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| using force or intimidation to obtain compliance |
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| a level of command, authority, or rank |
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| threats, violence, constraints, or other action brought to bear on someone to do something against their will or better judgement |
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| make abnormally thin or weak, esp. beacause of illness or a lack of food |
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| increase the power, status, or wealth of |
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| make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features |
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| the skill of clear and expressive speech, esp. of distinct pronunciation and articulation |
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| (typically of something inanimate or abstract) successful in producing a desired or intended result; effective |
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| something regarded as worthless; rubbish |
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| fluent or persuasive speaking or writing |
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| deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources |
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| free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty |
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| assimilate or cause to assimilate a different culture, typically the dominant one |
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| wary and unwilling to take risks |
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| report or represent in outline |
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| difficult to understand; obscure |
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| (of a substance or object) able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending, stretching, or being compressed.. (of a person or animal) able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions |
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| (of a task, duty or responsibility) involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome |
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| render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible |
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| move or swing back and forth at a regular speed |
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| apparently or purportedly, but perhaps not actually |
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| beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something |
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| (of something regarded as unpleasant) continuing without pause or interuption |
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| kill or offer as a sacrifice, esp. by burning |
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| an extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation |
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