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1. cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity.
2. liveliness; briskness. |
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| 1: of or relating to servants : lowly a: appropriate to a servant : humble, servile answered in menial tones b: lacking interest or dignity a menial task |
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1. A gesture or movement of the body, such as a curtsy, that expresses deference or homage.
2. An attitude of deference or homage. |
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| Unshakably calm and collected. |
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| To consent or comply passively or without protest. |
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1. To express doubt or uncertainty about; question: query someone's motives.
2. To put a question to (a person). |
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| Located or placed just beneath the skin |
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1. A violent or turbulent situation: caught in the maelstrom of war.
2. A whirlpool of extraordinary size or violence. |
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| To make or become extremely thin, especially as a result of starvation. |
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1. The din and commotion of a great crowd.
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a. A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
b. A tempestuous uprising; a riot.
3. Agitation of the mind or emotions |
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1. To reject the validity or authority of
2. To reject emphatically as unfounded, untrue, or unjust
3. To refuse to recognize or pay
4.a. To disown (a child, for example).
b. To refuse to have any dealings with. |
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1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of sophists.
2. Apparently sound but really fallacious; specious |
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| Assimilation (The act of assimilating; to assimilate) |
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2. To incorporate and absorb into the mind: assimilate knowledge.
3. To make similar; cause to resemble.
4. Linguistics To alter (a sound) by assimilation.
5. To absorb (immigrants or a culturally distinct group) into the prevailing culture. |
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| To set free or keep free from restrictions or bonds. |
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1. The den or dwelling of a wild animal.
2. A den or hideaway.
3. Obsolete A resting place; a couch. |
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| Marked by, feeling, or expressing reverence. |
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a. Appearing worn and exhausted; gaunt.
b. Wild or distraught in appearance.
2. Wild and intractable. Used of a hawk in falconry. |
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1. A long narrow opening; a crack or cleft.
2. The process of splitting or separating; division.
3. A separation into subgroups or factions; a schism.
4. Anatomy A normal groove or furrow, as in the liver or brain, that divides an organ into lobes or parts.
5. Medicine A break in the skin, usually where it joins a mucous membrane, producing a cracklike sore or ulcer. |
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| 1. To take in by deceptive means; deceive. |
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a. A rope, chain, or similar restraint for holding an animal in place, allowing a short radius in which it can move about.
b. A similar ropelike restraint used as a safety measure, especially for young children and astronauts.
2. A rope, chain, or similar restraint for holding one, especially an animal, in place, allowing a short radius in which one can move about.
3. The extent or limit of one's resources, abilities, or endurance:
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To fasten or restrict with or as if with a tether. |
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