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| adj. apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments. |
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| adj. bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable: She manipulated the pliant clay. |
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| adj. understood without being openly expressed; implied: tacit approval. |
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| adj. strong, powerful, tough, firm, or resilient: a sinewy rope. |
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| adj. cannot be understood |
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| n. a change or variation in the circumstance |
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| adj. broken in spirit by sense of guilt |
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| adj. rambling; passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive |
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| adj. full of danger: a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat. |
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| n. a representation or image; a statue. |
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| adj. lacking self-confidence |
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| n. Fortification. Any strongly fortified or defended place. |
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| n. (often initial capital letter ) Bible. a sea monster; a huge sea animal |
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| adj. irritated; annoyed: vexed at the slow salesclerks |
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| adj. large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat. |
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| v. to take in and make part of oneself; absorb: He assimilated many new experiences on his European trip. |
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| adj. ridicule; contemptuous; mocking: derisive heckling. |
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