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a. bold; brave and taking risks


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n. collection of data arranged for ease and speed of search and retrieval


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n. a mental disorder marked by confusion


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n. reliance; lack of independence or self-sufficiency


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n. harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss


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ad. in a diagonal manner; not square to any direction


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a. free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable


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v. move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland


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n. argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate


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a. expressing aversion or dislike; disagreeable


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