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n. a group of ten, especially a period of ten years


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v. disfigure; destroy; frustrate; overcome or vanquish; resist with


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v. reduce level; lower grade of something


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n. cavity; a depression scratched or carved into a surface


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a. having lost all hope; dangerous; extremely intense


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n. havoc; event that completely destroys something


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n. graph; chart; figure or drawing made to illustrate a statement; plan


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a. of or performance to fingers, or to digits; done with the fingers


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v. dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so


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n. document certifying the successful completion of a course of study


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