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| intended to attract notice and impress others |
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| - dark: showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan" |
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| marked by a state of tranquil repose |
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| appearing or developing early |
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| concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations |
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| not clearly understood or expressed |
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| hence a student could be described as 'one who directs zeal at a subject |
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| inanition: weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy |
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| beat around the bush: be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information |
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| incapable of being avoided or prevented |
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| blunt: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion |
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| waste: spend thoughtlessly; throw away; |
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| refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid; |
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| deadly: extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom |
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| fretful: habitually complaining |
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| happening or arising without apparent external cause |
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| someone new to a field or activity |
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| put or confide something in a person or thing |
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| injurious to physical or mental health |
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| serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; |
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