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acquit (v.)
1. relieve from an accusation; pronounce not quilty; discharge; exculpate; exonerate
2. perform one's part; conduct oneself
consign (v.)
give, transfer, or deliver, as if by signing over; hand over; commit
effrontery (n.)
shameless boldness; insolence; gall; temerity; nerve; chutzpah
hamper (v.)
interfere with; hinder; impede
nettlesome (adj.)
literally, full of nettles (plants with stinging hairs); irritating; causing annoyance or vexation
prodigious (adj.)
extraordinary in amount or size; enormous; gigantic; huge; colossal
salutary (adj.)
favorable to health; healthful; curative; beneficial; salubrious
supersede (v.)
force out of use; displace; supplant; replace
sweltering (adj.)
oppressively hot; torrid; sultry
zany (adj.)
having the characteristics of a clown; mildly insane; crazy; clownish; loony
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chapter 2 section 4
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ch2 section 4
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2012-08-22T22:01:46Z
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