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–verb (used with object)1.to state with assurance, confidence, or force; state strongly or positively; affirm; aver: He asserted his innocence of the crime.2.to maintain or defend (claims, rights, etc.).3.to state as having existence; affirm; postulate: to assert a first cause as necessary.
- AVOID
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–verb (used with object)
1.to keep away from; keep clear of; shun: to avoid a person; to avoid taxes; to avoid danger.2.to prevent from happening: to avoid falling.
- bother
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–verb (used with object)1.to give trouble to; annoy; pester; worry: His baby sister bothered him for candy.2.to bewilder; confuse: His inability to understand the joke bothered him.
- dumpster
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Trademark.a brand of large metal bin for refuse designed to be hoisted onto a specially equipped truck for emptying or hauling away.
- HELP
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–verb (used with object)
1.to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.2.to save; rescue; succor: Help me, I'm falling!3.to make easier or less difficult; contribute to; facilitate: The exercise of restraint is certain to help the achievement of peace.
- HUMOR
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–noun
1.a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.2.the faculty of perceiving what is amusing or comical: He is completely without humor.3.an instance of being or attempting to be comical or amusing; something humorous: The humor in his joke eluded the audience.
- ignore
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–verb (used with object),-nored, -nor·ing.
1.to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- joke
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–noun
1.something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.2.something that is amusing or ridiculous, esp. because of being ludicrously inadequate or a sham; a thing, situation, or person laughed at rather than taken seriously; farce: Their pretense of generosity is a joke. An officer with no ability to command is a joke.
- peers
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–noun
1.a person of the same legal status: a jury of one's peers.2.a person who is equal to another in abilities, qualifications, age, background, and social status.
- questions
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–noun
1.a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- reassurance
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–verb (used with object),-sured, -sur·ing.
1.to restore to assurance or confidence: His praise reassured me.2.to assure again.
- statements
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1.something stated.2.a communication or declaration in speech or writing, setting forth facts, particulars, etc.
- victim
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–noun
1.a person who suffers from a destructive or injurious action or agency: a victim of an automobile accident.2.a person who is deceived or cheated, as by his or her own emotions or ignorance, by the dishonesty of others, or by some impersonal agency: a victim of misplaced confidence; the victim of a swindler; a victim of an optical illusion.
- violence
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–noun
1.swift and intense force: the violence of a storm.2.rough or injurious physical force, action, or treatment: to die by violence.