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| adj. hard to manage or control |
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| adj. dulled or satiated by overindulgence; worn out or wearied, as by overwork or overuse |
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| n. a hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people; confusion, turmoil, jumble |
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| n. a philosophical belief involving the rejection of established values and morality; denies all real existence or the possibility of an objective basis for truth |
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| n. a great work, usually of music |
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| adj. extravagant to a fault; prodigal |
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| v. to make known, formally, a law or set of beliefs |
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| n. erudite (learned, scholarly) persons |
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| n. hatred, malice, ill will |
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