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Rake

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profligatenounInclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly.
pitchnounA sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.
grazeverbThe act of animals feeding from pasture.
skimnoun(transitive) To read quickly or describe summarily, skipping some detail.
ripverb(transitive) To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence.
rouenounAlternative spelling of roué. [A debauched or lecherous person.]
creasenounA line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.
scannoun(transitive) To examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely.
glance oververb(transitive) to quickly inspect something (newspaper, notes) with the eyes
run downverb(transitive, intransitive) To lose power slowly. Used for a machine, battery, or other powered device.
bloodnounA vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.

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grazenounThe act of animals feeding from pasture.
skimnounA cursory reading, skipping the details.
creasenounA line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.
slantnounA slope; an incline, inclination.
pitchnounA sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.
run downverb(transitive, intransitive) To lose power slowly. Used for a machine, battery, or other powered device.
glance oververb(transitive) to quickly inspect something (newspaper, notes) with the eyes
bloodnounA vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.
profligatenounAn overly wasteful or extravagant individual.
ripnounA tear (in paper, etc.).
scannounA close investigation.
rouenounAlternative spelling of roué. [A debauched or lecherous person.]
scournounDiarrhoea, in livestock; scouring.
mucknounAnything filthy or vile. Dirt; something that makes another thing dirty.
tiltnounA slope or inclination.
tiltingnounThe motion of something that tilts; a tilt.
inclinationnounA tendency.
kneelingnounThe act by which someone kneels.
libertinenounSomeone (especially a man) who takes no notice of moral laws, especially those involving sexual propriety; someone loose in morals; a pleasure-seeker.
scoundrelnounA mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue.

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