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v.
isolate; separate; divide from the main body


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v.
make sick; disease; impair; weaken; become sick; fall into disease


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n.
device to separate larger objects from smaller objects, or to separate solid objects from a liquid; utensil for separating; coarse basket


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v. Syn. feign; imitate
make a pretence of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks


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n.
any rock or stone that is thin and flat, for roofing or covering houses


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n.
act of killing; extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage


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n.
naturally abundant nutrient carbohydrate, found chiefly in the seeds, fruits


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n.
one occupied with the affairs of government, and influential in shaping policy


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n.
a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data


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a. Syn. loyal; faithful
firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging


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