surrender
give up or stop fighting because you know you won’t win
Michael decided to surrender after all his paintball teammates were hit with paint.
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colony
an area that is controlled by a separate, and often faraway, country
I think it would be interesting to live in a colony on Mars someday.
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smoldered
burned slowly without flames (but usually with smoke)
The bread smoldered after Tara left it in the toaster for too long.
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bustling
having a lot of busy activity
I hate shopping on Saturdays, when the mall is bustling.
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coped
dealt with a problem
Stephanie coped with her sadness by talking about it with her sister.
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