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| Indemnify [v.]- compensate for loss, damage, or injury; reimburse; repay |
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Occident [n.]- West; countries of America and Europe Occidental [adj.] - western |
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Peruse [v.]- read; look at fairly attentively; study Perusal [n.]- Reading; study |
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| Spurn [v.]- thrust aside with disdain or contempt; reject (ant. accept) |
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Scuffle [v.]- Struggle at close quarters in a rough and confused manner; wrestle; grapple Scuffle [n.]- brawl; fight |
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Stipend [n.]- fixed pay for services; salary; regular allowance awarded a scholarship winner |
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Surveillance [n.]– close watch over a person, group, or area; supervision |
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Tepid [adj.] - moderately warm; lukewarm Tepidly [adv.] |
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Wager [v.]- Risk (something) on the outcome of a contest or uncertain event; gamble; bet Wager [n.]- bet |
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Wane [v.]- decrease in power or size; dwindle; decline; sink (ant. wax) |
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