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scrawled
to write or draw poorly or carelessly
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overrun
to spread over
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vacant
not occupied
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retirement
to stop working, usually because you have reached a certain age
100
unaided
without any help
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independence
freedom from the control, influence, support, or help of others
200
economic
of or about the management of the income, supplies, and expenses of a household, government, etc.
200
former
coming before in time; having been at an earlier time; the first two just mentioned
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hoist
to lift or raise, especially by using a rope
200
kin
related by birth or marriage; the person most closely related to someone
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guardian
one who protects; one who legally has the care of another person
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jubilee
the celebration of an anniversary, especially a fiftieth anniversary or beyond
300
pardon
to forgive; to free from legal punishment
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reign
to rule as a king or queen; to be widespread
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riot
public disorder
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assume
to take for granted; to suppose; to take over; to occupy; to pretend to have
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bungle
to do something badly or without skill
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dominate
to rule or control; to have a very important place or position; to rise high above
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proclaim
to make known publicly; to announce
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provoke
to annoy or make angry; to call forth; to rouse
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abdicate
to give up high office
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intercept
to stop or seize something while it is on its way somewhere
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barometer
an instrument that measures changes in air pressure and is used to forecast the weather
500
phonograph
a machine that picks up and reproduces the sounds that have been recorded in the grooves cut into a record
500
odometer
an instrument that tells you how far you have traveled