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bell
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n 1: a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound
when struck
2: a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or
buzzing signal when pushed [syn: doorbell, bell,
buzzer]
3: the sound of a bell being struck; "saved by the bell"; "she
heard the distant toll of church bells" [syn: bell, toll]
4: (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time
signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals
4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m. [syn:
bell, ship's bell]
5: the shape of a bell [syn: bell, bell shape, campana]
6: a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905)
[syn: Bell, Melville Bell, Alexander Melville Bell]
7: English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member
of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961) [syn: Bell, Vanessa
Bell, Vanessa Stephen]
8: United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone
(1847-1922) [syn: Bell, Alexander Bell, Alexander Graham
Bell]
9: a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells
that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral
instrument [syn: chime, bell, gong]
10: the flared opening of a tubular device
v 1: attach a bell to; "bell cows"
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belle
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n 1: a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of
several rivals; "she was the belle of the ball"
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cartel
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n 1: a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit
competition by controlling the production and distribution
of a product or service; "they set up the trust in the hope
of gaining a monopoly" [syn: trust, corporate trust,
combine, cartel]
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cell
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n 1: any small compartment; "the cells of a honeycomb"
2: (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all
organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in
monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants
and animals
3: a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a
chemical reaction [syn: cell, electric cell]
4: a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger
political movement [syn: cell, cadre]
5: a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided
into small sections, each with its own short-range
transmitter/receiver [syn: cellular telephone, cellular
phone, cellphone, cell, mobile phone]
6: small room in which a monk or nun lives [syn: cell,
cubicle]
7: a room where a prisoner is kept [syn: cell, jail cell,
prison cell]
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clientele
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n 1: customers collectively; "they have an upper class
clientele" [syn: clientele, patronage, business]
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compel
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v 1: force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to
fill out this form" [syn: compel, oblige, obligate]
2: necessitate or exact; "the water shortage compels
conservation"
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excel
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v 1: distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math" [syn: excel,
stand out, surpass]
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hotel
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n 1: a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals
and other services
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impel
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v 1: urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or
motivate [syn: impel, force]
2: cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"
[syn: propel, impel]
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lapel
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n 1: lap at the front of a coat; continuation of the coat collar
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mademoiselle
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n 1: small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch;
found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
[syn: silver perch, mademoiselle, Bairdiella
chrysoura]
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materiel
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n 1: equipment and supplies of a military force [syn:
materiel, equipage]
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misspell
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v 1: spell incorrectly
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morel
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n 1: any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella
having a brownish spongelike cap
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motel
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n 1: a motor hotel
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outsell
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v 1: be sold more often than other, similar products; "The new
Toyota outsells the Honda by a wide margin"
2: sell more than others; "This salesman outsells his
colleagues"
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pastel
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adj 1: lacking in body or vigor; "faded pastel charms of the
naive music"
2: delicate and pale in color; "pastel pink"
n 1: any of various pale or light colors
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personnel
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n 1: group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is
necessary to give security to the rights of citizens" [syn:
force, personnel]
2: the department responsible for hiring and training and
placing employees and for setting policies for personnel
management [syn: personnel department, personnel office,
personnel, staff office]
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propel
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v 1: cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"
[syn: propel, impel]
2: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my
career" [syn: motivate, actuate, propel, move,
prompt, incite]
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quell
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v 1: suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of
dissent"; "quench a rebellion" [syn: squelch, quell,
quench]
2: overcome or allay; "quell my hunger" [syn: quell, stay,
appease]
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ravel
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n 1: French composer and exponent of Impressionism (1875-1937)
[syn: Ravel, Maurice Ravel]
2: a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking"
[syn: run, ladder, ravel]
v 1: disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?" [syn: ravel,
unravel, ravel out] [ant: knot, ravel, tangle]
2: tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story" [syn: ravel,
tangle, knot] [ant: ravel, ravel out, unknot,
unpick, unravel, unscramble, untangle]
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rebel
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n 1: `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers
by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War;
`greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
[syn: Rebel, Reb, Johnny Reb, Johnny, greyback]
2: a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the
constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving
conditions) [syn: insurgent, insurrectionist, freedom
fighter, rebel]
3: someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
[syn: maverick, rebel]
v 1: take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
[syn: rebel, arise, rise, rise up]
2: break with established customs [syn: rebel, renegade]
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repel
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v 1: cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the
enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the
invaders" [syn: repel, drive, repulse, force back,
push back, beat back] [ant: attract, draw, draw
in, pull, pull in]
2: be repellent to; cause aversion in [syn: repel, repulse]
[ant: appeal, attract]
3: force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the
onslaught"; "rebuff the attack" [syn: repel, repulse,
fight off, rebuff, drive back]
4: reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal" [syn:
rebuff, snub, repel]
5: fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me" [syn:
disgust, gross out, revolt, repel]
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resell
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v 1: sell (something) again after having bought it
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retell
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v 1: render verbally, "recite a poem"; "retell a story" [syn:
recite, retell]
2: make into fiction; "The writer fictionalized the lives of his
parents in his latest novel" [syn: fictionalize,
fictionalise, retell]
3: to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her
request" [syn: repeat, reiterate, ingeminate,
iterate, restate, retell]
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well
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adv 1: (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or
satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a
nonstandard dialectal variant for `well'); "the children
behaved well"; "a task well done"; "the party went well";
"he slept well"; "a well-argued thesis"; "a well-seasoned
dish"; "a well-planned party"; "the baby can walk pretty
good" [syn: well, good] [ant: badly, ill,
poorly]
2: thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining
form; "The problem is well understood"; "she was well
informed"; "shake well before using"; "in order to avoid food
poisoning be sure the meat is well cooked"; "well-done beef",
"well-satisfied customers"; "well-educated"
3: indicating high probability; in all likelihood; "I might well
do it"; "a mistake that could easily have ended in disaster";
