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| ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious |
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| critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure |
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| expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame |
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| relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional |
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| anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment |
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| quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance |
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| punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke |
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| scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval |
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| being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct |
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| surround; enclose or entrapoutwit; beat through cleverness and wit |
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| secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods |
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| combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite |
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| state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of |
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| festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company |
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| establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence |
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| bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless |
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| scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops |
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| expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule |
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| destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of |
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| propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior |
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| having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous |
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| portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out |
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| clarify; free from mystery or obscurity |
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| blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade |
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| force to leave; remove from office |
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| extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness |
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| express disapproval of; protest against; belittle |
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| devaluation; decrease in price or value |
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| ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt |
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| unoriginal; derived from another source |
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| expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling |
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| tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop |
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| extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid |
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| something that discourages; tending to deter |
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| completely lacking; barren or empty |
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| excessively morally instructive |
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| spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely |
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| stray from the subject at hand |
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| below the average size; very small; little |
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| give reduction in price on |
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| disenchantment, disappointment |
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| giving a false appearance of frankness; insincere |
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| belittle; speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank |
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| calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice |
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| scatter; drive away; cause to vanish |
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| argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute |
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| make uneasy or anxious; trouble |
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| distribute; spread; scatter like seeds |
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| differing; tending to move apart in different directions |
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| reveal; make known to public |
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| principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction |
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| easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image |
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| composed of elements from a variety of sources |
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| rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing |
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| overjoyed; extremely happy and excited |
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| draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer |
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| make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify |
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| avoid cleverly; escape perception of |
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| difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by mind |
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| throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated |
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| derived from experiment and observation rather than theory |
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| surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop |
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| puzzle; difficult problem |
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| list each one; mention one by one |
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| short-lived; enduring a very short time |
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| representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article |
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| calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress. |
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| marked by or having equity; just and impartial |
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| open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead |
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| learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books |
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| hard to understand; known only in a particular group |
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| expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death |
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| bring out; arouse; call forth |
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| making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention |
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| unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out |
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| deliberately behaving a certain way to attract attention |
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| urge on or encourage, especially by shouts |
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| greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits |
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| suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest |
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| set forth; set out to public view |
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| praise highly; glorify; celebrate |
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| free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved |
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| done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent |
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| a party of persons having a common end in view |
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| false; tending to mislead; deceptive |
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| deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception |
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| excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause |
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| difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details |
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| measure the depth; come to understand |
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| refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling |
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| obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice |
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| lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative |
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| reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented |
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| foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight |
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| rash; marked by unthinking boldness |
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| sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind |
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| bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack |
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| accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause |
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| cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud |
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| sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive |
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| great excitement; public disorder or uproar |
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| marked by quiet and caution and secrecy |
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| useless; having no useful result; vain |
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| manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving |
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| courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility |
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| huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree |
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| over-bright in color; tastelessly showy |
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| friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner |
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| cause to sprout or grow; come into existence |
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| impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent |
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| opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion |
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| characteristic of acting or stage performance |
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| excessive pride or self-confidence |
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| behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual |
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| excellent and delightful in all respects |
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| deep disgrace; shame or dishonor |
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| illegal; unlawful; not authorized or permitted |
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| road or passage having no exit; deadlock |
