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11/14/2005
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capsize (verb)
 Definition
overturn; upset
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contend (verb)
 Definition
1. Compete; take part in contest; fight

2. argue; maintain as true
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decease (noun)
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death; demise
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din (noun)
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loud noise; uproar
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distinguish (verb)
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tell apart; recognize
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divulge (verb)
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make known; reveal
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drought (noun)
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lack of rain; long period of dry weather
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famish (verb)
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starve; suffer from extreme hunger
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illuminate (verb)
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light up; brighten
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inaudible (adjective)
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incapable of being heard; not audible
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incense (verb)
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make extremely angry; enrage
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inundate (verb)
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flood; deluge; swamp
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jeopardy (noun)
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danger; peril
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magnify (verb)
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enlarge
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municipal (adjective)
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of a city or town
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puncture (verb)
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make a hole with a pointed object; pierce
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rummage (verb)
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search thoroughly by turning over all the contents
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simultaneously (adverb)
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at the same time; together
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subsequently (adverb)
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later; afterward; next
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survive (verb)
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live longer than; outlive
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traverse (verb)
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pass across,over, or through; cross
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velocity (noun)
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speed; swiftness