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| sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses) |
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| To portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially |
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| marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles |
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| to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring |
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intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret
Syn: Recondite, arcane |
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fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive
Syn: Prolific
Ant: Barren |
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an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness
Syn: Edict, Ukase |
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a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion
Syn: Fancy |
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to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use
Syn: Accrue
Ant: Dissipate |
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| To set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere |
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a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify
Syn: Mannerism, Quirk |
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Shame and disgrace
Syn: Odium |
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eartly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary
Syn: Prosaic, Humdrum, Sublunary |
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A subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference
Syn: Nicety |
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| conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate |
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a strong attraction or inclination
Syn: Proclivity |
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| according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation; alleged |
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reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy
Syn: Specious reasoning |
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| costly, rich, magnificent |
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present or existing everywhere
Syn: Omnipresent |
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