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Things Fall Apart List #2
yayaya
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English
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11/18/2004

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kindred (noun)
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A group of related persons, as a clan or tribe.
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Improvident (Adj)
Definition
Not Providing for the future; thrifless
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Arduous (Adj)
Definition
Demanding great effort or labor; difficult.
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Contradict (verb)
Definition
To assert or express the opposite of a statement.
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Tentative (Adj)
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Uncertain; hesitant
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Valediction (Noun)
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An act of bidding farewell; a leave-talking
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Subdue (verb)
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To conquer and subjugate; vanquish
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Subdue (verb)
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To conquer and subjugate; vanquish
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clamber (verb)
Definition
To climb with difficulty, especially on all fours; scramble.
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Brusque (Adj)
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Abrupt and curt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt
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Deft (Adj)
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Quick and skillful.
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Atone (Verb)
Definition
To make amends, as for a sin or a fault.
To make up for.
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Provoke (Verb)
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To incite with anger or resentment.
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Devoid (Adj)
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Completly lacking; empty
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Implore (Verb)
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To beg for urgently; entreat.
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