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a. fixed; exact; having distinct limits


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n. alteration in the shape or dimensions; a change for the worse


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v. reduce level; lower grade of something


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v. erase; strike out; remove or make invisible


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n. act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying


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n. act of departing; the fact of a person or vehicle leaving somewhere


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n. recession; economic slump; concavity in a surface produced by pressing; sadness; low spirits


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n. loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency


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n. choice and use of words in speech or writing


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


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