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clerical     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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having lost freshness; lacking originality or spontaneity
of or relating to clerks
worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality
wide open;
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mien     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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a word which describes a noun
a heavy textile with a woven design
in time past; long ago; in old time
aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing
battle, assault, or quarrel with violence; wear away by rubbing
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nightmare     Speak
 
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n.  
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battle, assault, or quarrel with violence; wear away by rubbing
dream arousing feelings of intense fear, horror, and distress
one who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience; sorcerer; wizard
works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner or learner
spot or stain, as of ink on paper; blur; weak point or failing
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confound     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
rub hard; wash with rubbing
grasp and hold tightly; attempt to grasp or seize
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bough     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of enjoining; act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting
any of the larger branches of a tree
a copy made with carbon paper
a decorative loop of braid or cord
a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash
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recreation     Speak
 
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n.  
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the act of making something clean
search without warning; surprise attack by a small armed force
a small and inadequate amount
amusement; entertainment
gas; steam; barely visible or cloudy diffused matter, such as mist or smoke
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disordered     Speak
 
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deficient in amount, quality, or extent; having little flesh; lean; scanty or inadequate;
lacking orderly continuity
lax in enforcing laws
tending to repel or drive off; causing repugnance or aversion; disgusting
giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation
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copious     Speak
 
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strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
curiously; bizarrely; unusually
plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
having or causing a whirling sensation
rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
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trailer     Speak
 
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n.  
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any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; phenomenon supposed to portend good or evil
the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished
an event that departs from expectations; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value
the art of sorcery; the practice of magic, especially black magic
someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
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span     Speak
 
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n.  
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natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
quality; attribute; distinguishing feature; slight degree or amount
the lush appearance of flourishing vegetation
gift giver; person who gives people or institutions with financial help
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rigging     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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flight of missiles; round of gunshots; tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation
formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel
gas; steam; barely visible or cloudy diffused matter, such as mist or smoke
a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
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sceptre     Speak
 
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n.  
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the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map
a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
act of enchanting; production of wonderful effects by aid of demons, or agency of supposed spirits; use of spells or charms
swirling current of water, air; flow in circular current
a ceremonial or emblematic staff
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flickering     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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pertaining to the public treasury or revenue; revenue
impossible to comprehend or grasp fully; unable to be conceived, unbelievable
within a building
burning; flaming
precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
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artful     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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low in spirits; depressed; directed downward
not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness
decisive or convincing; achieved easily or by a large margin
to or from every one of two or more
unjust; contrary to laws or conventions, especially in commerce
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scattering     Speak
 
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n.  
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imaginary circle on surface of the earth through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; noon
spreading widely or driving off
the body of ordained religious practitioners
acceptance without protest
bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body
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rabble     Speak
 
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n.  
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savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
dream arousing feelings of intense fear, horror, and distress
serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
one who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience; sorcerer; wizard
lowest or coarsest class of people; iron bar, with the end bent, used in stirring or skimming molten iron
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canyon     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
a place high up; an elevated place serving as a seat
a large valley with steep sides and usually a river flowing in the bottom; gorge
a man from your own country; a man who lives in the country and has country ways
landing place; platform built out from shore into water and supported by piles; provides access to ships
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cement     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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battle, assault, or quarrel with violence; wear away by rubbing
goddess of rainbow; rainbow; prismatic play of colors; something that forming the colored portion of eye
any substances used for making bodies adhere to each other
giving up completely; freedom from constraint
act of conveying; tools of conveying, especially vehicle for transportation
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embroidery     Speak
 
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n.  
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gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
goddess of rainbow; rainbow; prismatic play of colors; something that forming the colored portion of eye
elaboration by the use of decorative detail; ornamentation of fabric with needlework
a thin coating or layer
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wintry     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
impossible to comprehend or grasp fully; unable to be conceived, unbelievable
inherited or inheritable by established rules
giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation
having lost freshness; lacking originality or spontaneity
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