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| to take the place of; supersede |
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| stillness; motionlessness |
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| violating accepted dogma or convention |
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| argumentative; quarrelsome |
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| free of bias or self interest; impartial |
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| sordid; wretched and dirty from neglect |
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| resisting authority; not obedient; hard to deal with |
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| "harmless, causing no damage" |
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| "abundant in size, force or extent; extraordinary" |
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| intended to teach or instruct |
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| to deliver a pompous speech or tirade |
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| "crying out noisily, clamorous" |
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| "wary, cautious, sparing" |
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| "sophisticated, refined, elegant" |
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| based on observation or experiment |
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| "indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain, steadfast" |
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| "producting large volumes or amounts, productive" |
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| one that precedes and indicates or announces another |
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| willingness to comply with the wishes of others |
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| expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles |
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| authoritative permission or approval |
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| "a mournful poem, especially one lamenting the dead" |
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| "greed, especially for wealth" |
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| "soothing, especially to the skin; making less harsh" |
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| to obtain by deception or flattery |
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| "penny pinching, excessively thrifty, ungenerous" |
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| to examine with great care |
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| "high spirits, exhilaration" |
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| "sociable, outgoing, enjoying the company of others" |
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| a speech honoring the dead |
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| "existing everywhere at the same time, widespread" |
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| "burning or stinging, causing corrosion" |
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| "excessive praise, intense adoration" |
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| "intended for or understod by a small, specific group" |
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| "lacking funds, without money" |
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| "to defame, to characterize harshly" |
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| "one who practices rigid self denial, especially as an act of religious devotion" |
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| "rustic, characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants" |
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| "marked by stealth, covert, surreptitious" |
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| "cautious reserve in speech, ability to make responsible decisions" |
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| "beginning to come into being, becoming apparent" |
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| "mysterious, obscure, difficult to understand" |
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| "extremely harmful or poisonous, bitterly hostile" |
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| "winding, twisting, excessively complicated" |
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| a force that causes rotation |
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| "concerned and attentive, eager" |
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| to lie or deviate from the truth |
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| to loudly attack or denounce |
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| "intentional breach of faith, treachery" |
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| "in agreement with accepted, traditional standards" |
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| acting with excessive haste or impulse; to cause or happen before anticipated |
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| "coming into being, starting to develop" |
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| "of the world, typical, ordinary" |
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| generously noble in mind and heart |
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| "accutely perceptive, astute, keen witted" |
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| "a disposition in favor of something, a preference" |
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| associated with war and the armed forces |
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| "clear, easily understood" |
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| "to criticize severely, to officially rebuke" |
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| "firece and cruel, eager to fight" |
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| "very learned, scholarly" |
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| "extreme boldness, audacity" |
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| "having an insatiable appetite, ravenous" |
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| "improvised, done without preparation" |
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| "done in a routine way, indifferent" |
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| "inclined to change one's mind impulsively, erratic, unpredictable" |
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| to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent |
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| "exonerate, to clear of blame" |
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| fundamentally different or distinct |
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| "reservation, cause for hesitancy" |
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| "to prevent, to make unnecessary" |
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| not clear or precise in thought or expression |
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| "to set right, to free from error" |
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| "to weaken, reduce in vitality" |
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| "frank, candid; na•ve, innocent" |
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| "keen, accurate judment or insight" |
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| to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients |
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| to combine several elements into a whole |
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| "to state as a fact, to declare or assert" |
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| to provide support or reinforcement |
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| "to disguise or conceal, to mislead" |
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| "characteristic of or often found in a particulary locality, region, or people" |
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| "tending to disappear like vapor, vanishing" |
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| to make worse or more severe |
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| greatly emotional or zealous |
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| happening by accident or chance |
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| "relevant to the subject at hand, appropriate in subject matter" |
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| pompous speech or expression |
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| rendered trite or commonplate by frequent usage |
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| "devotion to pleasurable pursuits, especially to the pleasures of the senses" |
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| the consistent dominance of one state or ideiology over others |
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| one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions |
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| given to intense or excessive devotion to something |
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| "marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness" |
