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| sudden impairment of neurological function, especially that resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage; a stroke |
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| testing severely the powers of endurance; strenuous |
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| to name and dedicate ceremonially |
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| a woman regarded as ugly or terrifying |
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| characterized by sudden and forceful energy or emotion; impulsive and passionate |
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| lacking propriety or good taste |
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| a pair of eyeglasses or opera glasses with a short handle |
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| a crafty scheme or cunning design for the accomplishment of a sinister end |
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| organized to provide humanitarian or charitable assistance |
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| recklessly wasteful; wildly extravagant |
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| caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals; idealistic without regard to practicality |
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| halfway laying down, especially in a position of comfort or rest; reclining |
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| metal stand with short feet, used under a hot dish on a table |
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| to swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another |
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| a room in or attached to a church where the clergy put on their vestments and where these robes and other sacred objects are stored |
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| cannot be overcome, insurmountable |
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