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(v) to think believe; to consider, have an opinion

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(v) to destroy, lay waste, leave in ruins

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(v) to throw doubt upon, cause to be distrusted; to damage in reputation; (n) a loss or lack of belief, confidence, or reputation

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(adj) difficult to catch or to hold; hard to explain or understand

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(v) to bring into existence; to be the cause of

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(v) to worship as an idol, make an idol of; to love very much

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(n) a lack of thankfulness

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(n) something kept in memory of the giver; a souvenir

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(n) a being that must eventually die (adj) of or relating to such a being; causing death, fatal; possible, conceivable

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(n) an enthusiastic public welcome, an outburst of applause

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(adj) unimportant, trivial; narrow-minded; secondary in rank, minor

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(n) a sorry condition or state (v) to pledge, promise solemnly

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(v) to feel sorry for what one has done or has failed to do

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(n) a daydream; the condition of being lost in thought

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(n) an act or instance of calling back, an annulment; cancellation

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(v) to examine closely, to look over quickly but thoroughly; to analyze the rhythm of a poem (n) an examination

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(n) a beach or shore; a string of wire, hair, etc (v) to drive or run aground; to leave in a hopeless position

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(n) bitter disagreement; fighting, struggle

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(v) to fall forward; to overturn, bring about the downfall of

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Tom is not a very fast runner, but he is so (petty, elusive) that he is extremely hard to tackle on the football field.

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I don’t have the time to read every word of that long newspaper article, but I’ll (scan, discredit) it quickly to get the main idea.

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I knew that he was only concerned about himself, but I never dreamed that even he could be guilty of such (revocation, ingratitude).

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The wound at first did not appear to be too serious, but to our great grief it proved to be (mortal, scan).

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After I hit the baseball into Mrs. Hebert’s front window, my mom made me go over to her house and (repent, deem).