"you may well need your umbrella"; "he could equally well be
trying to deceive us" [syn: well, easily]
4: (used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully;
"a book well worth reading"; "was well aware of the
difficulties ahead"; "suspected only too well what might be
going on"
5: to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree; "the project
was well underway"; "the fetus has well developed organs";
"his father was well pleased with his grades"
6: favorably; with approval; "their neighbors spoke well of
them"; "he thought well of the book" [ant: badly, ill]
7: to a great extent or degree; "I'm afraid the film was well
over budget"; "painting the room white made it seem
considerably (or substantially) larger"; "the house has
fallen considerably in value"; "the price went up
substantially" [syn: well, considerably, substantially]
8: with great or especially intimate knowledge; "we knew them
well" [syn: well, intimately]
9: with prudence or propriety; "You would do well to say nothing
more"; "could not well refuse"
10: with skill or in a pleasing manner; "she dances well"; "he
writes well" [ant: badly]
11: in a manner affording benefit or advantage; "she married
well"; "The children were settled advantageously in Seattle"
[syn: well, advantageously] [ant: badly,
disadvantageously]
12: in financial comfort; "They live well"; "she has been able
to live comfortably since her husband died" [syn: well,
comfortably]
13: without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor;
"took the joke well"; "took the tragic news well" [ant:
badly]
adj 1: in good health especially after having suffered illness
or injury; "appears to be entirely well"; "the wound is
nearly well"; "a well man"; "I think I'm well; at least I
feel well" [ant: ill, sick]
2: resulting favorably; "it's a good thing that I wasn't there";
"it is good that you stayed"; "it is well that no one saw
you"; "all's well that ends well" [syn: good, well(p)]
3: wise or advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be well
to start early"
n 1: a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil
or gas or brine
2: a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
3: an abundant source; "she was a well of information" [syn:
well, wellspring, fountainhead]
4: an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a
stairway)
5: an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding
something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for
protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps
v 1: come up, as of a liquid; "Tears well in her eyes"; "the
currents well up" [syn: well, swell]
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yell
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n 1: a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the
speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the
audience" [syn: cry, outcry, call, yell, shout,
vociferation]
2: a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate);
"a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain" [syn: cry, yell]
v 1: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the
doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the
window but she couldn't hear me" [syn: shout, shout
out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo,
squall]
2: utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don't have to
yell--I can hear you just fine" [syn: yell, scream]
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cabell
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n 1: United States writer of satirical novels (1879-1958) [syn:
Cabell, James Branch Cabell]
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bel
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n 1: a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels
[syn: Bel, B]
2: Babylonian god of the earth; one of the supreme triad
including Anu and Ea; earlier identified with En-lil
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l
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adj 1: being ten more than forty [syn: fifty, 50, l]
n 1: a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume
of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions;
now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75
pints) [syn: liter, litre, l, cubic decimeter,
cubic decimetre]
2: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five [syn:
fifty, 50, L]
3: a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a
perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen
per square centimeter [syn: lambert, L]
4: the 12th letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: L, l]
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cattell
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n 1: American psychologist (born in England) who developed a
broad theory of human behavior based on multivariate
research (1905-1998) [syn: Cattell, Ray Cattell, R. B.
Cattell, Raymond B. Cattell, Raymond Bernard Cattell]
2: American psychologist and editor (1860-1944) [syn: Cattell,
James McKeen Cattell]
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cavell
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n 1: English nurse who remained in Brussels after the German
occupation in order to help Allied prisoners escape; was
caught and executed by the Germans (1865-1915) [syn:
Cavell, Edith Cavell, Edith Louisa Cavell]
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cornell
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n 1: United States actress noted for her performances in
Broadway plays (1893-1974) [syn: Cornell, Katherine
Cornell]
2: United States businessman who unified the telegraph system in
the United States and who in 1865 (with Andrew D. White)
founded Cornell University (1807-1874) [syn: Cornell, Ezra
Cornell]
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marcel
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n 1: a hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made
by a heated curling iron
v 1: make a marcel in a woman's hair
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moselle
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n 1: German white wine from the Moselle valley or a similar wine
made elsewhere
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nobel
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n 1: Swedish chemist remembered for his invention of dynamite
and for the bequest that created the Nobel prizes
(1833-1896) [syn: Nobel, Alfred Nobel, Alfred Bernhard
Nobel]
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befell
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carvel
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carvell
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accel
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adel
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adele
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adell
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adelle
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behl
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cel
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chell
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clell
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adwell
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akel
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ancel
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angelle
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ansel
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antell
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anwell
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apel
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ardelle
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arel
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armel
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arnelle
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arvel
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atwell
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axtell
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bandshell
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bardell
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battelle
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bechtel
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bedel
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bendel
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beutel
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bignell
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bodell
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boutell
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boutelle
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bozell
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bracknell
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brownell
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brunelle
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bucknell
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burdell
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burrell
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buzzell
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cantrell
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cantrelle
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capelle
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carel
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carmel
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caudell
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chanel
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chapell
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chapelle
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chappelle
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cordell
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corel
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corell
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cornelle
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cosell
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cotelle
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cottrell
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danelle
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