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Term | Definition |
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tributary | A tributary is a freshwater stream or river that flows into and joins a main river instead of heading directly into an ocean, a sea, or a lake |
mire | wet spongy ground (as of a bog or marsh) |
secure | to make safe or free from harm |
plea | a statement given in a court of law by someone charged with breaking the law |
offhand | without previous thought or preparation. |
amnesty | Amnesty means forgetting past deeds, consigning them to oblivion so that they may not become an issue in the future |
coerce | overcoming resistance or unwillingness by actual or threatened violence or pressure |
mousy | of, relating to, or resembling a mouse |
douse | to splash or throw water or other liquid on |
immune | To be immune means to be protected |
guile | sly trickery |
tussle | A tussle is a rowdy fight |