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| a strongbox, safe, or large chest for money |
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1. family name, surname
2. nickname |
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1. a dialogue or conversation
2. a conference or high level dialgue |
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| collaboration, complicity, conspiracy |
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| regret, feeling of uneasiness caused by guilt |
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| feeling guilty or having misgivings |
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| overcoming distrust or hostility |
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| also: having the same nature, disposition, or tastes; kindred |
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| consistent with, in agreement with |
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| self-control, self-restraint |
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| deeply sorrowful and repentant for a wrong |
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| gradual recovery from an illness |
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| sociable; fond of eating and drink |
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1. having to do with the body
2. tangible, material |
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| to pamper or treat with care |
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| a group of people with a similar purpose |
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1. (n) facial expression
2. (v) to favor, sanction, or approve of |
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1. (v) to annul, cancel, revoke, make a contrary order
2. (n) a contrary order or revocation of an order |
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1. to exert force against, to counteract
2. to compensate for |
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| acceptance of something as true or real |
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1. a brief authoritative formula of religious belief
2. a set of fundamental beliefs; a guiding principle |
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| hastily done, superficial |
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1. to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character
2a. to reduce the intrinsic value of (a coin) by increasing the base-metal content b : to reduce the exchange value of (a monetary unit) |
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| to corrupt, to seduce from virtue or dignity; to indulge |
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| to leave suddenly, to abscond; to break up a camp |
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| also: temporary, short-lived, ephemeral |
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1. to belittle or openly condemn
2. to depreciate |
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| a leader or rabble-rouser who appeals to emotion or prejudice |
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1. to express doubts or reservations, to object (v.)
2. the act of objecting, hesitating (n.) |
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1. delicate
2. allowing light to shine through
3. insubstantial, vague |
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1. authoritative statement
2. a popular saying |
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| related to or brought about by a flood |
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| unable to be consoled; extremely sad |
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| subject to one's own judgment |
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1. to vomit
2. to discharge violently |
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| sly and crafty, calculating |
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| to dishearten, to make dejected |
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| feeling anxious or disturbed, lacking peace |
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| difference of opinion (think: dissent) |
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1. the female branch of a family
2. maternal, female (adj.) |
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1. to move or act confusedly as if without a clear purpose
2. to shiver or tremble
3. a nervous or agitated state |
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| senile condition, mental decline |
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| amusing in a wry or subtle way |
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| a waste produced during smelting; garbage |
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| angry indignation (often: "in high dudgeon") |
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1. force or threat of intimidation
2. imprisonment |
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1. suffering from indigestion
2. gloomy and irritable |
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1. rough, coarse, or plain in taste
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3. practical, down-to-earth |
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| exhilerated, full of enthusiasm |
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| to instruct morally or spiritually, to enlighten |
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| an outpouring of liquid or gases |
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| impudent boldness; audacity |
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| marked by contemptuous or cocky boldness or disregard of others : insolent |
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| brilliantly shining, showing radiant spleandor |
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| expressing emotion without restraint |
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| an exit, the act of exiting, to exit |
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| marrying within a certain group |
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| a person with refined tastes in food and wine |
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| a short, witty saying or poem |
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1. a quotation at the beginning of a literary work
2. an engraved inscription |
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| concluding section of a literary work. (think: vs. prologue) |
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1. very significant or influential, momentous
2. defining an epoch or period |
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1. calmness or composure
2. balance
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| ambiguous, open to multiple interpretations |
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1. immaterial, intangible
2. celestial, heavenly, not earthly |
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| the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution; also : ethic |
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| act of harmonious body movements |
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| to chow clear evidence of, to display |
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1. to wear off the skin of : abrade
2. to censure or denounce scathingly |
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| one champions or advocates for something |
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to lessen the seriousness, strength, or effect of; mitigate
don't even try to extenuate their vandalism of the cemetery with the old refrain of “Boys will be boys” |
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aptitude or ease in doing something
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| absurd, ludicrous, resembling a farce |
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| stupid, foolishly self-satisfied, silly |
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