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| not capable of being appeased or significantly changed |
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| immunity from punishment or penalty |
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| "in an initial stage, not fully formed" |
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| "unfortunate, inappropriate" |
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| "without taste or flavor, lacking in spirit, bland" |
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| characterized by brightness and the emission of light |
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| "having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred" |
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| "capable of being shaped or formed, tractable, pliable" |
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| "the condition of being untruthful, dishonesty" |
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| "characterized by extreme care and precision, attentive to detail" |
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| one who hates all other humans |
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| "to make or become less severe or intense, to moderate" |
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| "unyielding, hardhearted, intractable" |
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| "disgrace, contempt, scorn" |
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| the profession or principles of teaching or instruction |
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| "overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education, show offish about one's knowledge" |
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| having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout |
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| "to yearn intensely, to languish, to lose vigor" |
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| to illegally use or reproduce |
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| the essential or central part |
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| "to appease, to calm by making concessions" |
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| "a superficial remark, especially one offered as meaningful" |
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| to plunge or drop straight down |
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| "controversial, argumentative" |
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| "recklessly wasteful, extravagant, profuse, lavish" |
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| "given or coming forth abundantly, extravagant" |
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| to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly |
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| "questions, inquiries, doubts in the mind" |
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| "prone to complaining or grumbling, peevish" |
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| "characterized by bitter, long lasting resentment" |
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| "to refuse to have anything to do with, to disown" |
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| "to invalidate, to repeal, to retract" |
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| "marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect" |
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| the art of study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion |
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| promoting health or well being |
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| "able to meet financial obligations, able to dissolve another substance" |
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| "seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false" |
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| "lacking authenticity or validity, false, counterfeit" |
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| exceeding what is sufficient or necessary |
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| "an overabundant supply, excess" |
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| "the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued, persistent determination" |
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| "having little substance or strength, flimsy, weak" |
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| a long and extremely critical speech |
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| "fleeting, passing quickly, brief" |
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| "fervent, ardent, impassioned, devoted to a cause" |
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| "having a sour or bitter taste, sharp, biting" |
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| "to increase in intensity, power, influence, or prestige" |
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| "agreeable, responsive to suggestion" |
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| something or someone out of place in terms of historical context |
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| "having a tightening effect on living tissue, harsh, severe" |
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| "sharing a border, touching, adjacent" |
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| "tending to believe too readily, gullible" |
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| an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness |
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| polite or appropriate conduction |
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| "scorn, ridicule contemptuous treatment" |
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| "to dry out or dehydrate, to make dry or dull" |
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| one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts |
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| to disclose something secret |
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| to flatter or praise excessively |
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| "to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention" |
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| "pointlessly talkative, talking too much" |
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| "marked by ease or informality, nonchlant, lacking in depth, superficial" |
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| "overbearing presumption or pride, arrogance" |
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| "about to happen, impending" |
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| "hastily or rashly energetic, impulsive and vehement" |
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| "damaging, harmful, injurious" |
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| "not easily managed or directed, stubborn, obstinate" |
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| an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party |
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| characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood |
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| "to calm or sooth, to reduce in emotional intensity" |
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| "a recent convert, a beginner, novice" |
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| "to deliberately obscure, to make confusing" |
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| "stubborn, hardheaded, uncompromising" |
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| "characterized by or given to pretentious display, showy" |
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| "calm, sluggish, unemotional" |
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| "adherence to highest principles, complete and confirmed integrity, uprightness" |
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| a natural predisposition or inclination |
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| "excessively wasteful, recklessly extravagant" |
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| a natural inclination or tendency |
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| "dull, lacking in spirit or imagination" |
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| "characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste" |
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| "foolishly impractical, marked by lofty romantic ideals" |
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| occurring or recurring daily; commonplace |
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| "to make or become thin, less dense; to refine" |
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| "hidden, concealed, difficult to understand" |
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| "radiant, shiny, brilliant" |
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| "to fail to honor a commitment, to go back on a promise" |
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| "diligent, persistent, hard working" |
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| "causing drowsiness, tending to induce sleep" |
