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(n) decline, decay, or deterioration;
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a condition or period of decline or decay;
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excessive self-indulgence
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- (v) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
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- (adj) used so often as to lack freshness or originality
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- (n) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)
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- (n) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)
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- (v) to plead on behalf of someone else;
- to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement
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- (adj) wearied, worn out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessice indulgence)
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- (adj) causing shock, horror, or revulsion;
- sensational;
- pale or sallow in color;
- terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint
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- (adj) worthy, deserving recognition and praise
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- (adj) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
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- (v) to make easier of milder, relieve;
- to quiet, calm;
- to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench
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- (n) a special right or privilege;
- a special quality showing excellence
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- (n) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise;
- official approval
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- (adj) pertaining to an outlying area;
- local;
- narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward;
- of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside;
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(n) a person with a narrow point of view;
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a person from an outlying area;
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a soldier from a province or colony
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- (v) to make a pretense of, imitate; to showthe outer signs of
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- (v) to rise above or beyond, exceed
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- (n) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade;
- an overshadowing influence or power;
- offense, resentment;
- a vague suspicion
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- (adj) excessively smooth or smug;
- trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety;
- fatty, oil;
- pliable
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