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extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful |
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a singer of folk songs
a performer in a minstrel show
celebrate by singing, in the style of minstrels |
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apply a lubricant to
make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant |
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be driven or carried along, as by the air
blow gently
a long flag; often tapering |
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make lighter or brighter
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts) |
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subject to refraction
determine the refracting power of (a lens) |
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| impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses |
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| a large burial chamber, usually above ground |
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an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye
a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice |
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(often followed by `to') having a preference, disposition, or tendency
at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position
having made preparations |
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sweet liquid secretion that is attractive to pollinators
fruit juice especially when undiluted
(classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal |
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| of or relating to olfaction |
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the human nose (especially when it is large)
a long flexible snout as of an elephant |
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make a monotonous low dull sound
someone who lags behind
an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control
a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone |
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express strong disapproval of
declare or judge unfit for use or habitation
appropriate (property) for public use |
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(mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore
come to understand
a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth |
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an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids |
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a loud harsh or strident noise
loud confusing disagreeable sounds |
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make believe with the intent to deceive
make a pretence of |
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a fall onto your buttocks
an embarrassing mistake |
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make an opening or gap in
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) |
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anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable
forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper) |
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capable of igniting and burning
substance that can be burned to provide heat or power |
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| abundantly filled with especially living things |
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(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
the close of a musical section
a recurrent rhythmical series |
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a long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation)
a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor |
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cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
to become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light |
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an empty area or space
a region that is devoid of matter |
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a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it)
overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself |
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| action taken in return for an injury or offense |
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| the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another |
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cover; be dispersed over
spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic) |
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the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging) |
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| spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency |
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| the property of being extremely abundant |
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| moderate to inferior in quality |
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| a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials |
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doubt about the truth of something
the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge |
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a crime that undermines the offender's government
an act of deliberate betrayal |
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| a specialist in linguistics |
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a complete number or quantity
something added to complete or embellish or make perfect
make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to |
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| a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration |
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lacking in physical beauty or proportion
plain and unpretentious
having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable |
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| delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire) |
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heighten or intensify
give life or energy to |
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| remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation |
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sharpen with a hone
make perfect or complete |
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| any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group |
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a heavy rain
an overwhelming number or amount |
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| an authoritative person who divines the future |
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extended verbal expression in speech or writing
talk at length and formally about a topic |
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open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss
secure in or as if in a berth or dock |
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experiencing or bestowing celestial joy
marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint |
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hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
a formality only |
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| place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective) |
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| injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness |
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| material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds |
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| emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous |
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| a small overnight bag for short trips |
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| continuing forever or indefinitely |
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| concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste |
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| burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color |
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| administer an anesthetic drug to |
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| remorse for your past conduct |
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a journey taken for pleasure
wandering from the main path of a journey |
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| a public road from one place to another |
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drop sharply
the metal bob of a plumb line |
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| the path followed by an object moving through space |
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a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry |
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| paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters; usually with matching envelopes |
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a glancing rebound
spring back; spring away from an impact |
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| a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way |
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| with extreme care or delicacy |
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| be adjacent or come together |
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| occurring or operating at the same time |
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suggest that someone is guilty
bring an accusation against; level a charge against |
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| bring to an end; settle conclusively |
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| rolled longitudinally upon itself |
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| an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground |
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with unflagging resolve
without interruption |
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