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abundance

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an extremely plentiful or over-sufficient quantity or supply

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adjudicate

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to act as judge in a court, competition; to give a decision on

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advocate

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to speak, plead, or argue in favor of

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aggrandizement

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the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope

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alleviate

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to make (pain, a problem, suffering, etc) less severe

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ancient

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dating from very long ago; very old

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anticipation

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a feeling of excited expectation; realization in advance; foretaste

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approbation

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approval; consent

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approve

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to agree to or permit

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aversion

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a strong dislike

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badger

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to harass or urge persistently; pester; nag

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baleful

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full of menacing or malign influences; pernicious

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bargain

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to negotiate the terms of an agreement, as to sell or exchange

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boast

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to speak of with excessive pride

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bog

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a flat area of wet spongy ground; cause to slow down or get stuck

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bulletin

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a short official statement of news issued as soon as the news is known

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burden

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something to be carried; a load; a duty or obligation

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buttress

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any prop or support, to support

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cautious

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having or showing caution; careful; wary

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chronological

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according to the order of occurrence

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collateral

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running parallel; additional; secondary in importance; subsidiary

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compliance

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yielding; agreement; assent; submission

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condescend

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to act in a gracious manner towards those one regards as inferior

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confiscate

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to take away something from someone, usually as a penalty

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conflagration

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a large destructive fire

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constructive

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helping towards progress or development; useful

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crass

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gross; vulgar

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criticize

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to find fault; to express disapproval of someone or something

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debacle

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total disorder, defeat, collapse of organization

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defunct

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no longer living, existing, active, usable or in use

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destitute

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lacking money, food, shelter, etc; extremely poor

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detriment

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harm or loss

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disclaim

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to deny; to give up a legal claim to something

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discord

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disagreement; conflict; failure to get on

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doleful

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sad; expressing or suggesting sadness; mournful

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ecstatic

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being in a state of ecstasy; joyful or enraptured

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effete

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lacking its original power or authority

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elegant

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having or showing good taste in dress or style; graceful

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encounter

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to meet someone or something, especially unexpectedly

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enigma

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a puzzle or riddle

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euphoric

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a feeling of great happiness or well-being

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exaggerate

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to magnify beyond the limits of truth; overstate

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exhort

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to urge or advise someone strongly and sincerely

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expel

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to dismiss from or deprive; to get rid of something; to force it out

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expunge

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to cross out or delete something

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fete

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a festival or feast/ honor, commemorate, lionize

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fidelity

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faithfulness; loyalty or devotion

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flourish

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to develop and prosper

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grave

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serious or solemn; sober

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grieve

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to feel grief or great sorrow

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gully

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deep ditch cut by running water

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hideous

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dreadful; revolting; frightening; horrific; ghastly

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hilarious

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extravagantly funny or humorous; merry

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illicit

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not permitted by law, rule or social custom

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imbibe

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to drink, to take in or absorb

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intrude

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to thrust or bring in without invitation, permission

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jabber

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to talk or utter rapidly and indistinctly

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jaunt

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a short journey for pleasure

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jeer

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to mock or deride

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junction

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a place where roads or railway lines meet or cross; an intersection

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lethal

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causing or enough to cause death

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literal

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following the exact meaning; true; exact

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lucid

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clear; pellucid; transparent; Easily understood; intelligible

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meditation

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deep thought; contemplation

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miscellaneous

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made up of various kinds; mixed; having various qualities

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morass

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an area of marshy or swampy ground; a dangerous or confused situation

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motif

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a recurring subject, theme, idea; a dominant idea or feature

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motive

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a reason for, or underlying cause of, action of a certain kind

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omission

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something that has been left out or neglected

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paltry

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worthless; trivial; meager; insignificant or insultingly inadequate

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paramount

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foremost; supreme; of supreme importance

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permanent

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lasting, or intended to last, indefinitely; not temporary

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perilous

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very dangerous

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perspire

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to sweat

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ply

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to work with or at diligently, To engage in diligently

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poignant

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painful to the feelings; deeply moving sharp; penetrating

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portrayal

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the act or process of depicting

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potency

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power; authority; efficacy; effectiveness

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precedent

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preceding in time, order, or significance

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predatory

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cruelly exploiting the weakness or goodwill of others

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presume

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to take for granted, assume, or suppose

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prevail

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to be widespread; To be greater in strength or influence

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propel

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to drive or push something forward

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prot??e)

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a person under the patronage, protection

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prowess

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skill; ability; exceptional valor, bravery

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pungent

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sharp and strong, keen; cleverly caustic

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quagmire

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a dangerous, difficult or awkward situation

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quandary

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a state of indecision, uncertainty, doubt or perplexity

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rancor

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bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice

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rebuke

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to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand

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reliance

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confident or trustful dependence

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relinquish

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to give up or abandon

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replenish

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to fill up or make complete again

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replica

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an exact copy

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ridicule

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to deride; make fun of

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satiated

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to gratify fully; to satisfy to excess

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scholar

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a learned person, especially an academic

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scoff

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to express scorn or contempt for them; to jeer

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scold

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to reprimand or criticize harshly and usually angrily

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sojourn

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to stay for a short while

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sophisticated

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very complex or complicated

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souvenir

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something that is kept or given as a reminder; a memento

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surrender

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to admit defeat by giving oneself up to an enemy; to yield

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swivel

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to rotate on or as if on a swivel; To secure or fit with a swivel

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sympathy

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a feeling of pity or sorrow for a person in trouble

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thrive

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to grow strong and healthy; to prosper or be successful

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transaction

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particular piece of business; a business deal

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urge

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to try to persuade or request earnestly

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vise

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a tool that holds an object firmly

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