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jettison

discard, dump

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rudder

the tail of the airplane or ship that helps to steer

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rapacious

voracious

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a clumsy person

klutzy

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funky

offensively malodorous

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ruse

a trick

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rowdy

rough and disorderly

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pantheon

all of the gods

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furor

an uproar; a state of great anger or excitement

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rerun

to boardcast again

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scull

a boat used for rowing

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miracle

wonder (not fortune)

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fascinate

interest (not amuse)

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embrace

hug

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admiring

appreciative

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confide

entrust

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repose

rest

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vivid

having the highest saturation, intense

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collectedness

composire, calmness

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lapse

a mistake due to inattention/a failure to maintain a higher state

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(v.) pass into a specified state or condition

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ail

be ill or unwell, afflict

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crevice

an opening or fissure

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farcical

broadly or extravagently humorous

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immoral

dishonest

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lofty

of high moral or intellectual value

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radiant

radiating or as if radiating light

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bleak

offering little or no hope

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abject

of the most contemptible kind

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miserable

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stand-in

replacement

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glimpse

a quick look

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lug

carry with difficulty

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snuggle

position comfortably

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whisk

move somewhere quickly (~brisk)

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plump

fat, chubby

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vocal

outspoken

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partake

to receive, take or share a part

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parade

procession

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surly

inclined to anger or bad feelings, unfriendly

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upbeat

pleasantly optimistic

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transmute

change in outward structure or look

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(mut: change)

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convulsion

a violent turbulence

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dabble

play in water, splash around

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veritable

not counterfeited or copied

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perish

die, decease

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snide

expressive of contempt

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uphold

preserve, carry on

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granular

resembling or consisting of small particles like powder

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culmination

a final climatic stage, apogee

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halt

stoppage

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subside

diminish, wear off

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heckle

jeer, ridicule

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whimper

cry weakly or softly

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furbish

polish and make shiny

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taint

contaminate, mar; a stain or a spot

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abide

to put up with, to tolerate

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tempestuous

stormy, raging, furious

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resplendent

shining; glowing

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begrudge

resent

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adjourn

suspend until a later time

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abysmal

appalling

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secular

worldly rather than spiritual

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misshapen

deform

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assimilate

incorporate

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remorse

compunction, sorry for what one has done

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disparate

different

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contingent

dependent

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instigate

incite, initiate

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dexterity

skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands; aptitude

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flaunt

display proudly

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uncouth

unrefined, crude; awkward or clumsy

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fitful

sporadic, irregular

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embolden

give encouragement to

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affinity

a likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship

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poise

self-assurance; composure; equilibrium

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rendition

an interpretation or translation; a performance

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atrocious

monstrous, shockingly bad, wicked

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(atrocity)

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blundering

clumsy; incompetent

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lament

bemoan

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contented

complacent, calm (=/ contentious: combative, disputatious)

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rampant

uncontrolled

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abominable

detestable, odious

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abate

dwindle

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listless

lethargic

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germane

applicable; fitting and appropriate

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arcane

secret; known or understood by only a few

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distended

enlarged or expanded from pressure; swollen

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coil

to wind or move in a spiral course

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spouse

husband or wife

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ottoman

thick cushion used as a seat

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tendon

strong connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone

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aria

an elaborate song for solo

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sole

the underside of the foot

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trellis

latticework used to support climbing plants

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tiara

a formal jeweled headdress worn by women

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smock

a kind of shirt that is worn over clothes to protect them

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carnage

bloody and extensive slaughter