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| type of blind or shutter having adjustable slats or louvers and usu. made of glass |
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| specialized terminology of a certain group; a lingo |
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| to sacrifice cargo to lighten a ship or vehicle |
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| a projection or structure extending into a body of water |
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| a shameless, brazen woman |
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| 1. trash 2. type of Chinese ship |
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| a political group or committee, esp. after a revolution |
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| to place right next to something |
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| 1. n. relatives; kinship 2. adj. similar in nature; like |
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| a sly, deceitful man or boy |
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| a place full of intricate passageways; something extremely complex or intricate |
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| flickering; softly bright or radiant, as a candle |
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| fatigue; weariness (ant. alacrity) |
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| lightness; lack of seriousness; frivolity |
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| a person who is not restrained by convention or morality |
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| lacking moral restraints; esp. sexual ones; lustful |
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| clear and simple in style; transparent; serene and untroubled |
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| clear; sane; translucent; luminous |
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| reflecting light evenly; easy to understand |
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| to try in court; to contest in law |
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| relating to the shore or coastal region |
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| a roofed, open gallery, like a porch |
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| 1. gruesome; shocking 2. ghastly pale |
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| wrongdoing; official misconduct |
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| evil; injurious; tending to produce death (ant. benign) |
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| injured; blemished; damaged |
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foolishly sentimental; mawkish; drippy
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| one who exhibits delusions of omnipotence or grandeur |
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| quickly changing; inconstant |
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| attractive only on the surface; superficial; pretentious |
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| extremely concerned with details; well organized |
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| a depleting or corrupting influence or atmosphere |
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| a heretic; villain; one who commits illegal acts |
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| characterized by hatred of women |
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| biting in manner or in style; incisive |
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| lavish; generous; liberal |
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A person who deceives others, esp. in order to trick them out of their money
Syn: charlatan - quack - imposter |
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| half man and half bull, confined in a labyrinth |
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| referring to rock formed from sedimentary rock and changed through pressure or heat |
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