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n. shrewdness shown by keen insight, a tapering point

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v. grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude, grant voting rights

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v. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

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a. generally incompetent and ineffectual, not fit to assume responsibility

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a. lacking social polish, lacking ease or grace

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n. function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues

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n. a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

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a. full of trivial conversation, tending to talk a great deal; talkative

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n. rejection of all religious and moral principles

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a. attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery