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noun • someone (such as a child) who has been adopted | ||||||||
28% | 7 | To orphan or give up for adoption | ||||||
noun • the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry • a feeling of extreme emotional intensity verb • forsake, leave behind • give up with the intent of never claiming again • leave behind empty; move out of • stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims • leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch | ||||||||
28% | 6 | Author who chronicled her experiences as an orphan in several novels | ||||||
noun • United States writer who wrote about frontier life (1873-1947) | ||||||||
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