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a. radiating; departing from the center


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n. mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry


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v. scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval


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v. combine; fuse; grow together; come together to form one whole; unite


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v. bump; hit something violently


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a. serving to compensate or as compensation; making amends; repaying


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n. complication; the state of having many parts and being difficult to understand


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n. combination of two or more elements or parts


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n. compression; the act or process of changing from a gas to a liquid or solid state


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v. stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity


Spelling Word: condescend