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auspicious     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
still in existence; not destroyed, lost, or extinct
decisive or convincing; achieved easily or by a large margin
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scant     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough
having relatively great weight; heavy
having lost freshness; lacking originality or spontaneity
shockingly brutal or cruel; exceptionally bad or displeasing
found in the ordinary course of events
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swine     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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acceptance without protest
the main stem of a herbaceous plant
a chaplain in one of the military services
any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestic species; pig
the act of deriding or treating with contempt
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mainland     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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the main stem of a herbaceous plant
the finger next to the thumb
a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
rough surface quality; structure of interwoven fibers or other elements; feel of a surface or a fabric
the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
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raid     Speak
 
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n.  
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chair with a support on each side for arms
a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
search without warning; surprise attack by a small armed force
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints
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spider     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a small creature with eight thin legs that catches insects in a web
a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
giving up completely; freedom from constraint
harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
a starchy plant tuber, one of the most important food crops, cooked and eaten as a vegetable
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parchment     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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landing place; platform built out from shore into water and supported by piles; provides access to ships
skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animal, prepared for writing on
social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
the state of being suppressed, that is, being held in place or restrained by force
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periodical     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head
something that annoys or gives trouble and vexation; something that is offensive or noxious
a serious and urgent request; an earnest or humble request
publication that appears at fixed intervals
place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions
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repulsive     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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tending to repel or drive off; causing repugnance or aversion; disgusting
greatly desired
marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm and resolute
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
in name only; insignificantly small
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perusal     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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low retaining wall; part of a perimeter that extends above the roof; a fortification consisting of a wall
amusement; entertainment
reading carefully with intent to remember
surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
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abnormal     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand
in name only; insignificantly small
characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
unusual; not typical; not normal
full of fun and high spirits
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squeeze     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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force something into or through a restricted space; compress with violence
add a number to itself a particular number of times; combine by multiplication
walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg; move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily
trap with a snare
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
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compelling     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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not due; not yet owing; not just, proper, or legal; ; excessive
ironic; expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
overpowering; drivingly forceful; urgently requiring attention
physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory
happening every night
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aghast     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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struck by shock, terror, or amazement
of or relating to or based on geology
worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
involved in a kind of operation
pertaining to electricity; electric
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haul     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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draw slowly or heavily; pull or drag forcibly; shift direction
sniff or smell inquiringly
breakdown; fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no support
slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
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sentry     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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soldier placed on guard; guard
a state of confusion, uncertainty, or disorder
reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
mark of damage; mark left on the skin after injury
small part of something intended as representative of the whole
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rumor     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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be circulated as an unverified account
draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like
form by assembling or combining parts; build; create
satisfy appetite fully; satisfy to excess
exercise authoritative control or power over
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cot     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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cheerful compliance
the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished
the art of sorcery; the practice of magic, especially black magic
a small bed that folds up for storage or transport
any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; phenomenon supposed to portend good or evil
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passport     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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legal document identifying the bearer as citizen of a country to travel abroad
bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body
small part of something intended as representative of the whole
state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation
overbearing pride; haughtiness; manifest feeling of personal superiority in rank, power, or estimation
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dough     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
informal terms for money
point or respect in which things differ; difference
act of making copies
a small, flat cake that is dry and usually sweet; cookie
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