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Tributary

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affluentnounSomeone who is wealthy.
secondarynounNext in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc.
feedernounOne who feeds, or gives food to another.

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feedernounOne who feeds, or gives food to another.
secondarynounNext in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc.
affluentnounSomeone who is wealthy.
influentnounA stream which flows into another stream or a lake.
inletnounA body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.
functionnounWhat something does or is used for.
6thAbbreviation of sixth. [The ordinal form of the number six.]
taxationnounThe act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed.
hostagenounA person seized in order to compel another party to act (or refrain from acting) in a certain way, because of the threat of harm to the hostage.
taxnounMoney or goods collected by a government (or an entity to whom the government has delegated this power, e.g. in tax farming) to fund itself and its services, for example by levying a charge on income, purchases (sales), property or harvest, other than that money which is collected by the government in exchange for specific goods (e.g. the purchase of surplus vehicles).
subjectnounThe main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.
susceptiblenounLikely to be affected by something.
dependencenounThe state of being dependent, of relying upon another.
dependentnounRelying upon; depending upon.
reliantHaving reliance on somebody or something.
reliancenounThe act of relying (on or in someone or something); trust.
flocknounA number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration.
branchnounThe woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing.
confluentnounConverging, merging or flowing together into one.
armnoun(anatomy) The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.

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