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1 : subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation
2 : SOPHISM |
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1 : to acquire (as land) by preemption
2 : to seize upon to the exclusion of others : take for oneself
3 : to replace with something considered to be of greater value or priority : take precedence over
4 : to gain a commanding or preeminent place in
5 : to prevent from happening or taking place : FORESTALL, PRECLUDE
: to make a preemptive bid in bridge |
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1 a : divided into syllables or words meaningfully arranged : INTELLIGIBLE b : able to speak c : expressing oneself readily, clearly, or effectively;: expressed in this manner
2 a : consisting of segments united by joints : JOINTED \ b : distinctly marked off
1 a : to utter distinctly b : to give clear and effective utterance to : put into words c : to give definition to (as a shape or object)
2 a : to unite by means of a joint : JOINT b : to form or fit into a systematic whole
1 : to utter articulate sounds
2 : to become united or connected by or as if by a joint |
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1 : easily annoyed : IRRITABLE
2 : marked by impatience or ill humor |
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1 a : a person who deliberately sets fire to a building or other property b : an incendiary agent (as a bomb)
2 : a person who excites factions, quarrels, or sedition : AGITATOR
1 : of, relating to, or involving a deliberate burning of property
2 : tending to excite or inflame : INFLAMMATORY
3 a : igniting combustible materials spontaneously b : of, relating to, or being a weapon (as a bomb) designed to start fires |
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1 : association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
2 : an instance of complicity |
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1 : OUT-OF-THE-WAY, REMOTE
2 a : WANDERING, ROUNDABOUT b : moving without a fixed course : ERRANT
3 a : deviating from a right, accepted, or common course b : not straightforward : CUNNING; : DECEPTIVE |
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1 a : green in tint or color b : green with growing plants
2 : unripe in experience or judgment : GREEN |
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1 : suffering from indigence : IMPOVERISHED
2 a: DEFICIENT b : totally lacking in something specified |
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1 : SIMPLE
2 : of, relating to, or characterized by simplism : OVERSIMPLE |
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1 : selecting what appears to be best in various doctrines, methods, or styles
2 : composed of elements drawn from various sources;: HETEROGENEOUS
: one who uses an eclectic method or approach |
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1 : exuding fragrance : AROMATIC
2 a : full of a specified fragrance : SCENTED b : EVOCATIVE, SUGGESTIVE |
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1 : very well suited or expressed : APT
2 : PLEASANT, DELIGHTFUL |
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1 : the production of a rapid succession of images in a motion picture to illustrate an association of ideas
2 a : a literary, musical, or artistic composite of juxtaposed more or less heterogeneous elements b : a composite picture made by combining several separate pictures
3 : a heterogeneous mixture : JUMBLE
: to combine into or depict in a montage |
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1 : decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue; : arrested development or loss of a part or organ incidental to the normal development or life of an animal or plant
2 : a wasting away or progressive decline : DEGENERATION |
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| : not remitting : CONSTANT, INCESSANT |
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| : marked by corruption or evil; : PERVERTED |
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1 : involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : TROUBLESOME
2 : having legal obligations that outweigh the advantages |
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1 a : of or relating to beasts b : resembling a beast
2 a : lacking intelligence or reason b : marked by base or inhuman instincts or desires : BRUTAL |
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1 : COMPREHENSIVE;: covering the main points succinctly
2 a : done without delay or formality : quickly executed b : of, relating to, or using a summary proceeding |
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