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| n. insolent or impertinent behavior |
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| n. not showing respect for another person |
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| adj. not showing proper respect- rude- irrelevant |
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| adj. showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect |
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'in deference to"
humble submission and respect |
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| to wear away by friction or erosion |
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| come together and form one mass or whole |
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| having only one possible meaning, unambiguous |
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| annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand |
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| a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior |
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| substance that cause blood to coagulate (change to solid state) |
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| able to move quickly and easily |
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having showing too great a readiness to believe things. guile.
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address in such a way to express disapproval or disappointment
(above reproach- such that no criticism can be made : perfect) |
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he averred....
state or assert to be the case |
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move or swing back and forth
round about
waver b/w extremes of opinion |
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fail to give a true notion or impression, disguise or contradict
fail to fulfill or justify a claim, betray
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1.showing a casual and cheerful indifference
unworried
2.happy or joyous
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| of or related to the pleasant aspects of the countryside |
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"cajole someone into doing something"
persuade by sustained coaxing or flattery |
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| use of tricky to achieve political purpose |
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| find a way around (an obstacle) |
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think deeply about something, meditate, reflect
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| secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy |
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| express or show pity, sympathize |
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| a passion or expression of grief or sorrow |
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1. causing surprise or confusion in esp by acting against their expectations
*dumbfounded, *baffle
2. prove a (theory, expectation) wrong
*contradict *invalidate
3. defeat a (plain, aim or hope)
4. often 'be confounded with" mix up so individual elements become hard to distinguish |
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| a sudden and ignominious(causing public disgrace) failure, fiasco |
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kill, destroy,
"the project would decimate the fragile wetland wilderness"
drastically reduce the strength of |
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| raise doubts, show reluctance (qualms) |
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modest or shy b/c lack of self confidence
"her diffidence was out of place in the outgoing group" |
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n. loud unpleasant and prolonged noise
v. to make loud noise
v. to be instilled in head by constant repetition "be dinned into" |
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| persuade someone that an idea or belief is mistaken. to set right |
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| careful and circumspect in one's speech or actions esp in order to avoid causing offense or to gain advantage |
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| not candid or sincere, typically by pretending one knows less about something that really does. |
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| (of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting. guile |
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conceal one's true motives or beliefs.
'an honest person with no need to dissemble"
*bluff |
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