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v. Syn. surpass
darken; exceed in importance; outweigh


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v. Syn. personify; incorporate
give a bodily form to; represent in bodily or material form; incorporate


Spelling Word: embody
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n.
act of employing or using; work in which one is engaged; occupation


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v. Syn. grant; award
grant; award; give qualities or abilities to


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v.
twist or interweave as not to be easily separated; make tangled, confused, and intricate; perplex; bewilder; puzzle


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v. Syn. name; designate
give right to; authorize; furnish with a right or claim to something; designate; give title to


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a.
short-lived; enduring a very short time


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n.
stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt


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a. Syn. necessary; critical; vital; indispensable; fundamental
necessary; critical; vital; constituting or being part of the essence of something


Spelling Word: essential
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ad. Syn. purely; strictly
without any others being included or involved; purely; strictly


Spelling Word: exclusively