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directed to the back or rear; unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; undeveloped


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a. Syn. hairless
hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering


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n.
sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark


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a. Syn. desolate
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking


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ad. Syn. beneath; under
under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; inferior to in rank; unworthy of


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v.
strain or move out of a straight line; curve; turn toward some certain point


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n.
the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros


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a. Syn. fantastic
fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance


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n. Syn. flower; blossom
flower; blossom; best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity


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v. Syn. raise; advance
raise; advance; push or shove upward


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