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Supine
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lying on the back, face or front upward.
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inactive, passive, or inert, especially from indolence or indifference.
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Comatose
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affected with or characterized by coma.
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lacking alertness or energy; torpid: comatose from lack of sleep.
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Inveigle
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to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed by into ): to inveigle a person into playing bridge.
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to acquire, win, or obtain by beguiling talk or methods (usually followed by from or away ): to inveigle a theater pass from a person.
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Pallid
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pale; faint or deficient in color; wan: a pallid countenance.
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lacking in vitality or interest: a pallid musical performance.
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Poignantly
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keenly distressing to the feelings: poignant regret.
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keen or strong in mental appeal: a subject of poignant interest.
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Ruminations
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to chew again or over and over.
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to meditate on; ponder.
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Settee
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a seat for two or more persons, having a back and usually arms, and often upholstered. |
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Bailiwick
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the district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.
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a person's area of skill, knowledge, authority, or work: to confine suggestions to one's own bailiwick.
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Harry
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to harass, annoy, or prove a nuisance to by or as if by repeated attacks; worry: He was harried by constant doubts. |
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Impelled
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to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
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to drive or cause to move onward; propel; impart motion to.
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Vouchsafe
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to grant or give, as by favor, graciousness, or condescension: to vouchsafe a reply to a question.
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to allow or permit, as by favor or graciousness: They vouchsafed his return to his own country.
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Windfall
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an unexpected gain, piece of good fortune, or the like.
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something blown down by the wind, as fruit.
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