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Definition	First Letter	Word
The layout of a publication or document.	F	Format
The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.	S	Shell
A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.	C	Cave
(typography, of typefaces) Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface.	B	Bold
To compensate; to pay.	R	Remunerate
To offer (something) as a gift to a deity.	S	Sacrifice
(politics) The chair or presiding officer of certain legislative bodies, such as the U.K. House of Commons or the U.S. House of Representatives.	S	Speaker
Any person held against their will.	P	Prisoner
Endowed with one or more marked natural abilities or skills.	T	Talented
(within a machine or machinery) Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power.	M	Mechanism
The authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area.	F	Franchise
Any substance that is exuded by an organism.	S	Secretion
Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.	E	Exact
Supposing that, assuming that, in the circumstances that.	I	If
The viewing surface or area of a movie, or moving picture or slide presentation.	S	Screen
(informal) A small, unassuming automobile.	E	Econobox
To overstate, to describe more than is fact.	E	Exaggerate
A wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk; a ramble.	S	Stroll
An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.	D	Drawer
To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.	A	Abridge
An incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity, or other divine entity, often depicted in art as a youthful winged figure in flowing robes.	A	Angel
Not negative or neutral.	P	Positive
An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future.	P	Precedent
Pertaining to or based on experience (often, in contrast with having a basis in theoretical explanation).	E	Empirical
A light meal or an item of food eaten between meals.	S	Snack

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