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to hit forcibly and deliberately with one’s hand or a weapon
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STRIKE
2
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the sport of fighting with swords according to a set of rules, in order to score points against an opponent
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FENCING
3
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a mischievous or cheeky person, especially a child or man
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RASCAL
4
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not shining brightly or clearly
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DIM
5
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to investigate, ask for information from someone
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INQUIRE
6
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to break suddenly and violently apart, spilling the contents
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BURST
7
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a person’s ability to cope well with difficulties or to face a demanding situation in a spirited and resilient way
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METTLE
8
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an unfortunate or unhappy person
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WRETCH
9
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to cause to feel great happiness or delight
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OVERJOY
10
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defrost or opposite of ‘to freeze’
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THAW
11
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having or showing a modest or low estimate of one’s own importance
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HUMBLE
12
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a movable part of a helmet that can be pulled down to cover the face
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VISOR
13
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to become pregnant; or to form or come up with a plan or an idea in the mind
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CONCEIVE
14
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a strong desire or craving especially for something not likely to be attained
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LONGING
15
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a honey-yellow hard translucent fossilized resin = gem stone
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AMBER
16
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to grant to someone the use of something on the understanding that it shall be returned
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LEND
17
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to mate or produce offspring under controlled conditions
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BREED
18
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open or spread out from a folded position; reveal or disclose
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UNFOLD
19
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different from what is usual or expected
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ODD
20
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horrible, nasty, filthy, dirty and unclean
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FOUL
21
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to look out, be cautious and alert to danger
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BEWARE
22
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used to express good wishes when saying goodbye
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FAREWELL
23
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extreme sadness
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GRIEF
24
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to break a promise, to be disloyal or unfaithful
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BETRAY
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a sudden outbreak of a particular activity (ex. emotions)
OUTBURST
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a spell or sustained period of unrestrained activity of a particular kind
SPREE
27
to defeat, bury, drown completely by a huge mass or too much of something
OVERWHELM
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to be uncertain about someone or something
DOUBT
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dense or crowded (opposite of thin)
THICK
30
having great power, influence, or effect
POTENT
31
a solemn promise - especially at a public event (a wedding)
VOW
32
a high-pitched and piercing sound or voice
SHRILL
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a strip of leather or length of cord fastened to a handle, used for flogging or beating a person
WHIP
34
to take hold of something and quickly remove it from its place
PLUCK
35
not showing faith, respect for religious rules; ungodly, sinful
IMPIOUS
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to kill (a person or animal) in a violent way
SLAUGHTER
37
to die through submersion in and inhalation of water
DROWN
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to make a loud cry – especially by a bird (a rooster)
CROW
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a slight line or fold in something, especially fabric or the skin of the face
WRINKLE
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the joint connecting the hand with the forearm
WRIST
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a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime
VILLAIN
42
muscle and fat that is found between the skin and bones of an animal or human
FLESH
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stubborn, headstrong, willful
OBSTINATE
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severe physical or mental suffering
TORMENT
45
rapid, sudden, immediate
SWIFT
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unable to hear
DEAF
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to hit someone or something with the palm of one's hand or a flat object
SLAP
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confined to bed by sickness or old age
BEDRIDDEN
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obligation under reward or punishment
DUTY
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a person, typically a homeless one, who lives by asking for money or food
BEGGAR
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to hide, mask or make secret
CONCEAL
52
beaten or overcome by adversity
DEFEATED
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to blow up with explosives
BLAST
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done of one’s free will
WILLINGLY
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a phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone
EPITAPH
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to imitate illegally a signature or someone’s writing, to make fake
