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1. existing or occurring with something else, often in a lesser way; accompanying; CONCURRENT: an event and its concomitant circumstances.
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1. a descendant.
2. Also, cion. a shoot or twig, esp. one cut for grafting or planting; a cutting. |
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syncretism–noun
1. the attempted reconciliation or union of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy or religion.
2. Grammar. the merging, as by historical change in a language, of two or more categories in a specified environment into one, as, in nonstandard English, the use of was with both singular and plural subjects, while in standard English was is used with singular subjects (except for you in the second person singular) and were with plural subjects. Linguistics The merging of two or more originally different inflectional forms. |
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1. to widen in scope; increase in size or intensity; enlarge; extend.
2. to make great or greater in power, wealth, rank, or honor.
3. to make (something) appear greater. |
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1. a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
2. a person who leads an austerely simple life, esp. one who abstains from the normal pleasures of life or denies himself or herself material satisfaction.
3. (in the early Christian church) a monk; hermit.
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4. pertaining to asceticism.
5. rigorously abstinent; austere: an ascetic existence.
6. exceedingly strict or severe in religious exercises or self-mortification. |
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1. to cease from some action; desist.
2. to come to an end.
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3. Archaic. to cease from; leave off.
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4. cessation; end. |
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1. to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
2. Archaic. to assail (a person) by words or arguments; vilify. |
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1. to speak ill of; defame; slander. |
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\PIR-ik\, noun:
A victory achieved at great or excessive cost; a ruinous victory. |
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Fr. a-bee-twey
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a frequent or habitual visitor to a place: a habitué of art galleries |
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pertaining to or marked by fever; feverish. |
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respite \RES-pit\, noun:
1. A delay or postponement.
2. A temporary suspension of punishment; reprieve.
3. An interval of rest or relief.
transitive verb:
1. To grant a respite to.
2. To postpone; to delay. |
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1. pertaining to or marked by fever; feverish. |
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1. A governmental council or committee, especially one that
rules after a revolution.
2. A closely knit group united for a common purpose and usually meeting secretly; also called a junto. |
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\uh-LACK-ruh-tee\, noun:
1. A cheerful or eager readiness or willingness, often manifested by brisk, lively action or promptness in response. |
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\truh-VAYL; TRAV-ayl\, noun:
1. Painful or arduous work; severe toil or exertion.
2. Agony; anguish.
3. The labor of childbirth
intransitive verb:
1. To work very hard; to toil.
2. To suffer the pangs of childbirth; to be in labor. |
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\PAW-suh-tee\, noun:
1. Fewness; smallness of number; scarcity.
2. Smallness of quantity; insufficiency. |
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\kon-KYOO-puh-suhn(t)s; kuhn-\, noun:
1. Strong desire, especially sexual desire; lust. |
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\PAR-vuh-noo; -nyoo\, noun:
1. One that has recently or suddenly risen to a higher social or
economic class but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class; an upstart. |
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toper \TOH-puhr\, noun:
1. One who drinks frequently or to excess. |
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\KOL-uh-rik; kuh-LAIR-ik\, adjective:
1. Easily irritated; inclined to anger; bad-tempered.
2. Angry; indicating or expressing anger; excited by anger. |
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1. cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident: a sanguine disposition; sanguine expectations.
2. reddish; ruddy: a sanguine complexion.
3. (in old physiology) having blood as the predominating humor and consequently being ruddy-faced, cheerful, etc.
4. bloody; sanguinary.
5. blood-red; red. |
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\PLAYNT\, noun:
1. An expression of sorrow; lamentation.
2. A complaint. |
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\in-KUHL-kayt; IN-kuhl-kayt\, transitive verb:
1. To teach and impress by frequent repetition or instruction. |
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\FAS-uhl\, adjective:
1. Easily done or performed; not difficult.
2. Arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth; as,"too facile a solution for so complex a problem."
3. Ready; quick; expert; as, "he wields a facile pen." |
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\BEE-buh-loh\, noun:
A small decorative object without practical utility; a trinket. |
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1. to exist permanently and inseparably in, as a quality, attribute, or element; belong intrinsically; be inherent: the advantages that inhere in a democratic system. |
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1. to exist permanently and inseparably in, as a quality, attribute, or element; belong intrinsically; be inherent: the advantages that inhere in a democratic system. |
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1. morally ignoble or base; vile: sordid methods.
2. meanly selfish, self-seeking, or mercenary.
3. dirty or filthy.
4. squalid; wretchedly poor and run-down: sordid housing. |
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1. affectedly or hypocritically pious or righteous: a canting social reformer. |
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1. making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness, etc.: They resented his sanctimonious comments on immorality in America.
2. Obsolete. holy; sacred. |
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1. Bitter and sharp in language or tone; rancorous: an acrimonious debate between the two candidates. |
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1. Obtained, done, or made by clandestine or stealthy means.
2. Acting with or marked by stealth. See Synonyms at secret. |
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1. severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding: an austere teacher.
2. rigorously self-disciplined and severely moral; ascetic; abstinent: the austere quality of life in the convent.
3. grave; sober; solemn; serious: an austere manner.
4. without excess, luxury, or ease; simple; limited; severe: an austere life.
5. severely simple; without ornament: austere writing.
6. lacking softness; hard: an austere bed of straw.
7. rough to the taste; sour or harsh in flavor. |
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