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"resile"
Keywords:
abjured
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disavow
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retracted
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landlord
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formerly
draw back from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.; "The landlord cannot resile from the lease"
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formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
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Keywords:
recoil
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recede
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start
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purpose
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back
To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose.
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Keywords:
collide
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rubber
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bounced
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stretched
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spring
spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
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return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed; "The rubber tubes resile"
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