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  1. apply
    employ for a particular purpose
  2. compare
    examine and note the similarities or differences of
  3. background
    the part of a scene behind objects in the front
  4. body
    an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass
  5. skimming
    the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid
  6. retreat
    the act of withdrawing or going backward
  7. surface
    the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer
  8. snare
    a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
  9. self-righteous
    excessively or hypocritically pious
  10. pause
    stop an action temporarily
  11. patched
    mended usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch
  12. league
    an association of states or individuals for common action
  13. integrity
    an undivided or unbroken completeness with nothing wanting
  14. flight
    an instance of traveling by air
  15. fierce
    marked by extreme and violent energy
  16. fact
    a piece of information about events that have occurred
  17. cormorant
    large, dark-colored, long-necked seabird
  18. concealed
    not accessible to view
  19. compare
    examine and note the similarities or differences of
  20. clue
    evidence that helps to solve a problem
  21. abyss
    a bottomless gulf or pit
  22. abstract
    existing only in the mind
  23. analyse
    break down into components or essential features
  24. according
    in agreement with
  25. abbreviate
    shorten
Created on Thu Oct 10 12:50:03 EDT 2013 (updated Wed Oct 23 10:32:01 EDT 2013)

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