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Words
deserts
desserts
flake
flack
chaff
chafe
passible
passable
ingenuous
ingenious
tortuous
torturous
passed
past
councillor
counsellor
venal
venial
farther
further
dissent
descent
compliment
complement
discrete
discreet
shear
sheer
who's
whose
peddle
pedal
oral
aural
dual
duel
your
you're
waive
wave
antics
antiques
wreathe

Meaning
anyareainwhichfewformsoflifecanexistbecauseoflackofwater
anyplacelackinginsomething
aservingoffreshfruitafterthemaincourseofameal.(sweetdish)
Aflatthinpieceorlayer;achip.
Apressagent;apublicist.
Finelycutstraworhayusedasfodder,Trivialorworthlessmatter
Torubandcauseirritationorfriction,tofeelirritatedorimpatient
Capableoffeelingorsuffering;sensitive
Satisfactorybutnotoutstanding;adequate
naive,artless,orinnocent
possessingordonewithingenuity;skilfulorclever
Highlyinvolved;complex
pertainingto,involving,orcausingtortureorsuffering.
Tomoveonorahead;proceed.
Nolongercurrent;goneby;over
amemberofacouncil
Apersonwhogivescounsel;anadviser.
Capableofbetrayinghonor,duty,orscruplesforaprice;corruptible.
Easilyexcusedorforgiven;pardonable
tooratagreaterdistanceinspaceortime
Inaddition;furthermore
Todifferinopinionorfeeling;disagree.
Adownwardinclineorpassage;aslope.
Anexpressionofpraise,admiration,orcongratulation.
Somethingthatcompletes,makesupawhole,orbringstoperfection.
Constitutingaseparatething
carefultoavoidsocialembarrassmentordistress,espbykeepingconfidencessecret;
tactful
Toremove(fleeceorhair)bycuttingorclipping.
Thin,fine,andtransparent
shortforwhois,whohas.
Thepossessiveformofwho/which
togofromplacetoplaceselling(goods,espsmallarticles)
Afoot-operatedleverusedforactuatingorcontrollingamechanism,asinaloom,
sewingmachine,piano,ororgan.
spokenorverbal
Of,relatingto,orperceivedbytheear.
Composedoftwousuallylikeorcomplementaryparts;double
Aprearranged,formalcombatbetweentwopersons,usuallyfoughttosettleapointof
honor.
Aperson's;one's
Contractionofyou are.
Togiveup(aclaimorright)voluntarily;relinquish
Tomakeasignalwithanup-and-downorback-and-forthmovementofthehandoran
objectheldinthehand
aplayfultrickorprank;caper.
Belongingto,madein,ortypicalofanearlierperiod
Totwistorcurlintoawreathlikeshapeorcontour.

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wreath
awhile
awhile
carrot
carat
censored
censured
portent
potent
wraps
warps
feint
faint
imminent
emminent
gantlet
gauntlet
premier
premiere
adopt
adapt
sedation
sedition
conform
confirm
flares
flairs
modal
model
portentous
portentious
command
commend
reign
rein
rare
rear
yoke
yolk
canvass
canvas
accede
exceed

Aringorcircletofflowers,boughs,orleaveswornonthehead,placedonamemorial,or
hungasadecoration.
foramoment,forashorttime,foralittlewhile
fleshyorangerootofaplant,eatenasavegetable/somethingofferedasalureor
incentive
aunitofmassforgemstones,equalto0.2gram
anypersonwhosupervisesthemannersormoralityofothers
Tocriticizeseverely;blame
Anindicationofsomethingimportantorcalamitousabouttooccur;anomen.
Havinggreatcontrolorauthority
Toarrangeorfold(something)aboutascoverorprotection
Tobecomebentortwistedoutofshape
Tomakeadeceptiveshowof.
Lackingstrengthorvigor;feeble.
liabletohappensoon;impending
Ofhighrank,station,orquality;noteworthy
asectionofarailwaywheretwotracksoverlap
Adressglovecuffedabovethewrist.
Firsttooccurorexist;earliest
Thefirstpublicperformance,asofamovieorplay.
Totakeupandmakeone'sown
Tomakesuitabletoorfitforaspecificuseorsituation.
Thestateorconditioninducedbyasedative.
Conductorlanguageincitingrebellionagainsttheauthorityofastate
Toactorbeinaccordoragreement;comply
Tomakefirmer;strengthen
Toburstintointense,suddenflame.
smartnessofstyle,manner,etc.
oforpertainingtomode,manner,orform.
Asmallobject,usuallybuilttoscale,thatrepresentsindetailanother,oftenlarger
object.
miraculous,amazing,orawe-inspiring;prodigious
Todirectwithauthority;giveordersto
Torepresentasworthy,qualified,ordesirable;recommend.
Theperiodduringwhichamonarchrules.
anymeansofcurbing,controlling,ordirecting;check;restraint.
Excellent;extraordinary
thespaceorpositionbehindsomething
AcrossbarwithtwoU-shapedpiecesthatencirclethenecksofapairofoxenorother
draftanimalsworkingtogether.
Theyellowinternalpartoftheeggofabirdorreptile
Toexaminecarefullyordiscussthoroughly;scrutinize
aheavydurableclothmadeofcotton,hemp,orjute,usedforsails,tents,etc.
Tobecomeapartytoanagreementortreaty.
Tobegreaterthan;surpass