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v. Syn. rush; cast
move suddenly and rapidly


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n.
a group of ten, especially a period of ten years


Spelling Word: decade
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n.
act of defending against attack, danger, or injury


Spelling Word: defence
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a. Syn. relying; conditional
relying on or requiring the aid of another for support


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n. Syn. training
trait of being well behaved ; act of punishing ; system of rules of conduct or method of practice


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a.
unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else


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


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n. Syn. thesis; discourse
formal essay; paper written by candidate for doctoral degree at university


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v. Syn. waste; scatter
spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse


Spelling Word: dissipate
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v. Syn. characterize; differentiate; recognize
characterize; differentiate; recognize


Spelling Word: distinguish