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(n) decline, decay, or deterioration;
a condition or period of decline or decay;
excessive self indulgence. |
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| (adj) used so often as to lack freshness or originality |
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| (n) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having something missing) |
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(adj) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by over-
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| (adj) worthy, deserving recognition and praise |
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(adj) pertaining to an outlying are; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside;
(n) a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying are; a soldier from a province or colony |
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(adj) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential,
inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part |
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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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(n) the modification of social patterns, traits, or structures of one
group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend |
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| (adj) roundabout, not direct |
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(adj) not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or
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| (n) composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances |
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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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| (v) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of |
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| (n) self-government, political control |
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| (v) to free from entanglement or difficulties; to remove with effort |
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| (adj) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm |
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(adj) extremely strict in regard to moral standards or conduct;
prudish, puritanical |
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(n) a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or
defaming |
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| (v) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises |
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| (n) weariness or dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom |
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| (adj) very wicked, offensive, hateful |
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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 or boundary; to sin, violate a law |
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(v) to prepare by combining ingredients, to make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate |
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| (adj) trifling, unimportant |
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| (v) to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity |
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| (n) the act of restoring someone or something to the 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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| (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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(adj) based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or
tentative idea to guide or direct investigation |
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| (n) to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish |
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(adj) subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving
to promote some end |
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(v) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to
nullify; to deduct, omit |
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| (n) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth |
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| (adj) deserving blame, worthy of condemnation |
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| (adj) cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct |
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| (adj) done for show, striving to make big impressions; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on one’s skill or abilities, ambitious |
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| (adj) untidy, dirty, careless |
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| (v) to grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result |
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| (n) a state or scene or uproar and confusion |
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(adj) hidden, disguised, purposefully kept a secret; sheltered, secluded;
(n) a sheltered place, a hiding place |
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(adj) showing great variety; composed of different elements or many
colors; (n) a jester’s costume; a jester |
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(adj) likely but not certain to happen, possible; dependant on
uncertain events or conditions; happening by chance;
(n) a representative group forming part of a larger body |
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| (n) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place |
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(adj) capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or
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| (adj) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal |
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| (v) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt |
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