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1. gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted
2. dark and dull, as color, or as things in respect to color
3. gloomy, depressing, or dismal |
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1. portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious |
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1. a great flood of water; inundation; flood.
2. a drenching rain; downpour.
3. anything that overwhelms like a flood |
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1. violation of a law, command, etc.; sin |
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1. a deadly or virulent epidemic disease.
2. bubonic plague.
3. something that is considered harmful, destructive, or evil. |
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1. any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality
2. a characterizing word or phrase firmly associated with a person or thing and often used in place of an actual name, title, or the like, as “man's best friend” for “dog.” |
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the doctrine or belief that there is only one god. |
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the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods. |
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a digression in the form of an address to someone not present, or to a personified object or idea, as “O Death, where is thy sting?”
2. a digression from a discourse, esp an address to an imaginary or absent person or a personification |
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1. the power or right of governing and controlling; sovereign authority.
2. rule; control
3. a territory, usually of considerable size, in which a single rulership holds sway. |
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1. to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up
2. to supply (a fire, stove, etc.) with fresh fuel.
3. to fill again or anew. |
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1. to conquer and bring into subjection
2. to overpower by superior force; overcome.
3. to bring under mental or emotional control, as by persuasion or intimidation; render submissive. |
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1. to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead
2. to take away from by cheating or deceiving
3. to charm or divert |
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1. a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism. |
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1. to bring to an end; put an end to
2. to occur at or form the conclusion of
3. to bound or limit spatially; form or be situated at the extremity of. |
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1. an agreement, usually formal, between two or more persons to do or not do something specified.
2. Law |
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1. to sink to a low or lower level.
2. to become quiet, less active, or less violent; abate
3. to sink or fall to the bottom; settle; precipitate |
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1. count; computation; calculation.
2. the settlement of accounts, as between two companies.
3. a statement of an amount due; bill. |
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1. a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.
2. a book, literary work, etc., containing such a story. |
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1. to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg |
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1. to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously
2. Obsolete
a. to overthrow; defeat.
b. to humble. |
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1. a person's relatives collectively
2. a group of persons related to another; family, tribe, or race.
3. relationship by birth or descent, or sometimes by marriage |
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1. to repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid, etc. |
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1. to be enough or adequate, as for needs, purposes, etc. |
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1. to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
2. to upbraid.
3. to be a cause of blame or discredit to |
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