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1. things%that%go%bump%in%the%night%

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2. skeleton%in%the%cupboard/in%the%
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3. to%bite%the%dust%
4. to%lead%by%the%nose%
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5. revoke%
6. latrine%
7. smug%
8. (to)%befuddle%
9. potency%
10. pungent/pungency%
11. (to)%Conjure%up%
12. (to)%fester%
13. Of%f%ens%ive%
14. (to)%amass%
15. unscathed%
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Antonym&of&&
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16. precise%

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17. (to)%simplify%
18. (to)%ameliorate%
19. nebulous%

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21. d%%e%%r%%c%%b%%i%%s%%l%%a%%b%%n%%I%%e%%%
22. f%%%o%%f%%n%%s%%i%%e%%e%%v%
23. n%%t%%s%%g%%a%%o%%i%%a%%l&
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