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  • 91save — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. rescue, deliver, preserve, salvage, safeguard; store, lay up, keep, hoard; redeem, convert; spare, avoid; economize, conserve. See preservation, piety. prep. saving, except[ing], barring, but,… …

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  • 92trick — [15] Trick comes from Old French trique, a variant of triche, which was derived from the verb trichier ‘cheat’ (source of English treachery). And this in turn probably came from Latin trīcarī ‘make difficulties, play tricks’ (source also of… …

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  • 93extricable — 1620s, from EXTRICATE (Cf. extricate) + ABLE (Cf. able) …

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  • 94extrication — 1640s, noun of action of EXTRICATE (Cf. extricate) …

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  • 95inextricable — (adj.) early 15c., from L. inextricabilis that cannot be disentangled, from in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + extricare (see EXTRICATE (Cf. extricate)). Related: Inextricably …

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  • 96free — [adj1] without charge chargeless, comp*, complimentary, costless, for love*, for nothing*, freebie*, free of cost, free ride*, gratis, gratuitous, handout, on the cuff*, on the house*, paper*, unpaid, unrecompensed; concept 334 Ant. costly,… …

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  • 97trick — [15] Trick comes from Old French trique, a variant of triche, which was derived from the verb trichier ‘cheat’ (source of English treachery). And this in turn probably came from Latin trīcarī ‘make difficulties, play tricks’ (source also of… …

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  • 98Break — (br[=a]k), v. i. 1. To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder. [1913 Webster] 2. To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a bubble, a tumor, a seed vessel, a bag …

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  • 99Disembarrass — Dis em*bar rass, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disembarrassed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disembarrassing}.] [Pref. dis + embarrass: cf. F. d[ e]sembarasser.] To free from embarrassment, or perplexity; to clear; to extricate. [1913 Webster] To disembarrass himself …

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  • 100Disembarrassed — Disembarrass Dis em*bar rass, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disembarrassed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disembarrassing}.] [Pref. dis + embarrass: cf. F. d[ e]sembarasser.] To free from embarrassment, or perplexity; to clear; to extricate. [1913 Webster] To… …

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