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| persistent, dull pain/ to wear away or remove by persistent biting or nibbling |
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| a person who sells from door to door or in the street |
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| the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning |
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| any undermining of a cause |
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| the club carried by a police officer; billy |
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| to appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as money or property entrusted to one's care |
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| a questioner, esp. an unduly curious or harsh one |
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| Contemptible; mean; vile; worthless |
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| To hit with or as if with a heavy club |
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| The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation |
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| tightly drawn; tense; not slack |
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| a performance given extempore without planning or preparation |
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| to step in between parties at variance; mediate |
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| to bargain in a petty, quibbling, and often contentious manner |
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| a message that departs from the main subject |
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| Light good-natured talk; banter |
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| not genuine, authentic, or true |
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| consistence of gelatin or the jelly |
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| happy in the highest degree |
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| incapable of being brought into harmony or compromise |
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| childish, silly, or meaningless talk |
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| the misleading appearance or behavior assumed with this intention |
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| incapable of being satisfied or appeased |
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| to free or release from entanglement |
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| A meeting at a prearranged time and place |
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