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(v.) to shrink back or hide in fear or submissiveness
cringe
(adj.) warlike, fond of fighting; relating to war, the army, or military life
martial
smallest
minimum
rise
cascade
For them, --------- was bought at the price of less freedom in their work environment.
affluence
(n.) wealth, riches, prosperity; great abundance, plenty
affluence
(adj.) not movable; not moving
Immobile
light
nimble
stop
innovation
Thousands of its customers are in ------- with loans and mortgage payments
arrears
(adj.) cranky, ill-tempered; full of odd whims
crotchety
(adj.) blocked so that nothing can go through
impassable
division
partition
permanent
perishable
By the time the meal began, the youngest children were getting tired and --------.
crotchety
(n.) the beginning, start (especially of something violent and destructive); an attack, assault
onset
(adj.) good-humored, in high spirits; merry
jovial
obtain
retrieve
unalarming
sinister
If you need to write a lot of similar letters, set up a -------- on your computer.
template
(n., pl.) unpaid or overdue debts; an unfinished duty
arrears
(n., usually pl.) a handcuff, anything that chains or confines; (v.) to chain or restrain (as with handcuffs)
manacle
tight
taut
rise
cringe
A riding accident left him --------.
Immobile