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| "thin, not dense, arranged at widely spaced intervals" |
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| one who spends money wastefully |
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| "implied, not explicitly stated" |
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| brief and concise in wording |
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| to publicly praise or promote |
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| "sharply perceptive, keen, penetrating" |
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| "genuine, not false or hypocritical" |
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| "indefensible, not viable, uninhabitable" |
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| "to waver indecisvely between one opinion and another, waver" |
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| "multicolored, characterized by a variety of patches of different color" |
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| "to use harsh, condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively, berate" |
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| "readily changing to a vapor, changeable, fickle, explosive" |
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| "to leave secretly, to steal off and hide" |
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| "promptness, cheerful readiness, eager and enthusiastic willingness" |
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| "deviation from the norm, abnormality" |
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| an expression of approval or praise |
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| "strenuous, taxing, requiring significant effort" |
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| "to ease or lessen, to appease or pacify" |
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| "daring and fearless, recklessly bold" |
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| "without adornment, bare, stern" |
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| "taken as a given, possessing self evident truth" |
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| to lessen in intensity or degree |
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| to make better or more tolerable |
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| to grow rapidly or flourish |
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| "harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance" |
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| severe criticism or punishment |
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| "appealing forcibly to the mind or reason, convincing" |
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| "regretful, seeking forgiveness" |
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| "to commingle, to debase by mixing with something inferior" |
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| "to take for one's own use, confiscate" |
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| "leaning, inclinating, proclivity, tendency" |
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| "bring up, announce, begin to talk about" |
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| "to tolerate, endure, countenance" |
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| a blindly devoted patriot |
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| "to change as if by dyeing, to distort" |
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| "pompous, self important" |
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| to diminish the intensity or check the vibration of a sound |
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| "to test or try, attempt, experiment" |
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| "to demand, call for, require" |
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| to cause to fall by striking |
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| "to sag or droop, to become spiritless, to decline" |
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| to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream |
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| "a rope, cord, or cable attached to something as a brace or guide" |
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| "to imply, suggest, or insinuate" |
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| to tilt or lean to one side |
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| to move heavily and clumsily |
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| "to exploit, to squeeze every last ounce out of" |
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| "to pronounce or speak affectedly, to speak too carefully" |
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| "exacting, fastidious, extremely precise" |
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| "to be established, accepted or customary" |
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| "hidden, concealed, beyond comprehension" |
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| "commonplace, trite, unremarkable, quotidian" |
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| "multicolored, usually in blotches" |
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| "moldable, pliable, not rigid" |
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| "courage, spunk, fortitude" |
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| "to pry, to press or force with a lever" |
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| to complain about bitterly |
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| "torn, an opening or tear" |
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| "to lose courage, turn frightened" |
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| "contemptible, despicable" |
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| "exceptional, unusual, odd" |
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| to saturate or completely soak |
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| the supporting structural cross part of a wing |
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| to remove from consideration |
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| "to equivocate, to change one's position" |
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| a person who makes an excessive display of learning |
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| to confirm with new evidence |
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| "rightness, justness, conformity to established standards of proper behavior" |
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| "to laugh at in scorn or contempt, to scoff or jeer at, to mock" |
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| "undertaken quickly, rash" |
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| "not easily understood, mysterious" |
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| "not clear, difficult to understand" |
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| "understood by few, mysterious" |
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| "lucid, clear, easy to understand" |
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| "knowing, smart, sagacious" |
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| "a false and malicious statement, slander" |
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| "to denounce as worthless, to express strong disapproval of" |
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| "to challenge as false, cast doubt upon, to criticize" |
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| "to protoest strongly, to attack vehemently with words" |
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| "to berate harshly, censure, criticize" |
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| "blame, disgrace, calumny" |
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| "to denounce vehemently, berate, criticize" |
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| "to expose to ridicule and abuse, criticize harshly" |
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| "to blame, censure, criticize" |
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| "to criticize or forrect, to disapprove of strongly" |
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| "to make morally bad, to corrupt" |
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| to spend wastefully or extravagantly |
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| "one who is unrestrained, a freethinker" |
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| "lascivious, lewd, unrestrained" |
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| "vulgar or indecent in speech, abusive" |
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| "fidelity, faithfulness, loyalty" |
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| "unquestionable, cannot be doubted" |
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| "of questionable autencity, false" |
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| "false, derogatory rumor" |
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| "artificial, serving as a substitute" |
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| "crafty, skillful deceit" |
