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(adjective)
severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor
synonyms: forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, ascetic |
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(adjective)
performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good
synonyms: humanitarian, maganimous |
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(adjective)
pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
synonyms: corpselike, wasted, haggard |
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(verb)
to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate
synonyms: create, fashion, rustle up |
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(adjective)
coarse, unfeeling; stupid
synonyms: crude, vulgar |
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(verb)
to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate
synonyms: cheapen, corrupt, demean |
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(verb)
to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate. pollute
synonyms: profane, defile, violate |
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(verb)
to confuse; to disturb the composure of
synonyms: upset, rattle, ruffle, faze, perturb |
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(adjective)
grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated
synonyms: majestic, bombastic, highfalutin |
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(adjective)
trifling, unimportant
synonyms: trivial |
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(noun)
a breaking of a law or obligation
synonyms: violation, transgression, breach |
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(verb)
to make milder or softer, to moderate in forceo or intensity
synonyms: lessen, relieve, alleviate, diminish |
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(verb)
to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder
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the act of looting; booty
synonyms: (v.) ravage, sack, loot; (n.) booty |
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(verb)
to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion
synonyms: chatter, prattle, blab |
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(adjective)
very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety
synonyms: precise, scrupulous, exacting |
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(adjective)
inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent
synonyms: formidable, fearsome, awesome, august |
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(verb)
to find fault with, scold, rebuke
synonyms: chide, chastise, upbraid |
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(noun)
the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position; making good on a loss or damage
synonyms: compensation, reimbursment, redress |
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(adjective)
strong and sturdy; brave; resolute
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a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position
synonyms: (adj.) sturdy, stout, intrepid, valient; (n.) mainstay |
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(adjective)
open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected
synonyms: defenseless, exposed, unguarded |
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