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Nouns
(n)
plague
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pestilence
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pest
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pestis
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
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(n)
plague
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pestilence
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pest
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
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(n)
infestation
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plague
a swarm of insects that attack plants
“a plague of grasshoppers”
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(n)
plague
any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
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(n)
plague
an annoyance
“those children are a damn plague”
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Verbs
(v)
blight
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plague
cause to suffer a blight
“Too much rain may blight the garden with mold”
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(v)
harass
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hassle
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harry
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chivy
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chivvy
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chevy
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chevvy
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beset
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plague
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molest
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provoke
annoy continually or chronically
“He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked”
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“This man harasses his female co-workers”
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