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to grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result
S: proceed from
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| a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work |
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| a state or scene of uproar and confusion |
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hidden disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded; a sheltered place, a hiding place
S: clandestine, sub-rosa
A: overt |
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pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance
S: jaunty, suave, urbane
A: boorish, churlish |
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to deamnd insistently, especially in payemnt of a debt; a creditor; dark dull drab, dingy
S: hound |
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| effective, producing results |
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calmness, composure, refusal to panic
S: imperturbability
A: flappability |
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| accidental, occurring by a happy chance |
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the essential part, main point, or essence
S: substance |
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freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted
S: voluntary, uncalled-for |
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overbearing, arroagnt; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling
S: domineering, magisterial, imperative
A: fawning, obsequious, unassuming |
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| a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language; abusive, vituperative |
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showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors; a jester's costume; a jester
S: variegated, heterogenenous
A: homogenous, monochromatic |
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extremely generous, lavish
S: bounteous, liberal
A: tightfisted, parsimonious |
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| to delay, put off until later |
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tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritation, annoying
S: vexing, galling
A: insipid |
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exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding
S: esoteric, arcane, profound, abstruse |
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a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel; wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled; to disapprove of, condemn
S: blackguard
A: virtuous |
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| characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place |
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