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n.
publicized incident that brings about disgrace; damage to reputation by disclosure of improper behavior


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n.
underwater mountain rising above the ocean floor


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n.
young plant or tree grown from seed; produced from seed


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n.
public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that run between two points; spacecraft


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v.
inhale air than immediately expel it; make a deep single respiration, especially to express fatigue, exhaustion, grief, or sorrow


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n.
wood of a coniferous tree


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n.
small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation


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n.
money risked on gamble; pole set up to mark something; right or legal share of something


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n. Syn. verse
unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph


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v.
stop flow of a liquid; make headway against


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