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v. draw a mark or line under; emphasize; stress


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n. idealistic but usually impractical social reformer


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v. conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition


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n. factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant


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a. of or relating to or having vessels that conduct and circulate fluids


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n. poison; poisonous secretion of animals, such as snake or spider; spite


Spelling Word: venom
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a. being without question; not counterfeit or copied; agreeable to truth or fact


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n. watchfulness; wakefulness; a process of paying close and continuous attention


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a. full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing


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n. female fox; a woman regarded as quarrelsome, shrewish, or malicious


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