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| urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial |
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| marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate |
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| offensively bold behavior; trait of being rude |
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| silly; senseless; unconsciously foolish; void |
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| quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate |
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| difficult to believe; incredible; skeptical |
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| accuse of a crime or other wrongful act; suggest that someone is guilty |
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| hatch; develop under favorable conditions |
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| choosing at random; not marked by fine distinctions |
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| lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive |
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| unconquerable; incapable of being overcome |
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| persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction |
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| restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back |
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| possessed at birth; inborn |
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| having no adverse effect; harmless |
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| hint; indirect implication , usually malicious |
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| impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious |
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| lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; dull |
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| scornful treatment; insulting speech or conduct |
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| goad or urge forward; provoke; incite |
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| overwhelm; cover with water, especially floodwaters |
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| expression by deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; witty language used to insult |
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| disrespectful; showing lack of due respect; not revering god |
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| fatigued dulled by surfeit; exhausted; worn out; wearied |
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| brief; effectively cut short; marked by use of few words |
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| slow; sluggish; wasting time |
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| lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness |
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| present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden |
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| give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor |
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| lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort |
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| flexible; moving and bending with ease |
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| easily understood; clear; intelligible |
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| profitable; producing good profit |
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| moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest |
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| causing shock or horror; gruesome |
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| abundant; rich and splendid; fertile |
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| generous; high-minded or great-souled; chivalrous |
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| damaged or disfigured by injury or rough wear |
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| indicative of lack of generosity; cautious with money |
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| make less severe or harsh; moderate |
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| limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing |
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| ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
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| varied; greatly diversified; made up of many differing parts |
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| lacking definite form or limits; hazy; cloudy |
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| very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked |
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| recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated |
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| known for some unfavorable act or quality; bad or ill fame |
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| harmful to living things; injurious to health |
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| subtle or slight degree of difference |
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| hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
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| stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat |
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| marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others |
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| burdensome or oppressive; not easily borne; wearing |
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| one who takes advantage of any chance to achieve an end, with no regard for principles or consequences |
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| answer of god; communications, revelations, or messages delivered by god to the prophets |
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| traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion |
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| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
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| unintentional omission or mistake; watchful care or management; supervision |
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| one opposed to force; antimilitarist |
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| ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence |
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| extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains |
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| lessen violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses |
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| one that serves as a pattern or model; system of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality |
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| burn surface of; roast over fire, as dry grain; dry to extremity |
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| work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
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| one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party |
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| act as a patron to; support or sponsor |
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| scarcity; smallness of number; fewness |
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| one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
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| strong inclination; definite liking |
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| offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
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| done routinely and with little interest or care; acting with indifference |
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| located in outer boundary; unimportant; auxiliary |
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| any gain above stipulated salary; extra payment |
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| easily irritated or annoyed; unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered |
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| person who loves mankind in general; very generous person or institution |
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| religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness |
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| appease or pacify; bring peace to |
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| peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet |
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| ability to be molded, formed, or modeled; quality or state of being plastic |
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| likely but not certain to be or become true or real |
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| excess; overfullness in any respect; superabundance |
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| flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped |
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| aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious |
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| speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly; talk artlessly and childishly |
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| uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
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| rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly |
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| make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate |
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| advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
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| overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward |
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| excuse; something serving to conceal plans; fictitious reason |
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| bring into possession; cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; cause to come; bring |
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| impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous |
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| deep; not superficial; far-reaching |
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| in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal |
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| tending to discourage; prohibiting; forbidding |
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| grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce |
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| producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile |
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| natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection |
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| one who argues in support of something; advocate; backer |
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| dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual |
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| being within view or consideration, as a future event or contingency; relating to the future: expected |
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| displaying foresight; providing carefully for future; preparing for emergencies |
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| relating to a province; limited in outlook; unsophisticated |
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| meticulous, attentive to detail |
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| authority on a subject; learned person; expert |
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| extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress; pacify or quiet |
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| idealistic without regard to practicality |
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| unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint |
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| of very poor quality or condition; loose-jointed; ill-made; out of gear or repair |
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| bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred |
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| emotional closeness; harmony; relationship of mutual trust or emotional affinity |
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| approve formally; confirm; verify |
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| harsh and rough-sounding; disturbing public peace; loud and rough |
