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deprived (adj.)
lacking; forced to go without
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skittery (adj.)
restless; lively
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redeemed (v.)
recovered; brought back; saved from sins
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illiterate (adj.)
unable to read or write; having very little or no education
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trussed (v.)
tied; bound; fastened
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cooped (v.)
caged or penned up
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slagged (v.)
piled up like a heap of coal
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scuttles (v.)
sinks; withdraws; pulls away