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| n. a proverb, wise saying |
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| n. a rich mass of ore in amine, something very valuable, profitable or rewarding; a source of wealth or prosperity; a very large amount; sudden profit or gain |
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| adj. lacking politeness or good manners; lacking sensitivity; difficult to work or deal with; rude |
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| n. a fortress that overlooks and protects a city; any strong or commanding place |
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| v. work with, work together |
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n. an order having the force of law
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| adj. disagreeable in sound; jarring; lacking in harmony, conflicting |
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| v. to develop gradually; to rise to a higher level |
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n. a passage gaken from a book, article, etc.
v. to take such a passage; to quote |
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| v. to feel hesitantly about with the hands; to search blindly and uncertainly |
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| v. to float or hang suspended over; to move back and forth uncertainly over or around |
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| v. to make or force ones way by pushing or elbowing; to bump or shove, brush against; to compete for |
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n. a person who moves slowly or falls behind
adj. falling behind; slow to move, act, or respond |
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| n. pl. applause; enthusiastic praise or approval |
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| v. to make impossible, prevent, shut out |
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| n. broken stone or bricks; ruins |
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| adj. of or relating to a slave; behaving like or suitable for a slave or servant, menial; lacking spirit or independence, abjectly submissive |
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| n. a watch, especially at night; any period of watchful attention |
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v. to quarrel or argue in a noisy, angry way; to obtain by argument; to be heard
n. a noisy quarrel |
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| n. pl. ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions |
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| adj. declared openly and without shame, acknowledged |
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v. to exchange playful remarks, tease
n. talk that is playful and teasing |
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| adj. giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly |
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| adj. overcrowded, filled or occupied to the excess |
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| n. harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss, or damage |
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adj. sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time
n. pl. consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years |
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| adj. energetic, willing, and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination |
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| adj. economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager |
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v. to provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing
n. an oversupply |
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| adj. adv. with extreme care or caution |
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adj. adv. in a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity
n. in the state of being disguised; a person in disguise |
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| v. to make valueless, take away all force or effect |
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| adj. described in well-known stories; existing in old stories (legends) rather than in real life |
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| v. to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate |
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| v. to make as small as possible, make the least of, to make smaller than before |
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| adj. slanting or sploping, not straightforward or direct |
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| v. to change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift, swerve |
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| v. to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect |
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adj. reckless, heartless, unjustifiable, loose in morals
n. a spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals |
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| v. to assign or distribute in shares or portions |
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| v. to bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself; to come together; assemble |
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| adj. bold, adventurous, recklessly daring |
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| v. to yield to a request or a command |
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| adj. not having or using, lacking |
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| n. the choice part of a group of people or things |
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n. an iron hook used to grab and hold
v. to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with |
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| v. to derive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible |
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| v. to urge on; to stir up, provoke, start, incite |
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| n. long life, long duration, length of life |
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adj. in very great numbers
n. a very great number |
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| n. a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally; the appearance to the eye of various objects at a given time, place, or distance |
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| v. to make trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion |
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| adj. immense, extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree |
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| adj. connected with or related with the matter at hand |
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| adj. extremely nervous and at times easily frightened; shy or timid; extremely cautious; unstable, undependable |
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n. a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object; the outer limit of strength or resources
v. to fasten with a rope or chain |
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| n. sounding together; agreement or accord |
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| v. to compete; strive for victory or superiority |
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| adj. stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate |
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