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a. torn; worn; having an irregular surface or edge; uneven or jagged in outline


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n. gorge; deep narrow steep-sided valley


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v. gain; harvest a crop from; get or derive; obtain as a result of the effort


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v. set right; correct by calculation or adjustment


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a. exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy


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n. frame with radial arms, or a kind of spool, turning on axis, on which threads or lines are wound


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n. act of passing something along from one person, group, or station to another


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n. a medicine or therapy; cure; fix; repair; provide relief for


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n. revival; renewal; the revival of learning and culture


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n. act of keeping something within specified bounds; a principle that limits the extent of something


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