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brisk: very active; quick and energetic; imparting vitality and energy
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clinch: hold in a tight grasp; embrace amorously; flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)
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clincher: a point or fact or remark that settles something conclusively
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clincher: a tool used to clinch nails or bolts or rivets
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consult: advise professionally; seek information from; get or ask advice from
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counterintuitive: contrary to what common sense would suggest
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dejection: a state of melancholy depression
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dejection: solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
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dismal [diz-muhl]: depressing in character or appearance; causing dejection
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league: an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles)
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league: an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
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nomadic: (of groups of people) tending to travel and change settlements frequently; wandering
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pang: a sudden sharp feeling; a sharp spasm of pain; a mental pain or distress
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saffron [saf-ruhn]: a shade of yellow tinged with orange
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saffron [saf-ruhn]: Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food
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sari [sahr-ee]: 
a dress worn primarily by Hindu women
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summit: a meeting of heads of governments; the highest level or degree attainable
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summit: the top point of a mountain or hill, reach the ? of a mountain
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toll: the extent of loss, damage, suffering, etc., resulting from some action or calamity
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waddle [wod-l]: walk unsteadily