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imperative     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime
anything which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses; prologue indicating what follows; second digit
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
the state of being blind or lacking sight
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apprehend     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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urge to attack someone
make visible
happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
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refreshing     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial
of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
invigorating; energizing; pleasantly new or different
vertical or upright; intersecting at or forming right angles; extremely steep
of or pertaining to theater, or to scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers; histrionic; artificial
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rudely     Speak
 
(4)
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of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an editor
without consideration; in spite of everything; anyway
very dirty, foul; disgusting; nauseous
in an impolite manner
not married or related to the unmarried state
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monopoly     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder
condition or state, especially a bad state or condition
a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
exclusive control or possession of something; domination
person who retires from society and lives in solitude; recluse; anchoret, especially, one who so lives from religious motives
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starvation     Speak
 
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n.  
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a dark cell, usually underground, where prisoners can be confined
bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
temporary stay; brief period of residence; place of temporary stay
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interpret     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
find or declare guilty
provide funds complementary to
clutch; squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges
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inability     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
group; bunch; group of the same or similar elements gathered or occurring closely
an opening that permits escape or release; activity that releases creative energy or emotion
lack of ability, especially mental ability, to do something
faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives
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monotony     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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a farewell remark
uniformity or lack of variation; continual increase, or continual decrease; tedium as a result of repetition
passageway through or under something, usually underground
withdrawing or retiring; moving back; retreat
a covering for the head, consisting of hair interwoven or united by a kind of network
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ballad     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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underpants worn by women
popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing
the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
act of animating, or giving life or spirit; state of being animate or alive.
young birds hatched at one time; young children of same mother, especially if nearly of same age
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analogy     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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basic, center, or most important part; essence
similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
a person employed to guard something; soldier stationed as a guard
a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; piece; a share of something
conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry
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obliging     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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unhealthy looking
deprived of life; no longer living
happy and ready to do favors for others
less advanced in age than another; younger; lower in standing or in rank
nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
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investigate     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard
anticipate; predict
explore; observe or inquire into in detail; examine systematically
insert into a fluid and withdraw again; immerse for baptism; wet, as if by immersing; moisten; appear to move downward
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decency     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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the quality of being polite and respectable
temporary stay; brief period of residence; place of temporary stay
goods or money obtained illegally
common sense
women as a class
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diverse     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
in like or similar manner
differing in some characteristics; various
of or pertaining to a bride
darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored
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respond     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
move heavily or clumsily; cut down timber of
drive; direct; guide by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or wheel
show a reaction to something favorably or as hoped
dwell; live in a place permanently or for an extended period
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rumour     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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cause to penetrate with a circular motion; fastener with shank and slotted head
a visible indication made on a surface
manners; rules governing socially acceptable behavior
piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth
act of accompanying someone or something
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twisting     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
lacking companions or companionship
marked by repeated turns and bends
having the white lustrous sheen of silver
extremely hot; sincerely or intensely felt
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snug     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
list or enumeration of names; articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
show or display; act of presenting something to sight or view
a small secluded room; well and tightly constructed
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sentinel     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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someone who betrays under the guise of friendship
a sheet of information in the form of a table, graph, or diagram
apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
a person employed to guard something; soldier stationed as a guard
diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work; diplomatic representatives headed by an ambassador
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