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  • 111be torn — be in a state of uncertainty between two conflicting options or parties. → tear …

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  • 112incertitude — noun a state of uncertainty or hesitation …

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  • 113quandary — [ kwɒnd(ə)ri] noun (plural quandaries) a state of uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation: Kate was in a quandary. Origin C16: perh. partly from L. quando when …

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  • 114tear — tear1 [tɛ:] verb (past tore; past participle torn) 1》 pull or rip apart or to pieces.     ↘make a hole or split in.     ↘damage (a muscle or ligament) by overstretching it.     ↘(tear something down) demolish something. 2》 (tear something apart)… …

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  • 115unsettled — adjective 1) an unsettled life Syn: aimless, directionless, purposeless, without purpose; rootless, nomadic 2) an unsettled child Syn: restless, restive, fidgety, anxious, worried, t …

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  • 116keep someone dangling — idi to keep someone in a state of uncertainty …

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  • 117string — [[t]strɪŋ[/t]] n. v. strung, string•ing 1) a slender cord used for binding or tying 2) a narrow strip of flexible material for tying parts together: bonnet strings[/ex] 3) jew a collection of objects threaded on a string: a string of pearls[/ex]… …

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  • 118twilight — twi•light [[t]ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt[/t]] n. 1) mer the soft, diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, either from daybreak to sunrise or, more commonly, from sunset to nightfall 2) mer the period in the morning or, more commonly, in… …

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  • 119limbo — [n] state of uncertainty demilitarized zone, left field*, nothingness, nowhere, oblivion, out there*, Siberia*; concepts 679,705 Ant. certainty, certitude, sureness, surety …

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  • 120failing circumstances — Insolvency, that is, the lack of sufficient assets to pay one s debts as they become due. A person (or a corporation or institution) is said to be in failing circumstances when he is about to fail, that is, when he is actually insolvent and is… …

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