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1. having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes.
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cause to totter, sway
to falter or hesitate his courage staggered in the face of the battle |
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1. conciliate, reconcile, settle, make up
2. fix, furbish up, mend, repair, bushel, doctor, touch on, restore -
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keep me informed
bring up to date
amend, modernize, refresh, refurbish, rejuvenate, renew, renovate, restore, revise
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a. To put into (a container, for example) as much as can be held: fill a glass with milk.
1. Informal To provide with information that is essential or newly acquired: I wasn't there[image]would you fill me in?
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2. To act as a substitute; stand in: an understudy who filled in at the last minute.
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1. To refrain from treating harshly; treat mercifully or leniently.
2. To refrain from harming or destroying.
3. To save or relieve from experiencing or doing (something): spared herself the trouble of going.
4. To hold back from; withhold or avoid: spared no expense for the celebration.
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In addition to what is needed: We paid our bills and had money to spare. |
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knock, lapse, reversal, reverse
disappointment
about-face, backset, bath, blow, bottom, check, comedown, defeat, delay, difficulty, drawing board, flip-flop, hindrance, hitch*, hold-up, impediment, misfortune, obstacle, rebuff, regress, regression, reversal, reversal of fortune, reverse, slowdown, stumbling block, trouble, upset, whole new ballgame
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1. a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
2.such a stand together with the corpse or coffin.[image]
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To pay attention to; listen to and consider:
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1.a. To take back or away; remove.
b. To remove (money) from an account.
c. To turn away (one's gaze, for example).
d. To draw aside: withdrew the curtain.
2.a. To remove from consideration or participation: withdrew her application; withdrew his son from the race.
b. To recall or retract: withdrew the accusation.
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1. Spreading rapidly and extensively by infection and affecting many individuals in an area or a population at the same time: an epidemic outbreak of influenza.
2. Widely prevalent: epidemic discontent.
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1. An outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely.
2. A rapid spread, growth, or development
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1. An angry dispute; an altercation.
2. A cause of a dispute or an argument: We have no quarrel with the findings of the committee.
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1. A surprise attack by a small armed force.
2. A sudden forcible entry into a place by police: a raid on a gambling den.
3. An entrance into another's territory for the purpose of seizing goods or valuables.
4. A predatory operation mounted against a competitor, especially an attempt to lure away the personnel or membership of a competing organization.
5. An attempt to seize control of a company, as by acquiring a majority of its stock.
6. An attempt by speculators to drive stock prices down by coordinated selling.
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A sudden, violent, or spontaneous occurrence, esp of disease or strife
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1. kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"
2. destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption"
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1. A defensive barrier made of strong posts or timbers driven upright side by side into the ground.
2.a. A similar fenced or enclosed area, especially one used for protection.
b. A jail on a military base.
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1. Impossible to capture or enter by force: an impregnable fortress.
2. Difficult or impossible to attack, challenge, or refute with success: an impregnable argument.
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The back of the neck; the nape. nuca
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1. to turn or cause to turn aside, usually sharply or suddenly, from a course
2. (tr) to avoid (a person or event)[image]
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1.(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat; "the disorderly retreat of French troops"
2.a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet |
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1. fold over and sew together to provide with a hem; "hem my skirt"
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) to provide with a hem
2. (usually foll by in, around, or about) to enclose or confine (encerrar) |
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| 1. thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water" |
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