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  1. raw
    not treated with heat to prepare it for eating
  2. intake
    an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube
  3. utterance
    the use of spoken sounds for auditory communication
  4. muster
    summon up, call forth, or bring together
  5. declaim
    recite in a skilled and formal way
  6. tackle
    seize and throw down an opponent player carrying the ball
  7. cue
    a reminder for some action or speech
  8. root
    underground plant organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes
  9. elicit
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  10. misnomer
    an incorrect or unsuitable name
  11. purport
    have the often misleading appearance of being or intending
  12. digression
    a message that departs from the main subject
  13. convey
    transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
  14. straightforward
    pointed directly ahead
  15. string
    a lightweight cord
  16. depth
    the extent downward or backward or inward
  17. alongside
    side by side
  18. strenuous
    taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance
  19. thorough
    painstakingly careful and accurate
  20. tinge
    color lightly
Created on Thu Nov 08 16:01:30 EST 2012 (updated Fri Feb 01 23:26:00 EST 2013)

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