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| ADJ. blessed; consecrated. |
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N. disintegration; looseness in morals.
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ADJ. useless; hopeless; ineffectual.
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| V. mislead or delude; cheat; pass time. |
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| ADJ. indirect; slanting (deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line). |
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N. insult to one's character or reputation; slander.
V. to speak indistinctly; mumble. |
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| N. elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something. |
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V. to weaken.
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V. assent; agree to passively.
N. acquiescence.
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V. lower; degrade; humiliate.
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ADJ. practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with the practical worth or impact of something.
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N. person celebrated for wisdom.
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N. fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal.
N. zeal: eager enthusiasm.
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| ADJ. cautious; sparing or restrained about giving. |
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| V. make numb; stun; amaze. |
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| ADJ. bombastic; stiffly pompous. |
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| ADJ. Idealistic, but impractical. |
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| ADJ. sparing in eating or drinking; temperate. |
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N. moderation (especially regarding indulgence in alcohol); seriousness.
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| ADJ. restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control. |
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ADJ. obedient; easily managed.
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ADJ. touchy; peevish.
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ADJ. practicing self-denial; austere.
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| ADJ. indirect in speech; hypocritical; evasive. |
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V. shut; close.
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V. to make frivolous objections.
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ADJ. inexperienced.
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| ADJ. very unrefined; grossly insensible. |
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| ADJ. obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly. |
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ADJ. docile; easily managed.
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| ADJ. filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied. |
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| ADJ. unsatisfied; not soothed. |
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| ADJ. insignificant; petty; trifling. |
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ADJ. very generous.
N. munificence. |
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ADJ. thriftless.
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V. persuade not to do; discourage.
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ADJ. of or relating to the spleen; affected or marked by ill humor or irritability.
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ADJ. extremely poisonous; hostile; bitter.
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| N. Sharpness (of temper). |
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| N. those of gentle birth; refinement. |
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ADJ. unselfishly generous; concerned for others.
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| N. partiality; preference. |
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| ADJ. stubbornly prejudice; narrow minded; inflexible. |
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| N. punishment; severe criticism. |
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V. romp; skip about; leap playfully.
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N. wandering away from the subject.
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| V. to move or walk heavily or laboriously; trudge. |
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| ADJ. harsh and shrill; disorderly and boisterous. |
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| ADJ. sweetly or smoothly flowing; melodious. |
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N. a candle; a gradual decrease in thickness or width of an elongated object.
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| ADJ. given to haughty disregard of others. |
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| V. throw into confusion; involve in strife; entangle. |
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N. protest; objection.
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| V. grant condescendingly; guarantee. |
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AD. impassive; unmoved by joy or grief.
N. stoicism. |
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| ADJ. in a spirited manner; with courage. |
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| ADJ. dejected; dispirited. |
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| ADJ. aimless; haphazard; digressing at random. |
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V. praise.
N. laudable.
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| N. lassitude; depression. |
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