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adjective satellite • deliberately vague or ambiguous • avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire | ||||
| 32% | 6 | Someone who successfully solves a problem or answers a question | ||
noun • type genus of the Passeridae • a person who passes by casually or by chance • a person who passes as a member of a different ethnic or racial group • a student who passes an examination • (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass | ||||
| 28% | 6 | Often answers the question 'how?' | ||
noun • the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses • a word that modifies something other than a noun | ||||
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