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beak
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A bird’s horny projecting jaws
stagger
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Astonish or deeply shock
hind
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(Especially of a bodily part) situated at the back; posterior
bogus
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Not genuine or true (used in a disapproving manner when deception has been attempted)
hoax
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Trick or deceive (someone)
to have egg on one's face
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to be caught doing something stupid and be embarrassed by it
salient
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Most noticeable or important
vary
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Differ in size, amount, degree, or nature from something else of the same general class
bleak
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(Of the weather) cold and miserable
languish in
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Be forced to remain in an unpleasant place or situation
trove
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A store of valuable or delightful things
agile
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Able to think and understand quickly
counterintuitive
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Contrary to intuition or to common-sense expectation
accentuate
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Make more noticeable or prominent
surveillance
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Close observation, especially of a suspected spy or criminal
uncanny
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Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way
distill
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Extract the essential meaning or most important aspects of
insight
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The capacity to gain an accurate and deep understanding of someone or something
amplify
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Make (something) more marked or intense
depict
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Represent by a drawing, painting, or other art form
acquisition
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The learning or developing of a skill, habit, or quality
endeavor
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Earnest, prolonged, and industrious effort
amid
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In an atmosphere or against a background of
onslaught
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An overwhelmingly large number of people or things
govern
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Control, influence, or regulate (a person, action, or course of events)
staging
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The method of presenting a play or other dramatic performance
break new ground
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Do something innovative and beneficial
subset
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A part of a larger group of related things
ripple
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(Of a sound or feeling) spread through a person, group, or place

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