Stories of USA Today
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a. Syn. respectful
showing deference; respectful and considerate


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n. Syn. scarcity; insufficiency
scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health


Spelling Word: deficiency
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v.
set free from restraint; set at liberty; release; give or transfer


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n.
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them


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v. Syn. show; confirm; prove; manifest
show clearly and deliberately; manifest; confirm; prove


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a. Syn. hopeless; dangerous
having lost all hope; dangerous; extremely intense


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v. Syn. feel; discover the presence of; discern; sense; identify
feel; discover the presence of; identify


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v. Syn. distinguish; discriminate
set apart; distinguish; perceive or show difference in or between


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n. Syn. predicament
predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options


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v.
give reduction in price on


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