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erupt
to burst from limits or restraint.
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rupture
breach of peace or concord.
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abrupt
characterized by or involving action or change without preparation or warning; sudden and unexpected.
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corrupt
to change from good to bad in morals, manners, or actions.
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incorruptible
incapable of corruption.
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disrupt
to throw into disorder.
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interrupt
to stop or hinder by breaking in.
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astringent
causing a tightening of soft organic tissues.
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constrict
to make it narrow or draw together.
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restrict
to confine within bounds.
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unrestricted
not having limits; not subject to restriction.
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stricture
an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage.
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stringent
marked by rigor, strictness, or severity, especially regarding rules or standards.
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boa constrictor
a tropical American boa that is light brown barred or mottled with darker brown and reaches a length of 10 feet (3 meters) or more.
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detention
the act or fact of detaining or holding back.
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pertinent
having a clear decisive relevance to the matter at hand.
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impertinent
was given to or characterized by insolent rudeness.
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pertinacious
adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design.
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retentive
having the power, property, or capacity to retain.
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retinue
a group of retainers or attendants.
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tenacity
the quality or state of being tenacious.
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tenancy
is a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate.
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tenure
the act, right, manner, or term of holding something.
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untenable
not able to be defended.
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contortionist
one who contorts; an acrobat able to twist the body into unusual postures.
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distort
to twist out of the true meaning or proportion; to alter to give a false or unnatural picture or account.
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extort
to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power.
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retort
to pay or hurl back.
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torsion
the twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of forces tending to turn one end about a longitudinal axis while the other is held fast.
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tortuous
marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns.
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torture
the infliction of intense pain to punish, coerce, or afford sadistic pleasure.
