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| To trim off excess, reduce |
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| to act as patron of, to adopt an air of condescension toward; to buy from |
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| transparently clear in style or meaning, easy to understand |
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| an inclination, a definite liking |
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| expressing sorrow for sins or offense, repentant |
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| an Oppressive lack of resources (as money), severe poverty |
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| A compact or close knit body of people, animals, or things |
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| A person who is guided by materialism and is disdainful of intellectual or artistic values |
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| the study of ancient texts and languages |
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| having a sluggish, unemotional temperament |
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| to arouse anger or resentment in; provoke |
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| Expressive of suffering or woe, melancholy |
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| overused and trite remark |
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| crude or coarse, characteristics of commoners |
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| shrew and crafty in managing or dealing with things |
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| a speaker of many languages |
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| to read studiously or attentively |
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| foreshadowing, ominous; eliciting amazement and wonder |
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| to assume as real or conceded; propose as an explanation |
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| a ruler, one who wields great power |
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