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a. dull; lacking luster or shine


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a. brief; effectively cut short; marked by the use of few words


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a. lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness


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v. cause to rise, especially by fermentation; add a rising agent to


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n. someone who releases people from captivity


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n. big or clumsy, often stupid person


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n. composition; structure; the way in which someone or something is composed


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n. hammer; a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head; a light drumstick with a rounded head


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a. gigantic; of great comparative size


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n. the craft of a construction worker;  structure built of stone or brick


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