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1. the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course.
2. the act of deviating from the ordinary, usual, or normal type.
3. deviation from truth or moral rectitude.
4. mental irregularity or disorder, esp. of a minor or temporary nature; lapse from a sound mental state. |
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1. a short garment worn underneath a sheer bodice to conceal the underwear.
2. a woman's negligee jacket.
3. a sleeved jacket or jersey once worn by men.
4. a straitjacket with long sleeves. |
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1. Usually, habiliments.
a. clothes or clothing.
b. clothes as worn in a particular profession, way of life, etc.
2. habiliments, accouterments or trappings. |
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1. lying or believed to lie beneath the earth's surface; infernal: the nether regions.
2. lower or under: his nether lip. |
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1. a photomechanical process by which pictures, typeset matter, etc., are printed from an intaglio copper cylinder.
2. a print made by this process.
3. a section of a newspaper consisting of pages printed by the rotogravure process; magazine section. |
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a heated or angry dispute; noisy argument or controversy. |
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disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish: a cantankerous, argumentative man. |
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1. free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere.
2. artless; innocent; naive.
3. Obsolete. honorable or noble. |
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1. resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.
2. noisy, clamorous, or boisterous: obstreperous children. |
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1. a medium-weight or light-weight fabric of acetate, nylon, rayon, or silk, usually smooth, crisp, and lustrous, plain-woven, and with a fine crosswise rib effect.
2. any of various other fabrics of silk, linen, wool, etc., in use at different periods. |
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–adjective Also, ap⋅o⋅plec⋅ti⋅cal.
1. of or pertaining to apoplexy.
2. having or inclined to apoplexy.
3. intense enough to threaten or cause apoplexy: an apoplectic rage. |
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–noun, plural cher⋅ubs for 3, 4; cher⋅u⋅bim [cher-uh-bim, -yoo-bim] Show IPA for 1, 2.
1. a celestial being. Gen. 3:24; Ezek. 1, 10.
2. Theology. a member of the second order of angels, often represented as a beautiful rosy-cheeked child with wings.
3. a beautiful or innocent person, esp. a child.
4. a person, esp. a child, with a sweet, chubby, innocent face. |
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1. existing in one from birth; inborn; native: innate musical talent.
2. inherent in the essential character of something: an innate defect in the hypothesis.
3. originating in or arising from the intellect or the constitution of the mind, rather than learned through experience: an innate knowledge of good and evil. |
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–verb (used with object), -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.
1. to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate.
2. to try to mitigate or conceal the gravity of (an offense) by excuses, apologies, etc.; extenuate. |
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1. a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation: a tirade against smoking.
2. a long, vehement speech: a tirade in the Senate.
3. a passage dealing with a single theme or idea, as in poetry: the stately tirades of Corneille. |
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causing dismay or horror: an appalling accident; an appalling lack of manners. |
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1. not possessing, untouched by, void, or destitute (usually fol. by of). |
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1. not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive: He drank an inordinate amount of wine.
2. unrestrained in conduct, feelings, etc.: an inordinate admirer of beauty.
3. disorderly; uncontrolled.
4. not regulated; irregular: inordinate hours. |
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1. no longer fashionable, in wide use, etc.; out-of-date; outmoded: There were many photographs of passé fashions. I thought hand-cranked pencil sharpeners were passé.
2. past: time passé.
3. past the prime of one's life. |
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–adjective, -er, -est.
1. excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited: a vain dandy.
2. proceeding from or showing personal vanity: vain remarks.
3. ineffectual or unsuccessful; futile: a vain effort.
4. without real significance, value, or importance; baseless or worthless: vain pageantry; vain display.
5. Archaic. senseless or foolish. |
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1. to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
2. Archaic. to make certain, clear, or definitely known. |
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–verb (used with object), donned, don⋅ning.
to put on or dress in: to don one's clothes. |
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4. to forbid; prohibit.
5. Ecclesiastical. to cut off authoritatively from certain ecclesiastical functions and privileges.
6. to impede by steady bombardment: Constant air attacks interdicted the enemy's advance. |
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1. any of the orations delivered by Demosthenes, the Athenian orator, in the 4th century b.c., against Philip, king of Macedon.
2. (lowercase) any speech or discourse of bitter denunciation. |
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1. zealous; ardent; impassioned: a vehement defense; vehement enthusiasm.
2. characterized by rancor or anger; violent: vehement hostility.
3. strongly emotional; intense or passionate: vehement desire.
4. marked by great energy or exertion; strenuous: vehement clapping. |
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1. foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid: It is surprising that supposedly intelligent people can make such asinine statements.
2. of or like an ass: asinine obstinacy; asinine features. |
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of or pertaining to the church or the clergy; churchly; clerical; not secular. |
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4. vituperative; denunciatory; censoriously abusive. |
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–noun, plural -ties.
1. a natural inclination or tendency: a propensity to drink too much.
2. Obsolete. favorable disposition or partiality. |
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1. of a glutinous nature or consistency; sticky; thick; adhesive.
2. having the property of viscosity. |
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1. to be an omen of; portend: The news bodes evil days for him.
2. Archaic. to announce beforehand; predict.
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3. to portend: The news bodes well for him. |
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1. an act of edifying.
2. the state of being edified; uplift.
3. moral improvement or guidance. |
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1. having a discolored, bluish appearance caused by a bruise, congestion of blood vessels, strangulation, etc., as the face, flesh, hands, or nails.
2. dull blue; dark, grayish-blue.
3. enraged; furiously angry: Willful stupidity makes me absolutely livid.
4. feeling or appearing strangulated because of strong emotion.
5. reddish or flushed.
6. deathly pale; pallid; ashen: Fear turned his cheeks livid for a moment. |
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1. rightness of principle or conduct; moral virtue: the rectitude of her motives.
2. correctness: rectitude of judgment.
3. straightness. |
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