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| ruler, person who possess great power |
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settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like:
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agreeably pungent or sharp in taste or flavor; pleasantly biting or tart:
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affected with vertigo; dizzy
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| n. renunciation; self-sacrifice. Though Rudolph and Duchess Flavia loved one another, their love was doomed, for she had to wed the king; their act of abnegation was necessary to preserve the kingdom |
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| adj. sparing in eating and drinking; temperate. Concerned whether her vegetarian son's abstemious diet provided him with sufficient protein, the worried mother pressed food on him. |
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| adj. accidental; casual. She found this adventitious meeting with her friend extremely fortunate. |
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| adj. pertaining to soil deposits left by running water. The farmers found the alluvial deposits at the mouth of the river very fertile. |
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outrageous or heinous character; atrociousness: the enormity of war crimes.
2.something outrageous or heinous, as an offense: The bombing of the defenseless population was an enormity beyond belief.
3.greatness of size, scope, extent, or influence; immensity: The enormity of such an act of generosity is staggering. |
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spacious and convenient; roomy: a commodious apartment.
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