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- to lessen in intensity or degree [Princeton Review]
- make or become less [Barron]
- to reduce in degree or intensity; moderate; to reduce in value or amount [Taisha]
- to lessen, to subside [Nandigam]
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- adjective
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- deviating from the norm [Princeton Review]
- not following the normal or correct way [Barron]
- deviating from the usual or natural type; atypical [Taisha]
- abnormal or deviant [Nandigam]
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- verb
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- to depart clandestinely; to steal away and hide [Princeton Review]
- go away suddenly and secretly, esp in order to avoid arrest [Barron]
- to depart secretly and hide oneself [Taisha]
- to go away suddenly (to avoid arrest) [Smirnov]
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- noun
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- an expression of praise [Princeton Review]
- any award, honor, or laudatory notice: The play received accolades from the press. [Webster]
- praise; approval [Barron]
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- adjective
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- having sour or bitter taste or character [Princeton Review]
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- sour or astringent in taste: Lemon juice is acerbic.
- harsh or severe, as of temper or expression: acerbic criticism
[Webster]
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- noun
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- quick, keen, or accurate knowledge or insight [Princeton Review]
- ability to understand and judge things quickly and clearly; shrewdness [Barron]
- mental keenness; sharpness of judgment; ability to judge quickly and well [Nandigam]
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- noun
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- excessive praise; intense adoration [Princeton Review]
- excessive admiration or praise; flattery [Barron]
- flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved [Nandigam]
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- verb
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- to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients [Princeton Review]
- make poorer in quality by adding another substance [Barron]
- to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element stickler [Taisha]
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- adjective
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- dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful [Princeton Review]
- concerned with beauty and the appreciation of beauty [Barron]
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- verb
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- to increase in intensity, power or prestige [Princeton Review]
- to make appear great or greater; praise highly [Barron]
- make greater; increase in power, wealth, rank, or honor [Nandigam]
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- noun
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- eager and enthusiastic willingness [Princeton Review]
- prompt and eager readiness [Barron]
- promptness in response; cheerful readiness [Taisha]
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- noun
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- a medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals, especially base metals, into gold [Princeton Review]
- medieval form of chemistry, the chief aim of which was to discover how to turn ordinary metals into gold [Barron]
- a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life [Taisha]
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- verb
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- to combine several elements into a whole [Princeton Review]
- ~ with sb/sth: (cause people or things to) combine or unite [Barron]
- to merge into a single body [Taisha]
- mix, combine, unite societies [Nandigam]
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- verb
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- to make better or more tolerable [Princeton Review]
- (cause sth to) become better [Barron]
- improve, make better [Nandigam]
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- adjective
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- agreeable; responsive to suggestion [Princeton Review]
- (of people) willing to be influenced or controlled (by sth) [Barron]
- readily managed; willing to be led [Taisha]
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- noun
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- something or someone out of place in terms of its historical or chronological context [Princeton Review]
- mistake of placing sth in the wrong historical period [Barron]
- an error involving time in a story; something or someone misplaced in time [Nandigam]
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- noun
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- deviation from the normal order, form or rule; abnormality [Princeton Review]
- anomalous thing; irregularity [Barron]
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- noun
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- an expression of approval or praise [Princeton Review]
- approval; consent [Barron]
- commendation; praise [Taisha]
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- adjective
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- outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive, time [Princeton Review]
- of a much earlier or an ancient period in history [Barron]
- of, relating to, or characteristic of an earlier or more primitive timeantiquated [Taisha]
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- adjective
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- strenuous, taxing, requiring significant effort [Princeton Review]
- needing much effort or energy; laborious [Barron]
- hard to accomplish or achieve; difficult [Taisha]
- steep, difficult ascent; laborious [Nandigam]
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- noun
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- words and phrases used by a particular group and not intended to be understood by others; cant [Barron]
- an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group [Taisha]
- jargon, slang [Nandigam]
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- noun
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- song for one voice, esp in an opera or oratorio [Barron]
- operatic solo; a song sung by one person in an opera or oratorio [Nandigam]
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- noun
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- one who practices rigid self-denial, especially as an act of religious devotion [Princeton Review]
- adjective
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- not allowing oneself pleasures and comforts; having or involving a very austere life [Barron]
- austere in appearance, manner, or attitude [Taisha]
- practicing self-denial, austere, stark [Nandigam]
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- adjective
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- having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe [Princeton Review]
- binding; causing contraction [Nandigam]
- noun
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- substance, used medically or in cosmetics, that makes skin or body tissue contract and so stops bleeding [Barron]
- substance that shrinks [Smirnov]
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- adjective
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- without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic [Princeton Review]
- severely and strictly moral; having no pleasures or comforts [Barron]
- markedly simple or unadorned [Taisha]
- severely moral and strict; simple and plain [Nandigam]
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- noun
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- greed, especially for wealth [Princeton Review]
- greed for wealth or gain [Barron]
- excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain; greediness; cupidity [Taisha]
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- verb
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- to state as a fact; to confirm or support [Princeton Review]
- to assert or affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner [Webster]
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- noun
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- a universally recognized principle; taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth [Princeton Review]
- statement that is accepted as true without further proof or argument [Barron]
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- verb
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- to provide support or reinforcement [Princeton Review]
- give greatly needed support [Smirnov]
- noun
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- long pillow, usu shaped like a roll, across the head of a bed [Barron]
- a structural part designed to eliminate friction or provide support or bearing [Taisha]
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- noun
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- self-evident or pompous writing or speech [Princeton Review]
- pompous and meaningless words [Barron]
- pretentious inflated speech or writing [Taisha]
- grandiloquent, pompous speech [Nandigam]
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- adjective
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- pompous, grandiloquent [Princeton Review]
- pompous and empty [Barron]
- pompous; using inflated language [Nandigam]
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