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n. shortening something by omitting parts of it


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a. bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad


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n. confederate; partner; collaborator


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v. broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase


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n. a person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority


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v. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict


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v. depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak


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n. something appended to or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it


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v. estimate value of; evaluate, especially in an official capacity


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a. utterly stupid or silly; inanely foolish


Spelling Word: asinine