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fester
ripen and generate pus
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warring
engaged in war
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tussle
disorderly fighting
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grapple
come to terms with
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havoc
violent and needless disturbance
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ostensibly
from appearances alone
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partisan
a fervent and even militant proponent of something
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cleric
a clergyman or other person in religious orders
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delve
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
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gruff
brusque and surly and forbidding
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cavort
play boisterously
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curt
brief and to the point; effectively cut short
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strife
bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension
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tenuous
very thin in gauge or diameter
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authentic
not counterfeit or copied
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desultory
marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another
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burgeon
grow and flourish
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causation
the act of causing something to happen
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illuminate
make lighter or brighter
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sector
a particular aspect of life or activity
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apartheid
a social policy or racial segregation involving political and economic and legal discrimination against people who are not Whites; the former official policy in South Africa
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infidelity
the quality of being unfaithful
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anguish
extreme distress of body or mind
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mire
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
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terrain
a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential
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collude
act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose
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minuscule
very small
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vigilant
carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger
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reorient
orient once again, after a disorientation
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contrite
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
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contaminate
make impure
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derail
run off or leave the rails
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dilemma
state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
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cope
come to terms with
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uncanny
surpassing the ordinary or normal
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elusive
skillful at eluding capture
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deprive
take away
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purposive
having a purpose
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masquerade
a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
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bundle
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
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contour
a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
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implicit
implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something
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erode
remove soil or rock
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prod
to push against gently
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recede
pull back or move away or backward
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pathetic
deserving or inciting pity
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ambivalent
uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
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insulate
protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material
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peril
a state of danger involving risk
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etched
cut or impressed into a surface
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constellation
a configuration of stars as seen from the earth
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confide
reveal in private; tell confidentially
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divulge
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
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rosy
having the pinkish flush of health
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fret
be agitated or irritated
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sulk
be in a huff and display one's displeasure
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implicate
bring into intimate and incriminating connection
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bleak
unpleasantly cold and damp
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ascribe
attribute or credit to
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valor
the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
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quake
shake with fast, tremulous movements
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charade
a word acted out in an episode of the game of charades