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| describing something that is out of its proper order or time |
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| self-confident assurance; poise |
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| characteristic of words and language that were once common but are now used chiefly to suggest an earlier style or period; antique, ancient |
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| a group active in the invention and application of new techniques in a given field, especially in the arts |
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| fatal injury or ruin; curse, affliction |
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| to be counter to; contradict |
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| supported by two political parties |
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| to remove offensive portions from a book |
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| to halt; to hold in restraint |
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| deception by trickery or sophistry |
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| to devise (a new word or phrase) |
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| exhibiting a desire or willingness to please; cheerfully obliging |
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| involvement as an accomplice in a questionable act or a crime |
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| to express strong disapproval of |
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| to sap the strength or energy of; enervate |
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| lacking an essential quality or element |
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| authoritative and complete |
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| having a harmful effect; injurious |
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| a leader who obtains power by means of impassioned appeals to the emotions and prejudices of the populace |
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| describing statistical data referring to distribution and growth of the human population |
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| marked by the open expression of emotion |
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| criticize; to condemn openly as being evil or reprehensible |
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| to dislike intensely; abhor |
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| the characteristic of being shy and reserved |
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| having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, as through neglect; broken-down and shabby |
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| a dabbler in an art or a field of knowledge |
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| extremely small in size; tiny |
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| to cause to lose affection or loyalty |
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| to damage in reputation; disgrace |
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| showing careful judgment or fine taste |
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| one's usual mood; temperament |
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| lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices |
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| creating disagreements or discord |
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| exceedingly harsh; very severe |
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| adapted from a number of different sources |
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| prudent and thrifty in management; not wasteful or extravagant |
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| unrestrained or excessive in emotional expression; gushy |
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| to express at greater length or in greater detail |
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| the belief that certain persons are superior |
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| to express emotion, especially in an excessive or theatrical manner |
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| guided by practical experience and not theory; relying on or derived from observation or experiment |
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| prevalent in or peculiar to a particular locality, region, or people |
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| to enclose or encase completely with or a if with a covering |
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| lasting for a markedly brief time |
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| to be a typical example of |
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| the quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure |
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| describing a feeling of great happiness |
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| showing no partiality; fair |
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| creation anew through the power of the memory or imagination |
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| to scold severely; to censure strongly; denounce |
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| to urge by strong, often stirring argument, admonition, advice, or appeal |
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| to remove vulgar material from a book |
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| skilled at or given to unrehearsed speech or performance |
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| to perform something without prior preparation or practice |
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| a spectacular public display |
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| to seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious behavior |
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| capable of producing offspring or vegetation; fruitful |
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| characterized by erratic changeableness or instability with regard to affections; capricious |
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| to delay, hinder, or prevent by taking precautionary measures beforehand |
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| strength of mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage |
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| to promote the growth and development of; cultivate |
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| unworthy of serious attention; trivial |
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| frustrating; exasperating |
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| marred by strident color or excessive ornamentation |
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| to divide (a geographic area) into voting districts so as to give unfair advantage to one party in elections |
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| unintelligible or nonsensical talk or writing |
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| seriousness or importance |
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| one that is original and innovative |
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| lacking deceit; not crafty |
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| to prevent the free movement, action, or progress of |
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| excessively emotional; dramatic |
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| having a given aspect or character |
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| blind or excessive devotion to something |
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| a situation that is so difficult that no progress can be made; a deadlock or stalemate |
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| arrogantly domineering or overbearing |
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| something that incites; a stimulus |
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| to invent, compose, or recite without preparation |
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| to attack as false or questionable |
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| having the effect of a verbal charm or spell |
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| impossible to avoid or prevent |
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| to arouse to passionate feeling or action |
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| injurious or harmful in effect; adverse |
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| an indirect or subtle, usually derogatory implication in expression; an insinuation |
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| excessive, especially in the use of alcoholic beverages |
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| denunciatory or abusive language; vituperation |
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| traveling from place to place, especially to perform work or a duty |
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| describing something written that is false |
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| lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint, especially in sexual conduct |
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| to treat (a person) as a celebrity |
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| mournful, dismal, or gloomy to an exaggerated degree |
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| easily changed or controlled by other forces; bendable |
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| to resolve or settle (differences) by working with all the conflicting parties |
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| extremely careful and precise |
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| to lessen the severity of |
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| to calm in temper or feeling; soothe |
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| of utmost importance; of outstanding significance or consequence |
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| a decorative design made by setting small colored pieces of glass into a surface |
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| constituting a very large, indefinite number; innumerable |
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| a bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations of the past |
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| harmful to the mind or morals; corrupting |
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| a subtle degree of difference |
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| exhibiting servile compliance; fawning; kissing up |
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| obscurity; impenetrability |
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| elaborately, heavily, and often excessively ornamented |
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| adhering to what is traditional |
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| an offer that indicates readiness to undertake a course of action or open a relationship |
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| excessively nervous or excited; agitated |
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| an example that serves as a model |
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| biased in support of a party, group, or cause |
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| done routinely and with little interest or care |
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| having logical, precise relevance to the matter at hand |
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| a theater that projects images of celestial bodies and other astronomical phenomena onto the inner surface of a hemispherical dome |
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| a characteristic that allows molding into almost any shape |
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| relating to a controversy or an argument |
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| a supporter of the rights and power of the people |
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| dealing or concerned with facts or actual occurrences; practical; not idealistic |
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| knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foresight |
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| to conciliate (an offended power); appease |
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| one who argues in support of something; an advocate |
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| wise in handling practical matters; exercising good judgment or common sense |
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| describing a disorder having physical symptoms but originating from psychological cause |
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| suggesting puzzlement; questioning |
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| to reject bluntly, often disdainfully; snub |
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| marked by stubborn resistance to and defiance of authority |
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| the duplication of parts to prevent against system failures |
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| the interaction of two or more agents or forces so that their combined effect is greater than the sum of their individual effects |
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| a collection of valuable items discovered or found; a treasure-trove |
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| bitter hostility; cruel behavior |
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| persistently calm, whether when facing difficulties or experiencing success; not easily upset or excited |
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| breaking with convention or tradition |
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| lacking intelligence; stupid |
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| susceptibility to bribery or corruption, as in the use of a position of trust for dishonest gain |
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| pertaining to the spring season |
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| energy and enthusiasm in the expression ideas, especially in artistic performance or composition |
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| describing an organ that no longer serves a function |
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| evoking lifelike images within the mind; heard, seen, or felt as if real |
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