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an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

allusion

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Briny

Salty, ocean, saline, sea

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But with ______ streaming down my face it was easy to jump the dozen places to the front of the taxi queue.

tears

100

start; perform or undergo the first part of (an action or activity).

begin

100

otrotngit

trotting: run at a moderate pace, typically with short steps. 

200

(of a person or a mood) gloomy or depressing; dreary.

dismal

200

Beseech

Implore, beg, supplicate
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During the late ______ season, tropical cyclones sweep in from the Bay of Bengal, often with disastrous consequences.

monsoon

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prevent (someone) from giving full attention to something.

distract

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ohytfr

frothy: full of or covered with a mass of small bubbles.

300

succeed in attaining, achieving, or experiencing; obtain.

get

300

Emancipate

Liberated, independent, free

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The same is true of ______ and other international agreements, and it is only fair.

treaties


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create and perform (music, drama, or verse) spontaneously or without preparation.

improvise

300

fomit

motif: a distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition or a decorative design or pattern. 

400

block (an opening, path, road, etc.); be or get in the way of.

obstructed

400

Minion

Underling, henchman, follower, lackey, servant

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Nonetheless, many cast their votes ______, and some not at all. On the face of things, Mr Alami and his colleagues have every right to grumble.

sulkily

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different from what is usual or expected; strange.

odd

400

iwlbsol

billows: a large undulating mass of something, typically cloud, smoke, or steam. 

500

the action to over rough or steep ground, especially as a leisure activity.

scrambling

500

Populated

Inhabited, occupied, reside in

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There are the razor-sharp scripts, ______ by Matt Groening and a posse of ivy-league intellectuals.

penned

500

a small chapel, especially for private worship.

oratory

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bflyba

flabby: (of a part of a person's body) soft, loose, and fleshy.