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1. amok
2. egregious
3. misuse
4. misused
5. wau
6. distressed
7. hard-pressed
8. maladdress
9. stressed
10. secondary
11. ace
12. primordial
13. more
14. seminal
15. audit
16. matter
17. booby trap
18. den
19. excellent
20. famous
21. great
22. pick
23. put
24. try
25. accomplished
26. demerit
27. doh
28. drn
29. fallback
30. invent
31. lolcat
32. negative
33. nifty
34. regret
35. slick
36. break
37. call
38. down
39. easy
40. from

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