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v. disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
v. be unsuccessful


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v. join tongue and groove, in carpentry
v. turn the oar, while rowing


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a. serving to set in motion
ad. the initial time


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n. a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown
v. form flutes in


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a. situated at or toward the bow of a vessel
n. front part of a vessel or aircraft


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n. the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits
n. the part of the face above the eyes


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a. relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world
a. not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something


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n. a first-year undergraduate
n. any new participant in some activity


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n. a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
n. a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)


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v. cause to bear fruit
v. bear fruit


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