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An earthworm moves by first __ and then contracting its wonderfully elastic body. Unfortunately, the region cannot support a very large population because its natural resources are so __. After beating off the enemy's iniial ault, our brave troops delivered a series of crippling counterattacks that __ the foe. Since I am very close friends of his, you cannot expect me to be totally __ in judging your critcisms of him. The distraught mother's __ expression reflected her sense of anxiety over her lost child. Moden technology has provided us with the computer, a device for collecting, sorting, and __ information quickly.