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n. part or portion; share;  indefinite quantity, degree, or extent, degree, or extent;  distribution; arrangement


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


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a. quick and skillful; neat in action or performance


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v. condemn openly; criticize; make known in a formal manner


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n. money given as a guarantee or security


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a. sad; gloomy; low in spirits; dejected


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a. unoriginal; derived from another source


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n. catastrophe; great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty


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a. extremely bad; terrible; dreadful


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n. distress; uneasiness; mental or bodily distress


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