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the action of admitting someone into a secret or obscure society or group, typically with a ritual.
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the state or quality of being divine.
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suggest or hint (something bad or reprehensible) in an indirect and unpleasant way.
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destroy utterly; obliterate.
"a simple bomb of this type could annihilate them all"
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distribute or spread over a wide area.
"storms can disperse seeds via high altitudes"
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a hereditary name common to all members of a family, as distinct from a given name.
"he changed his surname from Kaye to Kasmin"
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restrict or burden (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult.
"she was encumbered by her heavy skirts"
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too small or unimportant to be worth consideration.
"the amount required was insignificant compared with military spending"
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to a profound extent; extremely.
"a profoundly disturbing experience"
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a person who has been deported or is going to be deported.
"angelo is a deportee"
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the act of leaving one's own country to settle permanently in another; moving abroad.
"mass emigration from Ireland to the United States"
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a written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject.
"a comprehensive treatise on electricity and magnetism"
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a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
"told anecdotes about his job"
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a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
"an air of melancholy surrounded him"
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kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.
"they carried on a surreptitious affair"
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