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not usual,not typical, strange
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to turn bottom side up, upset
S:overturn, upend, tip over |
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a large-scale disaster, misfortune, failure
S:calamity, tragedy, cataclysm |
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(v)to become or make less;(n)a lessening
S:lessen, reduce,dwindle,diminish |
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inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate
S: argumentative, quarrelsome, contentious |
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to drive or throw out; evict
S:oust, expel, kick out |
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(v)to grow, thrive, be prosperous; to wave in the air; (n)dramatic gesture; a fanfare of horns
S:prosper, burgeon, increase |
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a reason for doing something; something that stimulates action
S:stimulus, spur, motive, inducement |
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disobedient, rebellious
S:defiant, unruly, mutinous |
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easily read
S:readable, clear, decipherable |
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the central point or heart of a matter; a knob
S:core, kernel, nucleus, crux |
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a violent attack; a sudden rush of something
S:assault, charge, foray, onset |
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to establish by law; to order or command; to appoint as a priest or minister; to destine
S:anoint, consecrate, enact, decree |
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to get ahead of, to do better than, exceed
S:outdo, outperform, outdistance, surpass |
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to spread throughout
S:saturate, permeate, diffuse, imbue |
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cautious, careful, showing good sense
S:wary, sensible, judicious |
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to put out, extinguish, end
S:douse, stifle, slake |
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a small part remaining behind
S:remainder, residue, leftover, fragment |
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happening or existing at the same time
S:concurrent, occuring at the same time |
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(v)to turn aside sharply; (n) a sharp or sudden turn
S:veer, digress, sheer off |
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