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| extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey |
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| destroy completely; scrape or shave off |
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| gain; harvest a crop from; get or derive; obtain as a result of effort |
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| proving to be false or incorrect; response with contrary evidence |
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| obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority |
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| retract a previous statement; sing over again; utter repeatedly in song |
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| one who lives in solitude; withdrawn from the world; reclusive |
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| set right; correct by calculation or adjustment |
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| fragrant; odorous; suggestive of odor |
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| arguing that a claim is false |
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| tending to return or revert |
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| assign to obscure place, position, or condition; delegate; assign |
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| give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon |
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| abandon; disown; turn away from; give up |
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| place, such as a storehouse, where a stock of things is kept; storage; entire range of skills or aptitudes |
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| deserving blame; admonition; blameworthy |
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| reprove severely, especially in a formal or official way; rebuke formally |
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| express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace |
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| disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of |
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| arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive; hateful |
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| cancel; make void; repeal or annul |
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| inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative |
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| respectful; worshipful; impressed with veneration or deep respect |
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| relating to skill of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere in language |
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| pull or haul strongly and all together, as upon a rope, without the assistance of mechanical appliances |
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| one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia |
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| excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious |
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| give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law |
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| cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy |
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| satisfy fully; overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself |
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| form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly |
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| soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance |
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| somewhat less than needed in amplitude or extent; insufficient |
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| range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions; extent; bound |
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| exactly and carefully conducted; by extreme care and great effort; cautious |
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| examine closely and critically |
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| gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck |
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| slavish; suitable to slave or servant; relating to servitude or forced labor |
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| hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter |
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| comparison of one thing with another, in English generally using like or as |
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| almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy |
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| untidy or slovenly; shabby; great carelessness; done poorly or too quickly |
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| comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress |
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| worried or concerned; full of desire; expressing care or concern |
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| gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color |
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| argument for exercise merely; plausible but misleading argument; art or process of reasoning; logic |
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| avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined |
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| occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time |
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| false; counterfeit; forged; illogical |
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| reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn |
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| spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for |
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| bare; complete or extreme |
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| having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary |
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| firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging |
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| certificate for shareholder of corporation; total amount of goods in a shop |
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| loud and harsh; insistent; high-pitched; rough-sounding |
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| make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to |
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| behaving like slave; subordinate in capacity or function |
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| establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support |
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| tending to overthrow; in opposition to civil authority or government |
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| full of juicy; full of richness; highly interesting or enjoyable; delectable |
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| arrogant; feeling or showing haughty disdain; overbearing |
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| being beyond what is required or sufficient |
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| replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another |
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| eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess |
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| easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to |
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| one who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people; bootlicker; yes man |
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| peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing |
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| be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers |
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| of or pertaining to temperament; excessively sensitive or irritable; moody; likely to perform unpredictably; undependable |
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| act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision |
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| sticking together; stubbornly unyielding; holding together firmly |
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| long and thin; slender; having little substance |
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| extended scolding; long angry or violent speech |
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| person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; yes man |
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| state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy |
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| undemocratic, rigid political control |
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| advertise in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off |
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| easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile |
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| momentary; temporary; staying for short time |
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| systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject |
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| state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension; involuntary trembling or quivering |
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| trivial; of slight worth or importance; frivolous or idle |
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| repeated too often; over familiar through overuse; worn out by use |
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| disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile |
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| being or existing everywhere; omnipresent |
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| strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature |
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| lacking refinement or cultivation or taste |
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| difficult or impossible to understand; difficult or impossible to measure |
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| awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture |
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| difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly |
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| not intended; not knowing; unaware; ignorant |
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| showing a high degree of refinement |
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| seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority |
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| empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant |
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| conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition |
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| dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor |
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| capable of being bribed; for sale, available for a price; corrupt |
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| deserving high respect; impressive by reason of age; profoundly honored |
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| wordy; using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words |
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| attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary |
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| clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend |
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| seek revenge or intended for revenge; showing malicious will |
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| highly skilled artist, as musician; one who is dazzlingly skilled in his field |
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| extremely poisonous; hostile; bitter |
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| sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow |
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| forceful, often vindictive anger; fury; just punishment of an offense or crime |
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| turned to one side; twisted; marked by humorous twist, often with a touch of irony |
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| fanatically committed person; person who shows excessive zeal |
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