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an oppressive stillness of the air

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fortification consisting of a ____ce set firmly for de____se

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marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

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a natural opening in something

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move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

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any of the larger branches of a tree

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discontented as toward authority

8) _____________________________________________

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation

9) _____________________________________________

the act of asking humbly (for something)

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an extended area of land