Word 1
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Meaning
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Word 2
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Meaning
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accept
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to agree to receive or do
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except
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not including
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adverse
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unfavourable, harmful
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averse
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strongly disliking; opposed
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advice
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recommendations about what to do
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advise
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to recommend something
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affect
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to change or make a difference to
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effect
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a result; to bring about a result
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aisle
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a passage between rows of seats
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isle
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an island
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all together
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all in one place, all at once
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altogether
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completely; on the whole
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along
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moving or extending horizontally on
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a long
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referring to something of great length
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aloud
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out loud
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allowed
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permitted
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altar
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a sacred table in a church
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alter
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to change
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appraise
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to assess
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apprise
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to inform someone
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bare
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naked; to uncover
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bear
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to carry; to put up with
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bazaar
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a Middle Eastern market
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bizarre
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strange
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berth
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a bunk in a ship, train, etc.
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birth
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the emergence of a baby from the womb
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born
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having started life
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borne
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carried
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brake
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a device for stopping a vehicle; to stop a vehicle
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break
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to separate into pieces; a pause
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breach
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to break through, or break a rule; a gap
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breech
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the back part of a gun barrel
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broach
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to raise a subject for discussion
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brooch
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a piece of jewellery
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canvas
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a type of strong cloth
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canvass
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to seek people’s votes
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cereal
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a grass producing an edible grain; a breakfast food made from grains
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serial
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happening in a series
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chord
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a group of musical notes
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cord
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a length of string; a cord-like body part
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climactic
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forming a climax
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climatic
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relating to climate
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coarse
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rough
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course
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a direction; a school subject; part of a meal
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complement
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to add to so as to improve; an addition that improves something
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compliment
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to praise or express approval; an admiring remark
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council
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a group of people who manage or advise
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counsel
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advice; to advise
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cue
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a signal for action; a wooden rod
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queue
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a line of people or vehicles
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currant
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a dried grape
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current
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happening now; a flow of water, air, or electricity
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defuse
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to make a situation less tense
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diffuse
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to spread over a wide area
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desert
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a waterless, empty area; to abandon someone
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dessert
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the sweet course of a meal
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discreet
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careful not to attract attention
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discrete
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separate and distinct
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disinterested
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impartial
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uninterested
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not interested
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draught
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a current of air
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draft
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a first version of a piece of writing
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draw
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an even score at the end of a game
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drawer
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a sliding storage compartment
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dual
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having two parts
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duel
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a fight or contest between two people
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|
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to draw out a reply or reaction
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illicit
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not allowed by law or rules
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ensure
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to make certain that something will happen
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insure
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to provide compensation if a person dies or property is damaged
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envelop
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to cover or surround
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envelope
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a paper container for a letter
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exercise
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physical activity; to do physical activity
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exorcise
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to drive out an evil spirit
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fawn
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a young deer; light brown
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faun
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a mythical being, part man, part goat
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to display ostentatiously
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flout
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to disregard a rule
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foreword
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an introduction to a book
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forward
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onwards, ahead
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freeze
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to turn to ice
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frieze
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a decoration along a wall
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grisly
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gruesome, revolting
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grizzly
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a type of bear
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imply
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to suggest indirectly
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infer
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to draw a conclusion
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loath
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reluctant, unwilling
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loathe
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to hate
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loose
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to unfasten; to set free
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lose
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to be deprived of; to be unable to find
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meter
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a measuring device
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metre
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a metric unit; rhythm in verse
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pedal
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a foot-operated lever
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peddle
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to sell goods
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pole
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a long, slender piece of wood
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poll
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voting in an election
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pour
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to flow or cause to flow
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pore
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a tiny opening; to study something closely
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practice
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the use of an idea or method; the work or business of a doctor, dentist, etc.
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practise
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to do something repeatedly to gain skill; to do something regularly
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prescribe
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to authorize use of medicine; to order authoritatively
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proscribe
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to officially forbid something
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principal
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most important; the head of a school
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principle
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a fundamental rule or belief
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sceptic
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a person inclined to doubt
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septic
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infected with bacteria
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sight
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the ability to see
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site
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a location
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stationary
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not moving
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stationery
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writing materials
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storey
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a level of a building
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story
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a tale or account
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tortuous
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full of twists; complex
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torturous
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full of pain or suffering
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wreath
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a ring-shaped arrangement of flowers etc.
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wreathe
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to surround or encircle
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