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— Phillis Wheatley

GRIM monarch! see, depriv'd of vital breath,

A young physician in the dust of death:

Dost thou go on incessant to destroy,

Our griefs to double, and lay waste our joy?

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verb

To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun

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preliminarily

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In a preliminary manner.

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Common Phrases

enjoined preliminarily. preliminarilyenjoining preliminarilyapproved preliminarilydetermined preliminarilyenjoin preliminarilypreliminarily courtpreliminarily least
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Related Words

provisionallyinitiallytemporarilytentativelyprelusivelyprelusorilyprefatorilyincipiently

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