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| "telling lies, dishonest, false" |
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| bitter and sharp in language or tone |
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| "sharply sarcastic, burning, biting" |
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| "to praise highly, exalt" |
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| "intended to entrap, stealthily treacherous, corrupting" |
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| "to cause to appear foolish, to cripple or hinder" |
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| encourage or assist someone to commit a crime |
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| providing necessary support |
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| "a thing on which something else is based or depends on, backbone" |
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| "a person who advocates a theory, supporter" |
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| "loyal, reliable, hardworing" |
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| "support, the maintaining of someone in life" |
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| "directly oppoed, incompatible" |
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| "rude in a mean spirited way, impolite" |
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| "bad tempered person, grouch" |
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| impossible to stop or prevent |
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| "unexpected, inconvenient" |
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| "inexperienced, immature" |
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| "generous, kind, merciful" |
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| generoisty in bestowing money or gifts upon others |
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| primarly concerned with making money at the expense of ethics |
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| "corrupt, greedy, able to be bribed" |
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| "succinct, short and to the point" |
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| "reserved uncommunicative, saying little" |
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| "use of too many words, wordy" |
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| "pompous, bombastic, wordy" |
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| "assuming power without justification, arrogant and domineering" |
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| "insisting on immediate attention or obedience, commanding" |
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| "disgusted loathing, hatred" |
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| "aversion, great feeling of dislike" |
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| "hostility, animsity, loathing" |
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| bitterness or resentfulness |
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| "recent convert, person who has converted from one opinion to another recently" |
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| "lacking enthusiasm, lazy" |
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| "lack of energy, sluggishness" |
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| "to give in to, acquiesce to" |
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| "to free from blame, guilt, or responsibility" |
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| "to free from a criminal charge, exonerate" |
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| "to remedy or set right, to correct" |
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| "expressing sorrow, mournful" |
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| a state of sorrow or distress |
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| having a mournful quality |
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| looking or sounding sad and dismal |
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| sounding sad and mournful |
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| smelling exremely unpleasant |
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| "unpleasant, detestable, unfair" |
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| "having an extremely offensive smell, unpleasant" |
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| a state of temporary disuse or suspension |
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| "the act of renouncing or rejecting something, refusal" |
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| to repeal or do away with |
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| "to depart suddenly, abscond" |
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| the act of a convicted criminal reoffending repeatedly |
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| "moving backward, reverting to an earlier condition" |
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| "to be deprived of loved one through a profound absence, esp due to their eath" |
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| no longer existing or functioning |
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| "the sound of a bell, especially rung solemnly for a death or funeral" |
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| disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with death and injury |
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| "at the point of death, in terminal decline" |
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| "a ghost, esp one seen shortly before or after their death" |
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| "fake, counterfeit, artificially created" |
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| the most perfect or typical example |
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| "virtually the same as, equal to" |
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| a distinctive or perculiar feature or characteristic |
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| "extremely hungry, greedy, poor" |
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| "seeking to impose a doctrine, rigid, inflexible, intolerant" |
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| "a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person; prejudiced" |
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| a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their ideals |
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| restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something |
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| "austere, harsh, stern, ascetic" |
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| "showing moderation or self restraint, disciplined" |
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| traveling from place to place |
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| traveling from place to place |
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| complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree |
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| "appearing to be true, but not necessarily so" |
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| to make someone feel uneasy or embarrassed |
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| "to restrict or burden, to hamper or hinder" |
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| a restraint on someone's freedom |
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| individually separate and distinct |
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| "funny, humorous, amusing" |
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| not showing serious or respectful attitude |
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| "an insulting or mocking remark, a taunt" |
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| "humor, lightheartedness" |
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| "a quick clever reply to an insult, retort" |
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| "to smirk, giggle, smile affectedly" |
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| "digressing from subject to subject, rambling" |
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| "to speak or write at length or in detail, expound" |
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| "an opening, hole, or gap" |
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| a short period of rest from something unpleasant |
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| "a collection of things, compilation, summary" |
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| "hasty, not thorough or detailed, brief" |
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| to reduce in extent or quantity |
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| a concise observation that contains a general truth |
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| a concise saying or maxim |
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| a trite and unoriginal idea or remark |
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| a concise saying expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way |
