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n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite


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v. enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments


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n. support; active pleading on behalf of something


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n. collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass


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a. mixed;  experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings


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a. deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule


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n. book of literary selections by various authors


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ad. turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle


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n. the sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate


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v. assault; attack with or as if with violent blows


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