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1.Produced proceeded with, or experienced violent motion or agitation. /churnd/

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churned

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refusal to obey authority.
/ˈmyoo·tuh·nee/

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mutiny

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the highest or uppermost point : summit, top, peak. /ˈāˌpeks/

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apex

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the act or process of sinking to the bottom or settling : a falling, lowering, or flattening out.
suhb·sai·dns

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subsidence

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a full or partial representation especially of a person./ˈeh·fuh·jee/

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effigy

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garments worn during the rites of the Christian church.
/ˈvest·muhnts/

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vestments

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a country in north central Europe bordering on the Baltic Sea.
/ˌli·thuh·way·nee·uh/

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Lithuania

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islands of the North Atlantic constitute an autonomous region of Portugal and lying about 800 miles off the coast of mainland Portugal. (ay·zorz)

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Azores

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a tall on-handled drinking vessel; especially : a mug or silver or pewter with a lid. /tan·kerd/

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tankard

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the right side of a ship or airplane looking forward. /ˈstärˌbôrd/

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starboard

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capable of being guided or directed with skill and design.
/muh·noo·vr·uh·bl/

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maneuverable

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highly colored : extravagant, sensational. /ˈlo͝orəd/

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lurid

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speaking of writing that is irreverent toward something considered scared or held in high regard./ˈbla·sfuh·muhs/

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blasphemous

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The administration of one or more cytotoxic drugs to destroy or inhibit the growth and division of malignant cells in the treatment of cancer. /ˌkee·mow·theh·ruh·pee/

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chemotherapy

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condemned or forbidden as harmful : prohibited. /prow·skribed/

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proscribed

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to leave home ( such as a country) for life or residence elsewhere.
/ˈeh·muh·grayt/

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a landlocked country in southern Africa south of the Zambezi River whose capital is Harare.
zim·baab·way

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an attitude marked by disrespect or insolence : cocky self-assurance. /ˈim·pyuh·dns/

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a specialist in the study of tumors. /aang·kaa·luh·juhst/

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  1. incapable of being heard.
    /in·aa·duh·bl/
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soap operas produced in Latin America and televised in or from many Latin-America. /ˌteləˌnōˈvelə/

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furnished with slender vertical usually nonstructural bars or piers forming a division between the lights of windows, doors or screens. /ˈmʌliənd/

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being in a state of intellectual, moral, or social darkness : unenlightened. /bi·nai·tuhd/

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the study of human speech especially as the vehicle of literature and as a field of study that sheds light on cultural history. /fuh·laa·luh·jee/

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in a manner tending to indicate what is going to happen : like or characteristics of one who foretells future events. /proh-fet-i-cuh-ly/
prophetically
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a street that is closed at one end but usually has a circular area for turning around at that end. /ˈkuhl-duh-sak/
cul-de-sac
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in mingled confusion or disorder. /ˈpelˈmel/
pell-mell
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the ancient classical language of India and Hinduism. /ˈsanˌskrit/
Sanskrit
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unleavened Indian wheat breads that are usually friend on a griddle. /pr·a·thuhz/
parathas
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a reply. /ri·joyn·dr/
rejoinder
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in a manner lying beyond or outside ordinary experience : in a manner inexplicable by ordinary means. /ˌpre-tur-nach-uh-ruh-ly/
preternaturally
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a member of a family of carnivorous mammals including the dogs, wolves, jackals, foxes and extinct related animals. /ˈkayn-id/
canid
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in truth : certainly /fr·sooth/
forsooth
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a dough used in Mexican cuisine (as for tortillas and tamales) that is made from ground corn soaked in a lime and water solution. /ˈmäsə/
masa
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In Greek mythology, a youth who swims the Hellespont nightly to visit Hero and who ultimately drowns in one of the crossings. /lee·an·dr/
Leander
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a severe disease that is marked by inflammation of lung tissue, is characterized by fever, chills, and difficulty in breathing, and is typically caused by an infectious agent ( such as bacterium, virus, or fungus). /nuh·mow·nyuh/
pneumonia
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used in an inferior capacity: subordinate. /suhb·sur·vee·uhnt/
subservient
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serving merely for pay or gain: seeking a sordid advantage. /ˈmur·suh·neh·ree/
mercenary