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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
2. having the significance of an omen. |
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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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5. to flood; inundate.
6. to overrun; overwhelm |
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1. a breach of a law, etc; sin or crime |
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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.”
3. a word, phrase, or expression used invectively as a term of abuse or contempt, to express hostility, etc. |
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the belief or doctrine that there is only one God |
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| The belief in more than one god. |
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| apostrophe (not the punctuation) |
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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?” |
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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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–verb (used with object)
1. to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.
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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to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead
2. to take away from by cheating or deceiving (usually followed by of )
3. to charm or divert
4. to pass (time) pleasantly |
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| 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.
4. to dismiss from a job; fire |
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1. an agreement, usually formal, between two or more persons to do or not do something specified.
2. Law . an incidental clause in such an agreement. |
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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.
4. an accounting, as for things received or done. |
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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
2. to ask earnestly for (something |
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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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–verb (used with object)
1. to repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid, etc.
2. to pay or give compensation for; make restitution or requital for (damage, injury, or the like |
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1. to be enough or adequate, as for needs, purposes, etc. |
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–verb (used with object)
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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