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  1. vet
    a doctor who practices veterinary medicine
  2. velvety
    having a smooth soft surface
  3. frantic
    marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
  4. expunge
    remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
  5. lobotomy
    surgery on nerves to and from the frontal lobe of the brain
  6. sorrow
    an emotion of great sadness associated with loss
  7. ghastly
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  8. anguish
    extreme distress of body or mind
  9. succumb
    give in, as to overwhelming force, influence, or pressure
  10. gnarled
    old and twisted and covered in lines
  11. reassure
    cause to feel confident
  12. sake
    the purpose of achieving or obtaining
  13. ludicrous
    inviting ridicule
  14. lapsed
    no longer active or practicing
  15. enthusiastically
    in an eager manner
  16. emphatically
    in a forceful manner; with emphasis
  17. optimism
    the hopeful feeling that all is going to turn out well
  18. comprehend
    get the meaning of something
  19. unencumbered
    free of anything that impedes or is burdensome
Created on Thu Nov 03 20:48:26 EDT 2011 (updated Thu Nov 03 20:48:47 EDT 2011)

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