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Born  Brought forth, as an animal; brought into life; introduced by birth. Borne  Carried; conveyed; supported; defrayed.

Canvass  To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize; as, to canvass the votes cast at an election; to canvass a district with reference to its probable vote. Canvas  A strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton; -- used for tents, sails, etc. Course The act of moving from one point to another; progress; passage.

Coarse  Large in bulk, or composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture; gross; thick; rough; -- opposed Course  to fine; as, coarse sand; coarse thread; coarse cloth; coarse bread. Piece  A fragment or part of anything separated from the whole, in any manner, as by cutting, splitting, breaking, or tearing; a part; a portion; as, a piece of sugar; to break in pieces. Peace  In a general sense, a state of quiet or tranquillity; freedom from disturbance or agitation; applicable to society, to individuals, or to the temper of the mind. Week  The space of seven days. Weak  Deficient in strength of body; feeble; infirm; sickly; debilitated; enfeebled; exhausted.

Adapt  To make suitable; to fit or suit; as, to adapt an instrument to its uses; we have provision adapted to our wants. It is applied to things material or immaterial. Adopt  To take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen, etc. ; esp. to take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child. Desert  A service of fruits and sweetmeats, at the close of an entertainment; the last course at the table, after the meat is removed. Dessert

 A deserted or forsaken region; a barren tract incapable of supporting population Carton  asteboard for paper boxes; also, a pasteboard box. Carton pierre cartoon  A large pictorial sketch, as in a journal or magazine; esp. a pictorial caricature

Loose  Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book. Lose  To part with unintentionally or unwillingly, as by accident, misfortune, negligence, penalty, forfeit, etc.; to be deprived of; as, to lose money from one's purse or pocket, or in business or gaming; to lose an arm or a leg by amputation; to lose men in battle. Complement  That which fills up or completes; the quantity or number required to fill a thing or make it complete. Compliment  An expression, by word or act, of approbation, regard, confidence, civility, or admiration; a flattering speech or attention; a ceremonious greeting; as, to send one's compliments to a friend. Their  The possessive case of the personal pronoun they; There  often used as an expletive, and in this use, when it introduces a sentence or clause, the verb precedes its subject. they re  Censor  One who is empowered to examine manuscripts before they are committed to the press, and to forbid their publication if they contain anything obnoxious Censure  Judgment either favorable or unfavorable; opinion. Casual  Happening or coming to pass without design, and without being foreseen or expected; accidental; fortuitous; coming by chance. Causal  Relating to a cause or causes; implying or containing a cause or causes; expressing a cause. Alley  A narrow passage; especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes; a bordered way.

Ally  To unite, or form a connection between, as between families by marriage, or between princes and states by treaty, league, or confederacy; -- often followed by to or with. Grate  A structure or frame containing parallel or crosed bars, with interstices; a kind of latticework, such as is used ia the windows of prisons and cloisters. A secret grate of iron bars Great  Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous; expanded; -- opposed to small and little; as, a great house, ship, farm, plain, distance, length. Sight  The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view; as, to gain sight of land. Site  The place where anything is fixed; situation; local position; as, the site of a city or of a house Cite  To call upon officially or authoritatively to appear, as before a court; to summon.

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