A Mini-Corpus for Crossword Fans O
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1622
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Oak, for example = wood
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1623
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Oarsman = rower
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1624
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Obedient = dutiful
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1625
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Object = demure
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1626
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Objective = aim
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1627
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Oblivious = unaware
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1628
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Obscure = cloud
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1629
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Obsequious servile
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1630
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Observe = see
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1631
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Obstinately determined = dogged
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1632
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Obstruction = barrier
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1633
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Obtained = got
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1634
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Obvious = patent
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1635
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Obviously = patently
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1636
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Occur = happen
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1637
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Odium = hatred
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1638
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Oesophagus = gullet
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1639
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Of a woman = female
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1640
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Of birth = natal
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1641
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Of crucial importance = pivotal
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1642
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Of current affairs = topical
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1643
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Of high mountains = Alpine
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1644
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Of mankind = human
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1645
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Of punishment = penal
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1646
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Of sound = sonic
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1647
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Of sound mind = sane
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1648
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Of Switzerland = Swiss
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1649
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Of the ear = optic
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1650
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Of the foot = pedal
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1651
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Of the kidneys = renal
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1652
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Of the Moon = lunar
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1653
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Of the nose = nasal
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1654
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Of the pope = papal
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1655
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Of the sea = marine
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1656
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Of the sides = lateral
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1657
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Of the stars = astral
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1658
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Of the stomach = gastric
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1659
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Of the sun = solar
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1660
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Of the throat or neck = jugular
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1661
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Off course = adrift
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1662
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Offensive = insulting, odious
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1663
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Offer = bid
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1664
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Offhand = cavalier, casual
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1665
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Office note = memo
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1666
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Old wound mark = scar
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1667
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On bad terms = at odds
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1668
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On fire = aflame
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1669
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On top of = upon
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1670
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Once more = again, encore
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1671
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One after the other = in a row
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1672
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One expected to lose = underdog
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1673
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One thousand million = billion
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1674
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One who steals = thief
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1675
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One's home = abode
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1676
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Onto land from water = ashore
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1677
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Oozes = seeps
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1678
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Open = honest
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1679
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Opening = mouth
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1680
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Opening movement = gambit
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1681
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Open-mouthed = agape
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1682
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Operator = user
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1683
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Opportunity = chance
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1684
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Opposite of credit = debit
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1685
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Opposite of failure = success
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1686
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Opposite of last = first
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1687
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Opposite of minimum = maximum
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1688
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Opposite of peace = war
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1689
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Opposite of relegation = promotion
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1690
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Opposite of wide = narrow
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1691
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Opposite of dry = wet
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1692
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Optimism = hope
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1693
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Optimistic = bullish
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1694
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Orator = speaker
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1695
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Orderly piles = stacks
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1696
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Orifice = aperture
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1697
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Original = novel
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1698
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Osculate = kiss
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1699
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OT book = genesis
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1700
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Otherwise = else
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1701
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Ousts = evicts
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1702
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Outcast = Pariah
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1703
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Outdoor event = fete
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1704
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Outer appearance = façade
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1705
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Outrider = scout
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1706
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Over = above
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1707
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Overdue = late, belated
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1708
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Overheads = expenses
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1709
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Overlook = condone
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1710
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Overseas = abroad
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1711
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Overwhelming defeat = rout
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1712
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Ovum = egg
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1713
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Owing = due
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1714
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Owns = has
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1715
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Oyster's gem = pearl
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A Mini-Corpus for Crossword Fans P
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1716
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Paces = steps
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1717
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Pachyderm = elephant
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1718
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Pacify = calm
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1719
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Painful = sore
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1720
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Painfully = sorely
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1721
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Painting of a person = portrait
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1722
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Paint-mixing board = palette
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1723
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Pale = ashen
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1724
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Pallid = wan; ashen
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1725
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Paltry = meagre
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1726
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Pamper = cosset
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1727
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Pamphlet = tract
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1728
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Panatella, say = cigar
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1729
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Pandemonium = uproar
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1730
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Pant = gasp
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1731
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Pantihose = tights
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1732
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Pantries = Larders
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1733
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Paradise = Eden
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1734
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Pare = peel
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1735
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Parlance = idiom
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1736
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Particular = detail
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1737
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Partisan = one=sided
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1738
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Party = beano; soiree
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1739
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Party, slang = beano
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1740
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Pass = elapse
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1741
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Pass on = relay
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1742
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Passageways = aisles
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1743
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Passionate, enthusiasm = fervour
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1744
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Pasted = glued
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1745
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Pastime = hobby
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1746
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Patterns on a zebra = stripes
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1747
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Pause = respite
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1748
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Peal = chime
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1749
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Pelvis = hip
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1750
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Perceive sound = hear
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1751
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Perception = acumen
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1752
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Perceptive = astute
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1753
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Perch = roost
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1754
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Perfect = ideal ()
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1755
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Perform = act
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1756
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Perfume = scent
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1757
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Period of 24 hours = day
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1758
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Perish = die
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1759
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Permission = license
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1760
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Permit = allow, let
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1761
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Permitted by law = legal
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1762
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Perpendicular = sheer
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1763
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Persevere = persist
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1764
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Persevere with = keen at
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1765
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Perspire = sweat
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1766
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Peruse = read, scan
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1767
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Peruse writing = read
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1768
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Pester = plague
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1769
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Petticoats = slips
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1770
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Petty = trivial
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1771
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Phase = stage
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1772
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Photographic device = camera
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1773
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Pick-me-up = tonic
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1774
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Piece = bit
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1775
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Piece of small shot = pellet
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1776
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Pieces = bits
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1777
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Pierce = lance
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1778
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Pierce with a horn = gore
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1779
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Pig pen = sty
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1780
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Pig's grunt = oink
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1781
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Pilfer = filch
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1782
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Pilfer, steal = filch
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1783
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Pill = tablet
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1784
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Pillow stuffing = kapok
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1785
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Pimple = spot
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1786
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Pinafore = apron
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1787
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Pine = yearn
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1788
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Pirate = corsair
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1789
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Pistachio, say = nut
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1790
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Pit = mine
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1791
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Pitch = tar
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1792
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Pity = shame
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1793
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Pivot = swivel
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1794
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Pixie = elf; fairy
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1795
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Placard = poster
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1796
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Place = stead
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1797
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Plague = bedevil
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1798
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Plain spoken = candid
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1799
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Planet = Jupiter
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1800
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Planet's path = orbit
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1801
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Plant = petunia, iris
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1802
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Platitude = truism
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1803
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Play guitar = strum
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1804
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Play on words = pun
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1805
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Player's first game = debut
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1806
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Playful skip = caper
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1807
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Playthings = toys
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1808
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Pleasant smell = aroma
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1809
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Pleased = content
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1810
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Pleasure craft = Pedalo
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1811
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Plug, bung = stopper
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1812
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Plume = feather
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1813
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Plump = plimsoll
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1814
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Plunder = loot, pillage, ravage, ransack
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1815
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Podium = dais
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1816
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Poems = odes
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1817
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Poet = bard
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1818
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Point our = indicate
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1819
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Point out, show = indicate
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1820
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Pointed beard = goatee
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1821
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Poke = prod
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1822
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Polite = civil
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1823
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Pollute = defile
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1824
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Pondered = mused
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1825
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Pontiff = pope
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1826
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Porker, say = pig
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1827
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Portent = omen
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1828
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Portentous = fateful
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1829
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Portion = slice
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1830
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Portly = stout
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1831
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Pose a question = ask
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1832
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Possessed = had, owned
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1833
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Postpone = delay, defer
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1834
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Posture = stance
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1835
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Posy = nosegay
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1836
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Potatoes = spuds
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1837
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Pour = teem
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1838
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Practice boxing = spar
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1839
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Praise = laud
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1840
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Prance = cavort
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1841
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Prayer ending = amen
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1842
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Precipitous = steep
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1843
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Predicament = dilemma
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1844
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Preferably = rather
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1845
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Premature = early
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1846
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Prepare an ambush = line in wait
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1847
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Prepared = ready
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1848
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Press = iron
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1849
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Pressed = ironed
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1850
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Pressed clothes = ironed
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1851
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Prestige = kudos
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1852
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Presumptuous = bold
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1853
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Previous = prior
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1854
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Previous day = eve
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1855
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Previously = earlier
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1856
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Prima Donna = diva
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1857
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Primary source = origin
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1858
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Principle = tenet
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1859
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Prise = lever
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1860
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Prison rooms = cells
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1861
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Privy to = in on
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1862
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Procession = parade
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1863
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Produce eggs = lay
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1864
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Profitable = economic
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1865
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Profits, winnings = gains
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1866
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Prohibit = debar
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1867
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Prohibition = embargo; veto
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1868
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Promotion = hoist
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1869
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Pronouncement = dictum
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1870
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Proof = evidence
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1871
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Prophet = seer
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1872
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Propriety = decorum
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1873
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Prosecuted = sued
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1874
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Proverb = adage
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1875
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Provide food = cater
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1876
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Provisional = interim
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1877
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Preserve after death = embalm
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1878
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Pry = snoop
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1879
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Public disturbance = riot
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1880
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Published = issued
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1881
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Puddle = pool
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1882
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Puerile = immature
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1883
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Pugilist = boxer
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1884
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Pull = tug ()
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1885
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Pull along = drag
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1886
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Pulsate = throb
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1887
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Pungent = acrid
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1888
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Purchase = buy
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1889
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Purchaser = buyer
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1890
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Purify = refine
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1891
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Pursue = chase
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1892
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Pursuit = chase
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1893
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Put back = replace
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1894
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Put on TV = televise
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1895
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Put up = build
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1896
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Putrefy = go bad
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1897
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Puzzle = teaser
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