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| leaning, inclination, proclivity, tendency |
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| to bring up; to announce; to begin to talk about |
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| major, as in cardinal sin |
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| a blindly devoted patriot |
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| to change as if by dyeing, i.e., to distort, gloss or affect (usually for the first) |
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| pompous, self-important (primary definitions are: logically following; important) |
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| a tool used for shaping, as in a tool-and-die shop |
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| to cause to fall by striking |
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| sarcastic, impertinent, as in ___ant: a ___ remark |
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| to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream |
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| guy (noun) (verb form: guyed, guying) |
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| a rope, cord, or cable attached to something as a brace or guide; to steady or reinforce using a guy |
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| to imply, suggest, or insinuate |
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| to pronounce or speak affectedly; to euphemize, to speak too carefully. Also, to take tiny steps; to tiptoe |
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| commonplace, trite, unremarkable, quotidian |
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| multicolored, usually in blotches |
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| to lose vigor (as through grief); to yearn |
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| moldable, pliable, not rigid |
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| courage, spunk, fortitude |
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| to pry, to press or force with a lever; something taken by force, spoils |
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| to complain about bitterly |
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| rent (verb) (past tense: rend) |
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| torn; an opening or tear caused by such |
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| to lose courage; to turn frightened |
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| the supporting structural cross-part of a wing |
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| to remove (as a parliamentary motion) from consideration |
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