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    Puffery

    Exaggerated or false praise
    A wheel or gear that has metal teeth to move interlocking gears when combined in a sequence.
    A cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one's own advantage
    A smell that is only smelled briefly or faintly
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    Flourish

    To make a long, thin line or mark of a different substance or color from its surroundings.
    Move slowly and carefully, especially in order to avoid being heard or noticed
    To grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly favorable environment
    Move in a twisting or spiraling pattern
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    Moot

    Dark-skinned
    Not important or not relevant, therefore not worth discussing
    Twisted or bent out of the normal shape.
    Shining, full of light, glowing brightly
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    Whittle

    Reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling)
    To quickly fall a long way down
    Carve (wood) into an object by repeatedly cutting small slices from it
    Employ endearments or flattery to persuade someone to do something or give one something
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    Wry

    Affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important
    Stingy and not willing to spend money, or cheap material
    To make something, especially the skin, less dry.
    To see a bad situation in an amusing way
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    Spoof

    (of a vehicle) slide, typically sideways or obliquely, on slippery ground or as a result of stopping or turning too quickly
    To gush out in a sudden and forceful stream
    To cry out loudly in pain, anger, amusement, etc.
    Imitate (something) while exaggerating its characteristic features for comic effect
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    Salvage

    To surround something completely
    Adopt a position where the knees are bent and the upper body is brought forward and down, sometimes to avoid detection or to defend oneself
    To mention something a lot, usually without taking care or thinking too much about what is being said
    To save something from destruction or a bad situation.
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    Sot

    An excessively greedy eater
    Soft fibers from fabrics such as wool or cotton that accumulate in small light clumps
    A habitual drunkard
    A compacted mass or lump of something
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    Evince

    Reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling)
    (of a river or road) follow a winding course.
    To make (a sound) quieter : to decrease the noise made by (something)
    Go or leave somewhere quickly
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    Covert

    Hidden or secret
    Fussily and excessively respectable
    Having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements
    Reluctant to give information owing to caution or suspicion
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