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| v,n to speak, plead, or argue for a cause, or in another’s behalf. (n) -- one who advocates. |
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| n, extremely pleasing to the senses, divine (as related to the gods) or delicious (n: ambrosia) |
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| n, a person or artifact appearing after its own time or out of chronological order (adj: anachronistic) |
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| v, to settle a dispute by impulse (n: arbitration) |
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| v, weaken (adj: attenuated) |
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| adj, extremely bold; fearless, especially said of human behavior (n: audacity) |
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| adj, unconcealed, shameless, or brazen |
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| n, speech or action intended to coax someone into doing something |
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| n, v, a lapse, gap or break as in a fortress wall. To break or break through. |
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| to grow or flourish; a bud or new growth |
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| v, n, to support or a support |
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| to get something by taking advantage of someone |
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| to chastise or criticize severely |
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adj, capable of dissolving by chemical action; highly critical
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| adj, of or having to do with material, as opposed to spiritual; tangible |
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| adj, of the body "corporal punishment" a non-commissioned officer ranked between a sergeant and a private |
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| v, to strengthen or support "the witness corroborated his story" |
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| adj, n, cowardly, a coward |
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n, lack, scarcity;
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| n, the submission or courteous yielding; "he held his tongue in deference to his father" |
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| n, the act of preying upon or plundering "the depredations of the invaders demoralized the population" |
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| adj, lacking self confidence, modest |
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| adj, to free a person from falsehood or error: We had to disabuse her of the notion that she was invited |
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| adj, calm, objective, unbiased |
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| adj, stubborn or determined "her dogged pursuit of the degree eventually paid off" |
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| adj, relying upon doctrine or dogma, as opposed to evidnce |
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| adj, selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources :"many modern decorators prefer an eclectic style" |
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| n, effectiveness, capability to produce a desired effect |
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| adj, n, the quality of flowing out. something that flows out, such as a stream from a river |
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| v, to strive to equal or excel |
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| n, a formal eulogy or speech of praise |
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| adj, prevalent in or native to a certain region, locality, or people: The disease was endemic to the region. (NOT an epidemic) |
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| v, to weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of "the heat enervated everyone" |
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| v, to give rise to, to propagate, to cause "his slip of the tongue engendered much laughter |
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| n, puzzle; mystery "math is an enigma to me" |
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| adj, ambiguous; unclear; subject to morre than one interpretation--often intentionally so "republicans complained that bill clintons answers were equivocal |
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| adj, scholarly; displaying deep intensive learning |
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| adj, intended for or understood byonly a few: " The esoteric discussion confused some people" |
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| n, a spoken or written tribute to the deceased |
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| v, to increase the bitterness or violence of; to aggravate"The decision to fortify the border exacerbated tensions" |
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| v, to demonstrate or prove to be blameless "The evidence tended to exculpate the defendent" |
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| adj exceeding customary or normal limits, esp. in quantity or price "the cab fare was exorbiant" |
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