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| (v.) to improve, make better,correct a flaw or shortcoming |
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| (n.)poise, assurance,great self-confidence, perpendicularity |
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| (adj.) pompous, overblown in language, full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas |
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| (adj.) without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers |
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(n.) saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose, foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense.
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| (n.) a summary,condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality. |
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| (v.) to urge strongly advice earnestly. |
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| (adj. adv.) by virtue of holding a certain office. |
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| (v.) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds. |
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| (v.) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others. |
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| (n.) one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder |
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| (adj.) belonging to someone or something by it's very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part. |
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| (v.) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval |
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| (n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy |
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| millennium(or millennia) (2b) |
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| (n.) a period of one thousand years ; a period of great joy |
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| (adj) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; (v.) to hide, conceal; eclipse (n.) matters involving the supernatural |
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| (v.) to spread through, penetrate, soak through |
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| precipitate(v. and n.) (2b) |
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| (v.) to fall as moisture; to cause or to bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to; (adj.) characterized by excessive haste (n.) moisture; the product oof an action or process |
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| (adj.) strict, severe, rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste. |
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| (v.) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess (n.)likely idea that lacks definite proof. |
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| (v.) to have an intense dislike or hatred for |
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| (n.) the modification of the social patterns, traits or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend |
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| (adj.) resulting from chance rather from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired , not congenital |
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| (v.) to assign or to refer to(as a cause or source), attribute |
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| (adj.) roundabout, not direct |
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| (v.) to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress |
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| (v.) to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit |
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| (v.) to make easy, cause to progress faster |
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| (v.) to make amends, make up for; to avert |
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| (n.) a state of great excitement, agitation or turbulence; (v.) to be in or work in such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action |
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| (adj.) resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental |
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| (adj.) existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously |
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| (adj) not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no |
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| (v.) to steal something that has been given into one's trust; to take improperly for one's own use |
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| (n.) a natural or habitual inclination or tendency( especially of human character or behavior) |
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| (n.) composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances |
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| (adj.) resistant to lawful authority; having a purpose of overthrowing an established government |
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| (adj.) thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported |
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| (adj.) bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting(like a strong acid) |
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| (v.) to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end |
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| (adj.) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to |
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| (v.) to increase in greatness,power or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater |
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| (adj.) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity or cohesion |
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| (n.) that which surrounds(as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality |
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| (n.) illegal traffic, smuggled goods;(adj.) illegal, prohibited |
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| (adj.)scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic |
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(adj.)thin,light, delicate, insubstantial
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| (v.) to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply |
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| (adj.) incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically |
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| (adj.) relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience. |
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| (adj.)incapable of being changed or called back |
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| (n.) a natural inclination or predilection toward |
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| (adj.) peevish, complaining, fretful |
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| (v.) to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to. |
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| (v.) to disown, reject, or deny the valdity of |
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| able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly |
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| (v) to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly |
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| (adj.) coarsely abusive, vulgar or low(especially in language)foul mouthed |
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| (adj.) persistent, showing industry and determination. |
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| (adj.) thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean or disreputable. |
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| (n.) a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness orr absolution |
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| (n.) self- government, polictical control |
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| (adj.) self evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule |
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| (v.) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely |
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| (n) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior |
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| (adj.) fair, just, embodying priciples of justice |
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| (v.) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts |
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| (v.) to mock, treat with contempt |
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| (adj) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable |
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| to free from entanglements or difficulties, to remove with effort |
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| (v.) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts |
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| to mock, treat with contempt |
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| tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable |
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| (n) a rule of conduct or action |
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| (adj) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm |
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| (v) to whip, punish severely; (n) a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism |
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| (adj.) funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal |
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| (adj.) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; (n.) something that induces sleep |
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| (adj) extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish , puritanical |
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| (adj.) lasting only a short time, fleeting; (n) one who stays for a short time |
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| (adj.) not easily carried, handled or managed because of size or complexity |
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| (adj) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, livliness or force |
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| (adj.) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual |
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| (n.) a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming. |
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| (adj)extremely strange, unusual, atypical |
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| (adj) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities |
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| (v) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to decieve with soothing thoughts or false promises |
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| (v) to punish severely; to critisize severely |
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| (v) to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan |
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| (n) a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
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| (v) to free from deception or error, set rights in ideas or thing |
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| (n) weariness and dissatisfactionfrom lack of occupation or interest, boredom |
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| (n) a chain or shackle placed on the feet(often used in plural); anything that confines or restrains; (v) to chain or shackele; to render helpless or impotent |
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| (adj) very wicked, offensive, hateful |
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| (adj) not subject to change, constant |
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| (n) one who rebels or rises against authority; (adj.) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on |
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| (n.) a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality |
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| (n.) a position requiring little or no work; an easy job |
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| (adj) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud |
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| (v) to go beyond a limit of boundary; to sin; violate a law |
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| (v) to change from one nature, substance or form to another |
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| performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person instead of another. |
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| (adj) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor. |
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| (adj) performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good |
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| (adj) pale gaunt, resembling a corpse |
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| (v) to prepare by combining ingredients, make up(as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate. |
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| (adj) coarse, unfeeling; stupid |
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| (v) to lower in character, quality or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate |
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| (v) to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute. |
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| (v) to confuse; to disturb the composure of |
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| (adj) grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated. |
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| (n) a breaking of a law or obligation |
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| (v) to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity |
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| (v) to rob of goods by open force(as in war, plunder;(n) the act of looting; booty |
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| (v) to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion |
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| (adj) very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety |
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| (adj) inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent |
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| (v) to find fault with, scold, rebuke |
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| (n) the act of restoring someone or something to a rightful owner or to a former state or position; making good on a loss or damage |
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| (adj) strong and sturdy; brave; resolute;(n) a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position. |
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| (adj) open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected. |
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| (adj) stinging, bitter in temper or tone |
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| (adj) fat, having a large, bulky body. |
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| (adj) impartial; calm, free from emotion |
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| (n) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion. |
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| (v) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly,squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure |
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| (v) to remove objectionable passages or words from a written test, to cleanse, purify. |
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| (n) an armored or protective glove; a challenge; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal |
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