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  1. pillage
    steal goods; take as spoils
    Of course, in Vancouver, they burned and pillaged over hockey.
  2. myriad
    a large indefinite number
    Human beings are inventive creatures who discover a myriad of ways to innovate in the musical realm. Scientific American (Jan 7, 2013)
  3. mire
    an intractable difficulty or embarrassment
    Some analysts fear the election will not be decided on Tuesday night if the state's vote becomes mired in legal battles.
  4. gist
    the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
    I think the general gist is, why, if women are doing so well, aren't we reaching out and helping men? Slate (Jan 29, 2013)
  5. prattle
    speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly
    What are they going to prattle on about now, Cy Young Award voting?
  6. spate
    a sudden forceful flow
    The border crossing was closed after a spate of deadly shootings in the disputed territory.
  7. quarry
    animal hunted or caught for food
    Foxes before the quarry was run down, they are now ravening wolves. Reid, Mayne
  8. pith
    the choicest or most vital part of some idea or experience
    We now come to the pith of the whole matter, which is simply this. Wells, David Dwight
  9. svelte
    being of delicate or slender build
    No longer does a man, come winter, have to hide his svelte figure beneath dowdy layers of down and wool. New York Times (Nov 28, 2011)
  10. stub
    the part of a check that is retained as a record
    I found these ticket stubs from 1983 while emptying out some old boxes. New York Times (Jul 8, 2011)
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