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to form or mark differently from other such things; distinguish. |
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a conception of something in its perfection. |
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adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty. |
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1. to engage in thought or reflection; meditate
2. to indulge in conjectural thought. |
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1. forbearance from any indulgence of appetite, especially from the use of alcoholic beverages: total abstinence. |
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1. of, pertaining to, or capable of walking: an ambulatory exploration of the countryside. |
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destitute or void (of); free (from) |
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a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism: repeated diatribes against the senator. |
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1. intended for instruction; instructive: didactic poetry.
2. inclined to teach or lecture others too much: a boring, didactic speaker.
3. teaching or intending to teach a moral lesson. |
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1. lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy. |
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1. to free from or deprive of belief, idealism, etc.; disenchant. |
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1. incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful |
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1. authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory: |
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1. a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression. |
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1. suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc. |
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1. extremely liberal in giving; very generous.
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1. a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time |
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the path described by an object moving in air or space under the influence of such forces as thrust, wind resistance, and gravity, esp the curved path of a projectile |
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