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	99%	7		Exact Match!
	noun • an electric motor for starting an engine • a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning • the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition • any new participant in some activity • food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course) • a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle • a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough
	24%	10		Reserve
	noun • a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another • an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced • someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) adjective satellite • capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team • serving or used in place of another • artificial and inferior verb • put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items • be a substitute • act as a substitute
	23%	10		Substitute
	adjective satellite • mixed with impurities verb • corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

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