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| descended from the same ancestor |
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| the custom of marrying only within the limits of a local community |
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| "due from a son or daughter, dutiful, respectful" |
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| the killing of one's brother or sister |
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| a descendant of a notable family or one with a long lineage |
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| "suspiciously, skeptically" |
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| to move swiftly in an uncontrolled way |
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| "longer than the most direct way, roundabout" |
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| "to find a way around, evade" |
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| having many curves and turns |
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| "to evaluate, assess, appraise" |
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| "to go before, to precede" |
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| "to come before, precede" |
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| "earlier, coming before in time" |
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| occuring at the same time |
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| "irritable, sickly, nauseating" |
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| a feeling of offense or deep resentment |
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| "bad tempered, irritable" |
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| "an irritation, annoyance, resentment" |
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| "readily expressing anger or irritation, snappish" |
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| distress or embarrassment |
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| "a feeling of guilt, reservation, doubt" |
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| "shyness, bashfulness, modesty" |
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| a minor weakness or eccentricity |
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| "awkward, embarrassing, or unsophisticated ways" |
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| "to bitterly regret, to repent" |
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| "severe, stern, gloomy, unfriendly" |
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| "grimly mocking or cynical, satirical" |
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| bitter and abusive language |
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| "to argue in excessive detail, to attack someone physically or verbally" |
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| to instruct or urge someone to do something |
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| to strongly encourage or urge someone to do something |
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| to talk to someone in a bullying way |
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| having supernatural powers of clairvoyance |
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| a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another |
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| a sign or warning that something will happen |
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| an ornament thought to give protection against evil |
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| being a sign of future success |
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| "most conducive to a favorable outcome, the best" |
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| "indicating a good chance of success, favorable" |
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| "opportune, occuring at a favorable time" |
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| an object that is thought to have magic powers and bring good luck |
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| "harsh, dissonant, rowdy" |
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| "resonant, rich, booming" |
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| "to renounce or reject solemnly, to recant, to avoid" |
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| "to foreshadow vaguley or intimate, to suggest or outline sketchily, to obscure or overshadow" |
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| a solemn or religious curse; accursed or thorouglhy loathed person |
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| "soothing, something that assuages pain" |
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| "farthes or highest point, culmination, zenith" |
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| one who abandons long held religious or political convictions |
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| "deification, glorification to godliness, an exalted example, a model of excellence or perfection" |
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| "severity, rigor, roughness, harshness, irritability" |
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| "to aver, allege, assert" |
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| "belligerent, pugnacious, warlike" |
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| "disposed to point out trivial faults, calculated to confuse or entrap in argument" |
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| to find fault without good reason |
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| "insubordinate, rebellious" |
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| "an outcome or solution, the unraveling of a plot" |
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| to discriminate or discern |
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| a state of disuse or inactivity |
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| "random, aimless, marked by a lack of plan or purpose" |
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| "reserved, shy, unassuming, lacking in self confidence" |
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| a song of grief or lamentation |
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| "glowing and enthusiastic praise, tribute" |
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| to denounce or berate severely |
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| "to denounce, feel loating for, curse, declare to be evil" |
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| "critical examination, explication" |
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| to atone or make amends for |
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| "to destroy, exterminate, cut out" |
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| "quarrelsome, rebellious, unruly, refractory, irritable" |
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| "to deny, dispute, contradict, oppose" |
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| difficult or embarrassing situation |
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| "not easily exhaustible, tireless, dogged" |
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| "one of a kind, peerless" |
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| "unconcerned, carefree, heedless" |
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| "deep rooted, ingrained, habitual" |
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| "vapid, uninteresting, childish, immature" |
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| "cheap, gaudy, flashy, showy" |
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| "noisily and stubbornly defiant, aggressively boisterous" |
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| "tending to become more rigid, conventional, sterile, and recationary with age" |
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| "to make something seem less serious, to gloss over" |
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| "transparent, easy to understand" |
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| "the concluding part of a speech, flowery, rehtorical speech" |
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| "pounding, thundering, resounding" |
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| "having sound judgment, perceptive, wise" |
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| "remedial, wholesome, causing improvement" |
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| "cheerful, confident, optimistic" |
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| "gloomy, dark, sullen, morose" |
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| "moralistic, tending to moralize excessively" |
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| extremely loud and powerful |
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| "toady, servile, self seeking flatterer, parasite" |
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| "biased, showing marked tendencies" |
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| "to corrupt, spoil, make ineffective" |
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| "fluent, verbal, having easy use of a spoken language" |
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