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recourse     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg
gemstone; costly ornament of precious metal or gem
one that is turned or applied to for aid or security; resort for help or protection; access or admittance
remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
act of refusing or disowning; negation; refusal to admit the truth; refusal to grant; rejection of a request
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bravery     Speak
 
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n.  
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a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
a large group of musicians who play many different instruments together; big band
the sudden or violent start of something unwelcome, such as war, disease; eruption; explosion
complex of fibers that twisted together to form a cable, rope, thread; land bordering a body of water; single filament
the respect with which a person is held; an approximate calculation of quantity; a judgment of the qualities
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stony     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance
away from the correct path or direction, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
hard as granite
remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining
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snowy     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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small in quantity; being of delicate or slender build
with great or especially intimate knowledge
sad; gloomy; low in spirits; dejected
of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony
of the white color of snow
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locality     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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end of something in time or space; result or outcome; conclusion
what person deserves with regard to reward or more usually punishment;
place; district; surrounding or nearby region; particular neighborhood
release of property or person in return for payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
cloth; stuff; artifact made by weaving or synthetic fibers; structure; framework
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hush     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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make silent or quiet; keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of
pierce painfully with sharp pointed structure; cause to suffer keenly in the mind or feelings
stop doing or providing something; put an end to a state or an activity
be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
make a disclaimer about
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unequal     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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promoting construction or creation
in a formal manner
extraordinary; unusual; well above average
poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure
having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
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brisk     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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keen or sharp in speech or manner; active, fast, and energetic
without missing a year
feasible; capable of being effected, done, or put into practice
lacking power; without ability, influence, or power
exciting, in high spirits, full of enthusiasm, exhilarating
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con     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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situated at or toward the bow of a vessel
without missing a year
keen or sharp in speech or manner; active, fast, and energetic
against the affirmative side; in opposition; on negative side
in a formal manner
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dusky     Speak
 
(10)
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no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold
extraordinary; unusual; well above average
not loud because of being obstructed in some way;
naturally having skin of a dark color
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kettle     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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state or relation of being or associate; companionship of persons on equal and friendly terms; state of being together
a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum
rough outline; draw up an outline; sketch
treeless grassy plain; extensive area of flat or rolling
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beset     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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put down by force or authority; overwhelm; keep from being revealed
touch quickly and gently with hand;
attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
terminate; make a break in
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
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frenzy     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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temporary madness or delirium
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
indistinct articulation
loud confused noise from many sources
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
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witty     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony
covered with growing trees and bushes etc
various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
stretch or force to the limit; tight
very clever and humorous
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minority     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group
blame
a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum
beginning; start; origin; time at which something is supposed to begin
processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
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affirm     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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utter a sudden loud cry
move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place
gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
offer someone emotional support or encouragement; confirm
stop doing or providing something; put an end to a state or an activity
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flavor     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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money; general acceptance or use
room for baby; area in a household set apart for the use of children
projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
achievement or fulfillment; something that is successful after a lot of work or effort
distinctive taste; quality produced by the sensation of taste
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asunder     Speak
 
(18)
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powerful; having power to influence or convince; having great control or authority
into separate parts or pieces; apart
lively and spirited
extraordinary; unusual; well above average
with reluctance
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acknowledgment     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
living quarters provided for public convenience; something that meets a need; convenience
laying a tax, or imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by authority; raising of revenue
a pass between mountain peaks
ill will; hatred; quality or state of being hostile
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solicitude     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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a feeling of excessive concern
an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
a deceitful and unreliable person; a dishonest or worthless person
arched brick or stone ceiling or roof; burial chamber usually underground
the condition of being concealed or hidden
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