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| adj. sparing in use of food or drinks; ascetic with respect to food and drink |
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| n. slanderous statement; damaging or derogatory criticism |
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| v. to relieve, ease, make less severe |
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| n. government where one person holds power; absolute monarchy |
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| n. hypocritical/insincere statements about high ideals; jargon of a particular group of people; the private language of the underworld |
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| adj. TOO sugary, flattering, or sentimental |
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| adj. judicious in conduct or speech (esp. about keeping silent during delicate-natured stuff) |
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| adj. impartial, unbiased, neutral (cf. uninterested - not interested) |
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| n. effervescence, overflowing of high spirits |
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| adj. softening or soothing to the skin; having power to soften or relax living tissues |
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| v. to weaken, deprive of nerve or strength |
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| v. to improvise, make up as you go along |
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| v. to infer what is unknown from something known, estimate value of something beyond scale |
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| v. to speak against, contradict, deny |
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| n. attacker of cherished beliefs; smasher of revered images |
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| adj. candid, naive, noble, honorable |
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| n. nobleness of mind, disdaining meanness or revenge |
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