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v. frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of


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n. a conductor of a band


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n. an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals


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v. cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout


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n. market consisting of a street lined with shops and stalls, especially one in the Middle East


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n. a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely


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a. deprived of; lacking; desolate because of loss


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a. gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted


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v. blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner


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a. unconventional in an artistic way


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