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| adj. daring and fearless; recklessly bold (n. audacity) |
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| taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth (n. axiom) |
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| taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth (n. axiom) |
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| v. to criticize severely; to officially rebuke |
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| n. trickery or subterfuge |
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| n. an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert |
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| v. to undeceive; to set right |
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| v. to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent |
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| adj. very learned; scholarly (n. erudition) |
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| v. exonerate; to clear of blame |
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| adj. urgent pressing; requiring immediate action or attention |
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| n. intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action |
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| adj. artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication |
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| adj. easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts |
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| n. the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving (adj. magnanimous) |
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| adj. associated with war and the armed forces |
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| adj. of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary |
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| n. a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving |
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| n. a humorous imitation intended to ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art |
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| adj. cursory; done without care or interest |
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| adj. acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (n. perspicacity) |
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| v. to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner |
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| n. foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring (adj. form: prescient) |
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| v. to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead |
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| v. to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position |
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| adj. quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings |
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| adj. concerned and attentive; eager |
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| adj. characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul |
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| adj. occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances |
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| v. to waste by spending or using irresponsibly |
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| adj. not moving, active, or in motion; at rest |
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| adj. having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous |
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| v. to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion |
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