prolonged
Lengthy in duration; extended; protracted.
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protestant
Protesting.
pumping
The act by which something is pumped.
pupil
A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher.
reliance
The act of relying (on or in someone or something); trust.
reluctant
Not wanting to take some action; unwilling to do something.
respiratory
Relating to respiration or the organs of respiration; breathing.
retention
The act of retaining or something retained.
roommate
A person with whom one shares a room, as in a dormitory, barracks, rooming house, or apartment.
rotten
Of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents.
sands
sand grains, especially in reference to the contents of an hourglass, from which
selecting
An act of selection.
shah
A king of Persia or Iran.
sofa
An upholstered seat with a raised back and one or two raised ends, long enough to comfortably accommodate two or more people.
Solomon
A person of unusual wisdom.
spoil
To ruin; to damage in such a way as to make undesirable or unusable.
spoiled
That has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible.
submarine
Being, relating to, or made for use underwater, especially beneath the sea.
suburb
A residential area located on the outskirts of a city or large town that usually includes businesses that cater to its residents; such as schools, grocery stores, shopping centers, restaurants, convenience stores, etc.
sympathetic
Of, related to, feeling, showing, or characterized by sympathy.
taxation
The act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed.
temper
A general tendency or orientation towards a certain type of mood, a volatile state; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting.
undergo
To experience; to pass through a phase.
Venus
Sexual activity or intercourse; sex; lust, love.
wu
A Chinese shaman.
admitting
An act of admission; an allowing to enter.
AFL
The game of Australian rules football.
aligned
Having been placed, arranged or formed in alignment (with something).
altar
A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites.
amp
To amplify.
arrows
Short darts feathered at the ends.
atlas
A bound collection of maps often including tables, illustrations or other text.
Austrian
Of, from, or pertaining to Austria.
automation
The act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls.
awe
A feeling of fear and reverence.
balancing
An action wherein someone balances or something is balanced
banning
The act by which something is banned; a prohibition.
Boeing
An aircraft produced by the Boeing company.
bridge-builder
Someone who connects or unites different groups or people
Caesar
A title of Roman emperors.
Carroll
An early-ripening apple cultivar.
cavalry
The military arm of service that fights while riding horses.
coffin
A closed box in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial.
colorful
Possessing prominent and varied colors.
communism
Any far-left political ideology or philosophy advocating holding the production of resources collectively, especially by seizing it through revolution.
conductor
One who conducts or leads; a guide; a director.
confront
To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with.
decisive
Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.
decorative
That serves to decorate
definitive
explicitly defined
disclosed
Made known; admitted.
disturbed
Showing symptoms of mental illness, severe psychosis, or neurosis.
DIY
To perform oneself a task usually relegated to an expert.
epidemic
A widespread disease that affects many humans in a population.
eternity
Existence without end, infinite time.
evolve
To move (something) in regular procession through a system.
explode
To fly apart with sudden violent force; to blow up, to burst, to detonate, to go off.
extraction
The act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
fletcher
One who fletches or feathers arrows.
Font
A complete set of type of the same body and face, with all the points, accents, figures, fractions, signs, etc., that ordinarily occur in printed books and papers. A complete fount (which, of course, includes italics) comprises 275 separate pieces of type, not including the special characters needed in almanacs, astronomical and medical works, etc. The word is French, fonfe, fiomfondre (to melt or cast). Cp. TYPE; LETTER.
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