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n.
measuring instrument to detect distant objects by microwave


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v. Syn. admonish; scold
scold harshly; criticize severely


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v. Syn. regain
get or find back; regain a former condition


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v. Syn. enlist; enroll
enlist; register formally as a participant; engage for military service


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n.
frame with radial arms, or a kind of spool, turning on axis, on which threads or lines are wound


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v. Syn. resist; forbear
abstain from; resist; hold oneself back


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v. Syn. refuse; deny
turn down; refuse to accept; dismiss from consideration


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n. Syn. memento; remnant
surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past


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n. Syn. residue; remnant
residue; something not used up


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v.
substitute; put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items


Spelling Word: replace