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n. study of prehistoric life; science of former life of the globe


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n. summit; apex; maximum; prime


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n. action or manner of throwing something


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n. a flat piece of metal; thick sheet of metal; small, usually circular, the vessel of metal or wood for the food table


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a. flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped


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n. farm implement consisting of a heavy blade at the end of a beam


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v. hold back to a later time; delay; defer


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a. feasible; capable of being affected, done, or put into practice


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v. spring or bound, as a horse in high mettle; ride ostentatiously; walk or strut about in a pompous, showy manner


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a. expectable; likely; capable of being predicted or foretold


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