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| Unpleasant and excessive. Cloy- to weary by excessive pleasure. |
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| recklessness, boldness, foolish bravery |
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| out of proportion with something else |
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| lacking confidence, timid, shy |
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| to renounce, repudiate, retreat |
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| to adhere closely, stick, cling |
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| good humored ridicule, banter |
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| to jest, joke, mock, make fun of |
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| without interest or significance. Jejune - Juvenile, immature, childish |
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| to criticize or reprimand severely |
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| to make known by open declaration, publish |
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| immature of inexperienced |
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| readily open to observation, evident |
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| discreditable, humiliating -or- deserving ignominy, contemptible |
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| showing servile complaisance, fawning |
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| any song of praise, joy, triumph |
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| a blunt or abrupt rejection |
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| churlishly rude or bad-tempered |
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| to waver in mind or opinion |
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| to compensate for damages or loss sustained |
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| to speak damagingly of, sully, defame |
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| vulgar or indecent in speech, language etc |
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| pertaining to or caused by a flood/deluge |
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| apt to notice and make much of trivial faults, faultfinding |
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| easily provoked to anger, very iritable |
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| utterly and shamelessly immoral |
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| causing irritation, vexation or annoyance |
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| haughtily disdainful/contemptuous |
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| lacking adroitness (adroit - expert/nimble with hands/body) |
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| subject to, or indicative of caprice or whim; erratic. fanciful or wittyea |
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| a trembling, vibration. a state of clustered excitement or fear. |
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| characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion etc.; impulsive. having a great impetus. |
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| with speed; quickly swiftly |
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| to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily or suddenly. |
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| willing to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullible. |
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| free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere. artless; innocent; naive. |
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| a beginner in learning anything; novice. |
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| incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized. Not easily understood; mysterious; unfathomable. |
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| dealing with very profound, difficult or abstruse subject matter. beyond ordinary knowledge or understanding; esoteric. |
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| not lear or transparent because of stirred-up sediment or the like; clouded; opaque. Thick or dense as smoke or clouds. |
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| hard to understand; recondite; esoteric. |
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| clear, transparent, or pellucid, as water, crystal, or air. opposite of Turbid. |
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| allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass. clear or Limpid. |
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| careful, cautious, prudent. astute, shrewd, knowing sagacious. skilled, expert. |
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| having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning. |
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| a damaging or derogatory remark or criticism; slander. the act of slandering. |
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| a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something. the act of uttering calumnies. |
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| to deny, dispute, or contradict. to speak or act against; oppose. |
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| to protest strongly or attack vehemently with words; rail (usually followed by against). |
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| to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid harshly; berate sharply. |
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| to use or address with harsh or abusive language; revile. |
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| the disgrace or the reproach incurred by conduct considered outrageously shameful; infamy. the cause or object of such disgrace or reproach. |
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| to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval. |
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| to denounce or berate severely; flay verbally. to strip or remove the skin from. |
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| censure, blame, or abusive language aimed at a person or thing, especially by numerous persons or by the general public. |
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| a wooden framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used to expose an offender to public derision. |
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| to reprove or find fault with; rebuke; censure; blame. |
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| to beat or whip severely; to reprimand or berate harshly, censure, excoriate. |
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| to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively. |
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| at a distance, especially in feeling or interest; apart |
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| having little or no money; penniless |
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| lacking food clothing or other necessities of life because of poverty |
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| to give false or misleading appearance to; to conceal the truth or real nature of |
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| offensive to good taste, especially as being excessive; overdone or gross. Disgusting, sickening or repulsive. |
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| shining forth brilliantly; radiant |
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| characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manor. excessively smooth, suave, or smug. |
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| unduly demonstrative, lacking reserve |
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| mental or emotional stability especially under tension or strain. calmness, equilibrium. |
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| weariness of body or mind from excessive strain, oppressive climate etc. Listlessness; languor. |
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| to give consent, approval or adherence; agree. to attain or assume and office |
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| gray or white with age. ancient or venerable. tedious from familiarity; stale. |
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| apparently good or right though lacking real merit. superficially pleasing or plausible. |
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| a specious argument for displaying ingenuity in reasoning or for deceiving someone |
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| the quality of being mendacious; untruthfulness. an instance of a lie; a falsehood. |
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| insidious cunning in obtaining a goal; craft or artful deception; duplicity. |
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| not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to belief; skeptical. indicating or showing unbelief. |
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| to make plain or clear. to develop (a theory...). |
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| a controversial argument as one against a person, doctrine etc. A person who argues in opposition to another; controversialist. |
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| inclined to quarrel or fight readily. Belligerent; combative. |
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| lacking consistency, constancy, or visible order. Disconnected. |
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| extreme or excessive economy or frugality. |
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| to treat with distain, scorn or contempt; to scoff at; to mock. |
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| to stimulate by or as if galvanic current. to startle into sudden activity; stimulate. |
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| full of menacing or malign influences; pernicious. |
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| free from concern, worry or anxiety; carefree. |
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| tremulous fear, alarm or agitation; perturbation. |
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| extravagantly chivalrous or romantic. visionary, impractical or impracticable. |
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| favorable or promoting health; healthful. |
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| to regard or treat as of little value or account; vilify; depreciate. |
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| a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference. |
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| clear or lucid. convincing |
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| clearly expressed or presented. |
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| not easily stirred or moved mentally, unemotional |
