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Daub
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Verb: to apply with quick light strokes
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Gallows
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Noun: a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged
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Emissary
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Noun: one designated as the agent of another: representative
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Gibbet
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Noun: an upright post with a projecting arm for hanging the bodies of executed criminals as a warning; gallows
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Environ
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Verb: to encircle or surround
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Insubordinate
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Adjective: disobedient to authority
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bog
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Noun: wet spongy ground; especially: a poorly drained area rich in accumulated plant material, frequently surrounding a body of open water
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Ruffian
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Noun: a brutal person : bully
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Prolong
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Verb: to lengthen in time : continue
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follly
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Noun: a foolish act of idea
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Bated
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Adjective: to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain
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Grovel
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Verb: to creep with the face to th ground : crawl
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Cache
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Noun: a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements; something hidden or stored here
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Bland
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Adjective: not irritating, stimulating, or invigorating: soothing
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Sojourn
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Noun: a temporary stay
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