FORGE
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either side of the face below the eye
CHEEK
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to make someone lose courage or confidence
UNNERVE
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a device or enclosure designed to catch and retain animals, typically by allowing entry but not exit
TRAP
60
mental sharpness, intelligence, cleverness
WITS
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larva of a fly
MAGGOT
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having dark and white hairs mixed
GRIZZLED
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good judgment
WISDOM
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punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for an injury or wrong – with justice
AVENGE
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rising or falling sharply, abrupt
STEEP
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having or showing good judgment
WISE
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to break or cause to break suddenly and violently into pieces
SHATTER
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unfamiliar – in a neutral way
STRANGE
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a person who has been rejected by society or a social group
OUTCAST
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of short duration
BRIEF
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a large organ in the abdomen of vertebrates, involved in many metabolic processes
LIVER
72
cautionary advice
WARNING
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lacking physical or moral strength
FRAIL
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false or not real, and intended to deceive someone
PHONEY
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to emit a long, deep, audible breath expressing sadness, relief, tiredness, or a similar feeling
SIGH
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death, destruction, or some other terrible fate
DOOM
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to talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way
BABBLE
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unfamiliar – in a negative way
WEIRD
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a large perching bird with mostly glossy black plumage, a heavy bill, and a raucous voice
CROW
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to hurry, rush, go fast
HASTE
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food used to attract fish, birds or other animals
BAIT
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belly, used typically of a woman
WOMB
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to present, to give, to grant
BESTOW
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to unfasten, set free from restraint; or to be flexible and relaxed
LOOSE
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to make or become liquid by heat
MELT
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deep distress or sadness caused by loss
SORROW
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to be aware of something before it happens
PREMONITION
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a worn-down piece of clothing
RAG
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soft, sticky matter resulting from the mixing of earth and water
MUD
90
full of prickles or spikes - about a plant or a situation
THORNY
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of a person who wants very much to do/ have something right away, immediately
EAGER
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an overwhelming feeling of great happiness or joyful excitement
ECSTACY
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a person, in particular a woman, who nags or grumbles constantly
SCOLD
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to remove, expel, clear out
PURGE
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strong sexual desire
LUST
96
to exhibit, to show publicly
DISPLAY
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to apply punishment without justice
REVENGE
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immoral, wrong, shameful - especially when against divine laws
SINFUL
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to make a promise under oath, give one’s word, warrant or to insist
SWEAR
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skill in achieving one's ends by deceit
CUNNING
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a small sharp-pointed organ at the end of the abdomen of bees, wasps, ants, and scorpions
STING
102
a short, high-pitched sound or cry
SQUEAK
103
back of leg or thigh
HAM
104
tired, worn out, exhausted
WEARY
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'duty + love' for a cause, a person or a profession, in spite of reward or punishment
LOYALTY
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a declaration or assurance that one will do a particular thing
PROMISE
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to feel or express sincere regret
REPENT
108
to carry or to support
BEAR
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an action that is performed intentionally or consciously
DEED
110
tiny drops of water that form on cool surfaces at night as a result of condensation
DEW
111
to cause or bring about an action or feeling; to trigger
PROMPT
112
indication, clue
HINT
113
place for souls after death, between Heaven and Hell, where sins are cleansed
PURGATORY
114
to declare that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof
CLAIM
115
to cause someone to believe something that is not true, typically in order to gain some personal advantage
DECEIVE
116
skill or art
CRAFT
117
to trouble or annoy someone with frequent or persistent requests or interruptions
PESTER
118
dead and putrefying flesh
CARRION
119
to search, look for
SEEK
120
the quality of using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully
THRIFT
121
to twist or pull something sharply
TWEAK
122
to fasten or close securely
SEAL
123
evil or morally wrong
WICKED
124
a heated argument, disagreement, verbal fight
QUARREL
125
to look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something with one's eyes wide open
STARE
126
a place of burial for a dead body, a tomb
GRAVE
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to move or go in a stealthy manner
SNEAK
128
to feel deep sorrow for someone or their death
MOURN
129
heavenly, supremely good, divine
CELESTIAL
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a male domestic chicken
ROOSTER
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of food no longer fresh and pleasant to eat
STALE
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despicable person
SCUMBAG
133
to shed tears (similar to ‘cry’)
WEEP
134
to tease/ laugh to ridicule or treat with contempt
MOCK
135
to take and use something that belongs to someone else with the intention of returning it
BORROW
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