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| concerned and attentive; eager. |
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| extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic. |
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| beginning to come into being or to become apparent. |
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| having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe; something with a tightening effect on tissue. |
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| free of bias or self-interest; impartial. |
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| without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland. |
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| extreme boldness; presumptuousness. |
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| fierce and cruel; eager to fight. |
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| cursory; done without care or interest. |
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| radiant; shiny; brilliant. |
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| to make false and malicious statements about; slander. |
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| exhibiting a fawning attentiveness. |
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| recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish. |
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| abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary. |
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| excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant. |
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| adj. given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant |
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| v. to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly |
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| n./v. an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess |
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| adj. lacking funds; without money |
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| adj. penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous |
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| v. to disguise or conceal; to mislead |
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| v. to deliberately obscure; to make confusing |
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| adj. implied; not explicitly stated |
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| n. a mournful poem, esp. one lamenting the dead |
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| n. a speech honoring the dead |
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| adj. 1. characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; maudlin. |
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| adj. 1. extremely liberal in giving, very generous. 2. characterized by great generosity |
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| adj. awe-inspiring; worthy of honor |
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| v. to state as a fact; to declare or assert |
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| v. 1. to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove. 2. to reveal the possession of (a quality, trait, etc). |
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| v. 1. to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc). 2. to set forth or teach publicly (a creed, doctrine, etc). Syn: 1. announce, issue, declare. 2. advocate. |
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| v. to make false and malicious statements about; slander. |
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| v. to use harsh, condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; berate |
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| adj. 1. extremely sacred or inviolable. 2. not to be entered or tresspassed upon. 3. above or beyond criticism, change, or interference. |
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| v. to cause or happen before anticipated or required |
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| adj. multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color |
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| adj. 1. without interest or significance; dull; insipid. |
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| adj. 1. constant; unremitting. 2. constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task; persevering; industrious; attentive. Syn: 1. continous, tireless, persistent. 2. studious, diligent, dedulous. Ant: inconstant, lazy. |
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| n. dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy |
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| adj. revealing no emotion |
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| n. one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge |
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| adj. having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting |
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| v. to anticipate and make unnecessary |
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| adj. occurring or recurring daily; commonplace |
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| adj. brief and concise in wording |
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| n. one who practices rigid self-denial esp. as an act of religious devotion |
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| adj. improvised; done without preparation |
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| v. to lessen in intensity or degree |
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| v. to weaken; to reduce in vitality |
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| v. 1. to impair the quality of; make faulty; spoil. 2. to impair or weaken the effectiveness of. 3. to debase; corrupt; pervert. 4. to make legally defective or invalid; invalidate |
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| adj. not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate |
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| adj. prone to complaining or grumbling |
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| adj. obstinantly defiant of authority; difficult to manage |
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| n. reckless boldness; rashness |
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| n. keen, accurate judgment or insight. |
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| adj. intended to teach or instruct |
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| adj. acutely perceptive having keen discernment |
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| adj. sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating |
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| v. 1. to amend by removing words, passages, etc., deemed offensive or objectionable. 2. to purge or cleanse of moral offensiveness |
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| adj. steadfast and courageous |
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| adj. diligent; persistent; hard-working |
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| adj. pompous; grandiloquent |
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| v./n. to deliver a pompous speech or tirade; a long, pompous speech |
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| adj. evoking intense aversion or dislike |
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| adj. troubling; burdonsome |
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| n. 1. vile, shameful, or base character; depravity. 2. a vile or depraved act. |
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| adj. indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable |
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| adj. calm; sluggish; unemotional |
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| n. stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest |
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| adj. marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious |
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| adj. damaging; harmful; injurious |
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| adj. extremely harmful; potentially causing death |
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| adj. characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment |
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| v. to refuse to have anything to do with; disown |
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| adj. rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants |
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| adj. promoting health or well-being |
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| n. disgrace; contempt; scorn |
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| adj. marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial |
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| v. to obtain by deception or flattery |
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| n. the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty |
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| n. intentional breach of faith; treachery |
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| n. a superficial remark, esp. one offered as meaningful |
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| v. to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead |
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| n. adherence to highest principles; complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness |
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| adj. regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness |
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| v. exonerate; to clear of blame |
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