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| "lack, scarcity: ""The prosecutor complained about the dearth of concrete evidence against the suspect.""" |
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| (n) violent breakdown; sudden overthrow; overwhelming defeat |
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| (n) wild living; excessive intemperance. |
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| (v) to weaken; to cripple |
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| (v) to kill or destroy a large part of. |
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| (adj) proper; in good taste; orderly |
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| "(n) Courteous respect for another's opinion, wishes, or judgment. (deferential)." |
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| (v) to describe accurately; to outline |
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| (n) a flood; an inundation |
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| "(vn) a leader of the people, but more a rabble rouser" |
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| "to show, create a picture of." |
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| (n) extreme wickedness or corruption |
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| belittlement. (v. deprecate) |
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| "the act of preying upon or plundering: ""The depredations of the invaders demoralized the population.""" |
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| (v) to ridicule; to laugh at contemptuously |
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| to dry out thoroughly (adj: desiccated) |
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| (adj) extremely depressed; full of despair |
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| (n) an absolute ruler; an autocrat. |
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| (adj) without a plan or pupose; disconnected; random |
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| a bitter abusive denunciation. |
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| (v) an authoritative saying; an adage; a maxim; a proverb. |
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| "lacking self-confidence, modest (n: diffidence)" |
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| (n) sb w/ superficial knowledge of the arts; an amateur; a dabbler. |
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| "to free a person from falsehood or error: ""We had to disabuse her of the notion that she was invited.""" |
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| (n) arrogant scorn; contempt |
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| "(v) to belittle; to say uncomplimentary things about, usually in a somewhat indirect way." |
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| belittling (n: disparagement. v. disparage) |
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| calm; objective; unbiased |
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| "to conceal one's real motive, to feign" |
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| (v) to spread the seeds of sth; to scatter; to make widely known. |
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| (v) to swell; to extend a great deal; |
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| (adj) easily taught; obedient; easy to handle. |
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| "stubborn or determined: ""Her dogged pursuit of the degree eventually paid off.""" |
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| "relying upon doctrine or dogma, as opposed to evidence" |
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