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| unmoved by persuasion, pity or tender feelings, stubborn. Stubbornly resistant to moral influences, persistently impious. |
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| to instigate or foster. promote the development of. |
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| to deprive of force or strength. destroy the vigor of. weaken |
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| having intense feeling. intensely devoted, eager or enthusiastic. vehement. burning. |
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| to anticipate and prevent or eliminate by effective measures. 'obviate the risk of serious injury' |
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| requiring immediate action or aid. requiring a great deal. |
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| circumspect observation or action; caution; prudence |
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| capable of producing offspring. very productive or creative intellectually. |
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| a terse statement embodying a general truth |
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| of or pertaining to shepherds. of, pertaining to, or suggesting of an idyllic rural life. |
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| performed merely as a routine duty. lacking interest care or enthusiasm. |
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| to impair or weaken the effectiveness of. invalidate |
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| hard or impossible to manage. stubbornly disobedient |
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| anxious or concerned (usually followed by about) |
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| requiring immediate action or aid. requiring a great deal or more than is reasonable |
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| still existing. not destroyed or lost |
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| free a person from deception or error. |
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| extreme poverty (penurious = parsimonious) |
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| to laugh at in scorn or contempt |
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| a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack |
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| pacify or appease; reduce or soften |
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| patronage, sponsorship, support. originally from observing birds. |
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| deliberate breach of faith or trust. |
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| smallness of quantity, scarcity |
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| characterized by great knowledge, learned of scholarly |
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| having the power of softening or relaxing, such as for the skin |
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| full of resentment or spite |
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| commonplace. prose rather than poetry |
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| deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful |
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| to make ammends or repirations for |
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| a basic or habitual repugnance; aversion or dislike |
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| extended to great, unnecessary or tedious length; long and wordy |
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| to allay by satisfying. to make less vigorous, intense |
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| not to be appeased, mollified or pacified |
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| to make a faint image or resemblance of; foreshaddow, darken or partially conceal |
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| to coax or influence by gentle flattery; cajole |
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| medicine that relieves or allays pain |
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| high spirits, exhilieration or exuberance |
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| suitable, relevant, well-adapted, apt |
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| objectionably aggressive in offering one's unwanted services, help etc. meddlesome |
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| filled with a sense of guilt and the desire for atonement |
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| fine, filmy cobweb see on grass/bushes. any thin, light fabric with this quality |
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| promoting or conducive to health. salubrious |
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| extremely liberal in giving. very generous |
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| offense, annoyance or displeasure; the slightest indication or feeling of suspicion, doubt or hostility. |
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| departing from the right, normal or usual course |
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| refusing to agree or compromise. a person who refuses to agree or compromise. |
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| to refuse oneself some rights or conveniences |
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| a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing |
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| lasting a very short time; transitory |
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| a sinuous, spiraling or undulating or serpentine line |
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| inactive or sluggish. slow |
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| leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal |
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| vile, shameful or base character or act |
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| an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack as during famine |
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| to obtain by imposing on another's generocity. borrowing without intent to repay |
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| the act of preying upon or plundering |
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| a person who takes up art for amusement. a dabbler |
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| one who forsakes his religion, cause or party |
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| excessively talkative, especially in a roundabout manner, about trivial matters |
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| easily managed or controlled; docile; easily worked |
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| sharply caustic or sarcastic. burning or corrosive |
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| downright, thorough, unmitigated |
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| tending to delay or procrastinate; too slow |
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| marked with narrow furrows or ridges |
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| a formal expression of high praise; eulogy |
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| unfavorable or unfortunate; improper |
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| to dress or adorn in a showy, gaudy or tasteless manner. |
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| an opening made by rending or tearing; a breach of relations or union between individuals or groups |
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| to explode with a loud noise. to issue denounciations against |
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| Full of twists, turns or bends; not direct or straightforward as in procedure or speech |
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| to assert with confidence; declare in a peremptory manner |
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| adverse in tendency of effect; unfavorable |
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| abrupt in manner, blut, rough |
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| grossly or obscenely abusive. characterized by or using low buffoonery, coarsely jocular or derisive. |
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| the performance by a public official of an act that is legally unjustified, harmful or contrary to law. wrongdoing especially in voilation of public trust. |
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| characterized by a bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical. |
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| Foolish or inane, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner, silly. unreal; illusory. |
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| sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose etc. |
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| incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting. vigorous; effective; energetic. clearly or sharply defined; clear-cut; distinct. |
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| sweetly or smoothly flowing/sounding; flowing with honey |
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| rock in small particles, or other material work or broken away from a mass. any disintegrated material; debris. |
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| extremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions. |
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| like a wag. rogue in merriment and good humor; jocular. characteristic or befitting a wag. |
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| air, bearing or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc. |
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| having a plesant odor; fragrant. odorous or smelling (followed by of). suggestive; reminiscent (usually followed by of). |
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| to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously; assume or appropriate to oneself without right. to attribute or assign to another. |
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| to drink a beverage, especially an intoxicating one, copiously and with hearty enjoyment. |
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| of little value or account; small; trifling. petty carping or prejudiced. |
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| to assert or affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner. |
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| joyour, merry, or gay in disposition; glad; cheerful. without thought or regard; carefree; heedless. |
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Given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed. inordinately greedy; predatory; extortionate.
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| to denounce or condemn as dangerous. to put outside the protection of the law; outlaw. to banish or exile. |
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