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Farrell was far from disappointed with his side thanks to their plucky defence which managed to keep their hopes alive of grinding out an unlikely victory.

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“And we’re a plucky group of one-time adventurers. You do the math.”

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The novelty of her situation was not lost on the plucky young governess.

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Yet there are times when even the pluckiest among us fail to follow this sage advice.

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It was possible that a delayed-onset case of holiday fatigue was finally catching up with the usually plucky young governess.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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