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1. unguis

  any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin
  candy made of a thick creamy sugar paste
  contract governing the merger of two or more companies
  developing in intricate and painstaking detail
  a long pointed rod used as a weapon
  a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison

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2. fall short of

  transport in a flatbottom boat
  hit a three-base hit
  make hastily and carelessly
  take advantage of or capitalize on
  perceive to be the same
  fail to satisfy, as of expectations, for example

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3. congenialness

  compatibility between persons
  active strength of body or mind
  band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems
  surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands
  something causes misery or death
  a woman adulterer

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4. redevelopment

  the number of observations in a given statistical category
  an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something
  a cabinet with shelves
  the act of improving by renewing and restoring
  the habit of keeping free of superficial imperfections
  a verbal act of admitting defeat

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5. onomatopoeia

  the department in charge of the navy (as in great britain)
  a boating song sung by venetian gondoliers
  a single-reed instrument with a straight tube
  using words that imitate the sound they denote
  the state of being unsure of something
  delay of menarche beyond age 18

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6. prettify

  remove the pituitary glands
  cause to be confused emotionally
  make more beautiful
  rub noses
  hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope
  have perceptible qualities

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7. dereliction

  willful negligence
  merchandise that is shoddy or inferior
  a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation
  a period of 2 months
  a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck
  an ankle high shoe with elastic gussets in the sides

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8. borrow

  even the score, in sports
  take up and practice as one's own
  make more intense
  decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
  ascribe human features to something
  cause to slope

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9. savageness

  infestation with itch mites
  the trait of extreme cruelty
  a nation that possesses formidable naval strength
  an inability to retain bodily secretions
  scar where the umbilical cord was attached
  a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)

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10. enlist

  drink from a flask with a gurgling sound
  realize beforehand
  as of aid, help, services, or support
  hold within range of an aimed firearm
  judge to be probable
  weave diagonal lines into (textiles)

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11. thread blight

  a disease of tropical woody plants (cocoa or tea or citrus)
  embodying in an outward form
  a square rod of land
  a gracious (but usually meaningless) gesture
  lacking and evidencing lack of experience of life
  a horizontal beam that extends across something

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12. compliance

  act of making on a greatly reduced scale
  shortening something by omitting parts of it
  acting according to certain accepted standards
  strips of potato fried in deep fat
  unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed
  a brief literary description

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13. mercy

  a settlement smaller than a town
  the feeling that motivates compassion
  a loose dressing gown for women
  the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
  resistor for regulating current
  profound scholarly knowledge

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14. monastery

  nonsensical talk or writing
  the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war
  the residence of a religious community
  a ruff for the neck worn in the 16th century
  a courteous manner
  lack of sight

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15. customer agent

  a unit of elastance equal to the reciprocal of a farad
  a foreign purchaser who buys goods outright for resale
  a small wave on the surface of a liquid
  the act of conquering
  a motley assortment of things
  a company that is completely controlled by another company

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