heartache

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  1. heartache
    intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one
  2. personnel casualty
    military personnel lost by death or capture
  3. comprehended
    fully understood or grasped
  4. implicit
    suggested though not directly expressed
  5. remorse
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
  6. prise
    move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
  7. treasure
    any possession that is highly valued by its owner
  8. gone
    no longer retained
  9. experiment
    the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
  10. control
    power to direct or determine
  11. exposed
    with no protection or shield
  12. desertion
    withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
  13. forsaken
  14. marooned
    cut off or left behind
  15. literary pirate
    someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
  16. subversiveness
    disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior
  17. defenseless
    lacking protection or support
  18. allow
    make it possible for something to happen
  19. sell
    exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
  20. entrust
    put into the care or protection of someone
  21. concupiscence
    a desire for sexual intimacy
  22. neglect
    leave undone or leave out
  23. dismiss
    stop associating with
  24. cut
    separate with or as if with an instrument
  25. misogyny
    hatred of women
Created on Thu May 15 12:45:32 EDT 2008

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