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| Acting solely out of the consideration for other' welfare; unselfish |
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| Being descended from the same ancestor |
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| A submitting to another's opinion or wishes, usually because of the latter's age or unquestioned wisdom and experience |
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| difference (in age, quantity, character or rank); inequality |
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| Based on, concerned with, or verfiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic |
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| Selfishly advantageous; based on the desire for special advantage or selfish profit rather than on principle or right |
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| Inspiring awe or fear, capable of preventing another from undertaking opposing steps |
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| Without spots, blemish or error |
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| A depressing weight or burden |
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| Influenced by, or acting, only for profit or reward |
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| Annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand |
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| To steal (things of little value) |
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| To obtain the good will or grace of a person; to quiet or pacify |
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| To remove to a less prominate/desirable position; to assign to a particular class/group |
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| Employment or an office of value requiring little or no responsibility or labor |
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1. A straying from the right or normal
2. Mental disorder |
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| Make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better |
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| An institution or person strongly maintaining particular principles, attitudes, or activities |
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| To gain advantage by the use of stratagem or deception; to go around |
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| To hesitate; to take exception or offer objections to something |
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| o hide or disguise one's true motives of feelings |
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| To strive to equal, often by imitation |
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| To atone for, or pay the penalty of, a sin; or to make satisfaction or amends for an offense or wrong committed |
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| Not capable of being changed |
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| To instill an idea or habit by persistent instruction |
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| Not capable of being recalled or altered |
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| Giving excessive attention to unimportant details or trifles |
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| The state or quality of being hated; the disgrace attached to something hated or reproachful |
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| A dull and commonplace remark solemnly expressed |
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| Giving or indicating a good chance success; favorable |
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| Recompense or reward for services rendered |
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| Following a winding course; serpentine |
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| To veer or swerve continually from one opinion or course to another |
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| To assist or encourage, especially in the performance of a bad deed |
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| Inclined to quarrel or fight; warlike |
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| Concealed for an evil purpose; secret |
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| To interpret or explain the meaning or intention of words or actions |
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| Of sober or becoming behavior |
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| To persuade someone not to take a course of action |
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| A riddle or puzzle; figuratively, a situation difficult to understand; also, a mysterious or baffling person |
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| Distinctly and clearly stated; outspoken |
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| Inclined to be rebellious or peevish |
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| To put to death, to torture, or to render helpless with a sharp pointed instrument |
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| Having an air of easy carelessness or liveliness |
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| To calm or pacify; to make less severe |
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| Pertaining to an evil omen; foreshadowing evil |
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| Pertaining to the common people |
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| Retaliation for damages or losses sustained |
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| sleepy, drowsy; hence, including drowsiness |
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| A casual or fleeting inclination |
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