuffin

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a shabbily clothed, dirty child

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regulation

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a principle, rule, or law designed to control or govern conduct

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relic

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remaining fragment; surviving part; ruin

17
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retribution

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something given or demanded in repayment, especially punishment

18
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scald

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cause a burning sensation; scathe

19
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sprout

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to begin to grow; to emerge and develop rapidly

20
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squall

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to scream or cry loudly and harshly

21
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staid

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characterized by sedate dignity

22
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supreme

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developed to the utmost and not exceeded by any other in degree, quality, or intensity

23
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tatter

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to make or become ragged

24
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translate

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to render in another language

25
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trudge

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to walk in a laborious, heavy-footed way

26
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twinge

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a sudden sharp physical pain

27
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ininhabitable

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unable to support residents

28
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vertigo

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a state of dizziness; a confused, disoriented state of mind

29
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victim

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one who is harmed or killed by another