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To desire
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Covet
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One originating or coming from an ancestral source
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Descendant
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one of the vast, usually level and treeless tracts in southeastern Europe or Asia
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steppe
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able to be discovered or noticed
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detectable
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rate of sloping ascent or descent. Inclination
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Gradient
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something that provides refuge, relief, or pleasant contrast
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oasis
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Any of the four quarters into which something is divided by two real or imaginary lines that intersect each other at right angles
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Quadrant
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to lessen the courage of
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daunt
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to designate in advance
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destine
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a place strengthened and secured for defensive purposes
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fortress
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well known, famous
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legendary
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goods and other items taken by force
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plunder
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the number of something to make a thing complete
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complement
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involving or characterized by hard or toilsome effort
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laborious
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the capability of a strained body to recover its size and shape
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resilience
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a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces
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rivet
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not distant, nearby
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adjacent
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to make a gap in
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breach
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to weaken the morale of
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demoralize
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to put on (article of clothing)
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don
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a military post
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garrison
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a type of musket requiring a slow burning match to ignite its charge
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matchlock
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a moderate orange to orange-yellow color
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saffron
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excessively dry
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arid
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an act characterized by lack of good sense
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folly
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A man of elevated rank
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grandee
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to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
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gild
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deprived of natural moisture
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parched
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an artificial lake where water is collected
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reservoir
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sympathy or indulgence with beliefs or practices differing or conflicting with one's own
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tolerance
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a thing of little value
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bauble
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to make firm or secure
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consolidate
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marked by flawless craftmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution
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exquisite
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of little weight or importance
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frivolous
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a semiprecious stone that is usually rich blue
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lapis lazuli
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having magical properties
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mystic
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something that serves as an example
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precedent
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a change that does not destroy the original
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alteration
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someone or something that causes wonder or astonishment
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marvel
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a large tomb
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mausoleum
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a tall slender tower od a mosque where the prayer is cried
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minaret
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a raised platform
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podium
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to forbid by authority
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prohibit
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a source of relief
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solace
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a company of travelers
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caravan
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individual war units carrying out harassment
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guerilla warfare
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to conquer and bring into subjection
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subdue
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having the same connotations
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synonymous
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to destroy
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devastate
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to guard from death
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immortalize
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involved in the essential character of something
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inherent
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rebellion
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insurrection
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highest of authority
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supremacy
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