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Vermin
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noxious, objectionable, or disgusting animals collectively, especially those of small size that appear commonly and are difficult to control, as flies, lice, bedbugs, cockroaches, mice, and rats. |
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Pane
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one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
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a plate of glass for such a division.
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Metamorphosis
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a complete change of form, structure, or substance, as transformation by magic or witchcraft.
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any complete change in appearance, character, circumstances, etc.
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Acquired
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to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own: to acquire property.
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to gain for oneself through one's actions or efforts: to acquire learning.
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Adjoining
-being in contact at some point or line; located next to another; bordering; contiguous: the adjoining room; a row of adjoining town houses. |
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Perusal
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the act of perusing; survey; scrutiny: A more careful perusal yields this conclusion. |
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Admonish
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to caution, advise, or counsel against something.
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to reprove or scold, especially in a mild and good-willed manner: The teacher admonished him about excessive noise.
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Brusque
-abrupt in manner; blunt; rough: A brusque welcome greeted his unexpected return. |
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Fathom
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to penetrate to the truth of; comprehend; understand: to fathom someone's motives. |
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Fulminations
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a violent denunciation or censure: a sermon that was one long fulmination.
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Harbinger
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anything that foreshadows a future event; omen; sign: Frost is a harbinger of winter. |
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Plaintively
-expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful: a plaintive melody. |
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