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| to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish |
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| a shortened or condensed form of a book, speech, etc., that still retains the basic contents |
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| to debase or make impure by adding inferior materials or elements To defile by adultery |
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| 1. on foot; walking 2. In progress or happening |
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| at a distance, esp. in feeling or interest; apart |
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| open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations |
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| of or belonging to the past; not modern n. any work of art, piece of furniture, decorative object, or the like, created or produced in a former period |
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| anticipation of adversity or misfortune; dread |
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| the practice of attempting to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural means; divination; prophecy |
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| promising success; favorable; fortunate |
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| of little or no value; common |
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| to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude |
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| 1. beast like 2. without reason or intelligence; brutal; inhuman |
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| rough and noisy; noisily jolly or rowdy; unrestrained |
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| shameless or rude; disrespectful |
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| a wall built as a defence, often made of earth |
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| Of or relating to the sky or the heavens; divine |
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| harsh criticism or disapproval |
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| 1. cautious or careful 2. shy; timid |
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| pure and virtuous 2. not engaging in sexual relations; celibate |
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| To scold mildly so as to correct or improve; reprimand |
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| To draw a line around; encircle 2. restrict |
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| to go around or bypass; to avoid |
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| a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people |
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| a tendency to show mercy, especially toward an enemy |
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| communicate intimately with n. a close-knit community of people who share common interests |
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| agree; act in accordance with wishes, requests, demands, etc. |
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| feelings of excessive pride 2. an elaborate, fanciful metaphor |
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| to confuse or amaze esp. by a sudden disturbance or surprise |
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| opinion formed on slight evidence; a guess |
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| agreement of sounds; harmony of sounds |
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| a group gathered in response to a summons; an assembly |
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| lack of integrity or honesty |
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| To have an intense desire for |
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| an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack |
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| skill and/or quickness, especially with the hands; agility |
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| constant effort to accomplish a task; carefulness |
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| disagreement; difference of opinion |
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| 1. discreetness 2. freedom to act or judge |
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| to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, troops, etc. |
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| of or pertaining to a god |
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| To instruct and improve, esp. in moral and religious knowledge; to uplift |
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| to try to equal or excel, esp. through imitation |
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| a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred |
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| to ask seriously (for something); beg |
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| an inscription on a tombstone |
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| the use of vague or ambiguous language in order to mislead. |
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| having an illustrious reputation; respected |
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| still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost |
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| to praise highly; eulogize |
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| to knock, strike, shoot, or cut down; cause to fall |
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| Capable of growing and developing |
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| a chain or shackle placed on the feet |
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| to be healthy; to grow well; to thrive |
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| to act beforehand; anticipate; prevent |
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| feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like |
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| producing good results; beneficial; profitable |
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| 1. the trait of being rude 2. a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will |
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| to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic |
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| closely or significantly related; relevant |
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| 1. to coat with gold 2. deceptively pleasing |
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| irritating or unpleasant to one's feelings n. a frame of bars |
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| serious; important n. A place of burial |
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| to feel great sorrow; to mourn |
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| a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another; a messenger |
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| attentive; mindful; thoughtful; careful |
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| the study of coats of arms, crests etc and of the history of the families who have the right to use them |
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| horrible or frightful to the senses; repulsive; very ugly |
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| respect or reverence paid or rendered |
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| a gradation or variety of a color; tint; color |
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| the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock; farming |
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