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| n. the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure; v. to waste away |
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| n. a fortified place, stronghold |
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| n. a state of agreement, harmony; a treaty |
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| adj. complete or perfect in the highest degree v. to complain, grumble |
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| n. disorder, confusion; v. to throw into disorder |
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| n. often pl. urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency |
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| n. floating debris; homeless, impoverished people |
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| adj. frenzied, frantic, highly agitated |
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| v. to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers |
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| n. a type of game bird; a complaint; v. to complain, grumble |
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| v. to imprison, confine or jail |
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| adj. humorous, jesting, jolly, joking |
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| adj. ridiculous, laughable, absurd |
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| adj. biting or caustic in thought, manner, or stlye' sharply or bitterly harsh |
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| n. a prickly or stinging plant; v. to arrouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severely |
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| adj. consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money |
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| adj. pleasing, tending to create a favorable impression |
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| adj. contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited |
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| adj. in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting |
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| n. a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end |
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| adj. obligatory, required;n. one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of |
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