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| n. wealth, riches, prosperity; great abundance, plenty | affluence |
| n. unpaid or overdue debts; an unfinished duty | arrears |
| n. a steep, narrow waterfall; something falling or rushing forth in quantity; v. to flow downward (like a waterfall) | cascade |
| v. to shrink back or hide in fear or submissiveness | cringe |
| adj. cranky, ill-tempered; full of odd whims | crotchety |
| n. the size, shape, or arrangement of something | format |
| adj. not movable; not moving | immobile |
| adj. blocked so that nothing can go through | impassable |
| n. something new, a change; the act of introducing a new method, idea, device, etc. | innovation |
| adj. good humored, in high spirits; merry | jovial |
| n. a handcuff, anything that chains or confines; v. to chain or restrain (as with handcuffs) | manacle |
| adj. warlike, fond of fighting; relating to war, the army, or military life | martial |
| n. the smallest possible amount; adj. the lowest permissible or possible | minimum |
| adj. quick and skillful in movement, agile; clever | nimble |
| n. the beginning, start (especially of something violent and destructive); an attack, assault | onset |
| n. something that divides (such as a wall); the act of dividing something into parts or sections; v. to divide or subdivide into parts or shares | partition |
| adj. likely to spoil or decay | perishable |
| v. to find and bring back, get back; to put right, make good | retrieve |
| adj. appearing evil or dangerous; threatening evil or harm | sinister |
| adj. tightly drawn, tense; neat, in good order | taut |
