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a. misleading, likely, or attempting to deceive; fraudulent


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n. a pack of 52 cards; any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel


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n. alteration in the shape or dimensions; a change for the worse


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n. depository; a storehouse; a building where supplies or vehicles, especially buses, are kept


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n. recession; economic slump; concavity in a surface produced by pressing; sadness; low spirits


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n. by-product; something derived


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a. causing damage or harm; injurious


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v. prescribe; rule as a dictator


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n. predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options


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n. feeling of dissatisfaction


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