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n. knife; a short pointed weapon with sharp edges


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n. any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl


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v. moisten; lessen in force or effect


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v. overpower with light; confuse the sight of by brilliance of light; bewilder or surprise with brilliancy


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n. liability; obligation; money or goods or services owed by one person to another


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


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


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v. become worse; decline; fall


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n. an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule


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a. free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable


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