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to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
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poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity
Synonyms: composure, self-possession, levelheadedness |
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pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
Synonyms: inflated, highfalutin, high-flown, pretentious |
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| without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers |
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saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly
Synonyms: balderdash, hogwash, tommyrot; slaver |
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a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
Synonyms: abstract, digest, model, archetype |
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to urge strongly, advise earnestly
Synonyms-entreat, implore, adjure |
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| by virtue of holding a certain office |
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to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
Synonyms: encroach, impinge, intrude, poach |
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to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)
Synonyms: cozy up to, curry favor with |
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one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder
Synonyms: trespasser, meddler, buttinsky |
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belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part
Synonyms: immanent, organic |
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to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
Synonyms: rail, harangue, fulminate, remonstrate |
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weariness of body or mind, lack of energy
Synonyms: fatigue, lethargy, torpor languor |
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a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy
Synonyms: chiliad, golden age, prosperity, peace |
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mysterious, magical, supernatural, secret, hidden from eclipse; matters involving the supernatural
Synonyms: supernatural, esoteric, abstruse, arcane |
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| to spread through, penetrate, soak through |
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to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to; characterized by excessive haste; moisture; the product of an action or process
Synonyms: provoke, produce; reckless, impetuous |
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strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste
Synonyms: stern, rigorous, tough, urgent, imperative |
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to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; likely idea that lacks definite proof
Synonyms: infer, gather; inference, presumption |
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