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surround     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather
trousers ending above the knee
forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom
the area in which something exists or lives
a buoy resembling a cone
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amiss     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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bending so that one part covers the other
behaving badly and not being obedient, not socially acceptable
again but in a new or different way
out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
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spontaneous     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
increased in extent or size or bulk or scope
blessed with privileges
beyond question
causing distress; painful; unpleasant
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twelfth     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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extremely hot; sincerely or intensely felt
liberal; wasteful; excessive spending
coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
elliptic; rounded like an egg
covered with or consisting of rust
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matches     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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cure; make or get healthy again
provide funds complementary to
bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back
kill by submerging in water
discharge at a wharf
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gentry     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound
a bishop of highest rank
the most powerful members of society
a wrapped container
proverb; formulation of fundamental principle or general truth
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blooming     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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having been taken in marriage
rapidly rotating on an axis; whirling; circling
very dirty, foul; disgusting; nauseous
giving aid; assistant or useful
informal intensifiers
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climax     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree
a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
desperate recklessness
one who has achieved a state of perfect enlightenment
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digest     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
purchase back; regain possession of by payment; ransom or rescue from captivity; pay penalty; make amends for
happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
throw carelessly; throw to see which side comes up; move or stir about violently
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hermit     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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breaking of union; decomposition into fragments or parts; extinction of life; decay
forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
person who retires from society and lives in solitude; recluse; anchoret, especially, one who so lives from religious motives
proclaim; announces important news; messenger
the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
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investment     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism
temporary stay; brief period of residence; place of temporary stay
bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth
act or instance that may be used as example in subsequent similar cases
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untouched     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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intact; not mentioned; not touched
not able to be entered; beyond understanding
cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
in a gracious or graceful manner
stimulating or exalting to the spirit
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snap     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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make a sharp sound; break suddenly as under tension; utter in angry or sharp tone
disclose; reveal; tell in confidence
forward; send from one person or place to another
convert into ashes
stuff oneself; overeat; make a pig of oneself
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fringe     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room
novelty; creativity; capacity to act or think independently
draw out; flow out; waste
margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band
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rhetoric     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
young birds hatched at one time; young children of same mother, especially if nearly of same age
something useful; public service
one who has attained maturity or legal age; fully grown
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spelling     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism
similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather
a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; groan softly and continuously
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booty     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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quantity of medicine given; sufficient quantity; portion
show or display; act of presenting something to sight or view
the yard associated with a church
goods or money obtained illegally
someone who betrays under the guise of friendship
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inspiring     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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extremely hot; sincerely or intensely felt
happy and ready to do favors for others
capable or worthy of being perceived
stimulating or exalting to the spirit
inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
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redeem     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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cure; make or get healthy again
purchase back; regain possession of by payment; ransom or rescue from captivity; pay penalty; make amends for
stuff oneself; overeat; make a pig of oneself
move suddenly and rapidly
cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to
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noun     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
one whose job is to kill animals for food
solid bony part of the tail of animal; platform where trucks, ship, or trains can be loaded or unloaded
a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action
calmness of mind; quietness; stillness; peace
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