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1
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(v.) to turn bottom side up, upset

A

capsize

2
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(n.) a large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure

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catastrophe

3
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(v.) to become or make less, (n.) a lessening

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decrease

4
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(adj.) inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate

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disputatious

5
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(v.) to drive or throw out, evict

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eject

6
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(v.) to grow, thrive, be prosperous; to wave in the air; (n.) a dramatic gesture; a fanfare of horns

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flourish

7
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(n.) a reason for doing something; something that simulates action

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incentive

8
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(adj.) disobedient, rebellious

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insubordinate

9
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(adj.) easily read

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legible

10
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(n.) the central point or heart of a matter; a knob

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nub

11
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(n.) a violent attack; a sudden rush of something

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onslaught

12
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(v.) to establish by law; to order or command; to appoint as a priest or minister; to destine

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ordain

13
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(v.) to get ahead of, do better than, exceed

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outstrip

14
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(v.) to spread throughout

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pervade

15
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(adj.) cautious, careful, showing good sense

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prudent

16
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(v.) to put out, extinguish, end

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quench

17
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(n.) a small part remaining behind

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remnant

18
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(adj.) happening or existing at the same time

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simultaneous

19
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(v.) to turn aside sharply; (n.) a sharp or sudden turn

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swerve

20
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(adj.) not usual, not typical, strange

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abnormal