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| to be deliberately teasing |
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| persuade someone that his or her belief isn't valid |
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| to have a limited outlook or understanding |
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| fallen into a state of ignorance |
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| confusion of a word with another word that sounds similar |
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| a confusing and potentially embarassing situation |
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| easily excused or forgiven; pardonable |
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| describing a victory that comes at such a great cost that the victory isn't worthwhile |
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| clarity in terms of expression |
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| to be moralizing, usually in a pompous sense |
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| person who has reached position of power; social climber |
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dull; lacking flavor [adj]
immature; childish [adj] |
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| something that's been changed numerous times but on which traces of former iterations can still be seen |
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| criticize harshly; to berate |
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| calmness or poise in difficult situations |
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| smooth and sweet sounding |
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| trifling or petty (a person) |
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| abusive or denunciatory language |
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| biased against due to envy or prejudice |
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| related to fashion or clothes |
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| manipulate voting districts in order to favor a certain political party |
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| remove objectionable material |
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| likely to lean towards a controversial view |
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| exaltation to divine status; highest point of development |
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| person who has suddenly become wealthy, but isn't socially accepted as part of a higher class |
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| readily taking on different roles; versatile |
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| a person who indulges in luxury |
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| to make objections while pleading |
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| to limit or qualify a statement; avoid making a direct statement |
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| to think carefully and deeply about something |
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| to say in very strong and definite way; to verify in pleading a cause; to declare positively |
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uprightness; integrity [noun]
incorruptibility; principle [adj] |
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| to free from error, fallacy, or misconception |
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| extremely careful and thorough; having moral integrity |
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to confuse [verb]
confused; rotten [adj] |
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1) sarcastic
2) burning; stinging
3) causing corrosion |
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| lacking foresight; not preparing for future needs |
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| lax in morals; lacking restraint (i.e. - indulge in things) |
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1) confused
2) eccentric, peculiar |
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1) boring
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3) stiff |
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| pompous speech or expression |
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| to assume or affirm existence of |
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| emphatically; so thoroughly as to leave no doubt |
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| criticized negatively (esp movies, plays, etc) |
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| incapable of being understood or known; mysterious |
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| long and boring talk or lecture on correct way to behave or a moral theme |
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| to accustom or accept something undesirable |
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1) expressing a lot of emotion
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| combine and form one whole, group, or mass; fuse |
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| to collect or heap (used to refer more to things than ppl) |
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| pay regularly over time for owed money |
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| superficial, unoriginal, or trite remark |
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| new word, expression, or usage |
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| damage caused by attack, accident, etc |
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| person who relapses into former condition or behavior (esp criminal) |
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| believer in the value of usefulness or practicality |
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omen [noun]
foretell or predict [verb] |
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| playful; energetic; mischevious |
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| self-seeking, servile flatterer |
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| able to produce desired result or effect |
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| someone or something that foretells or foreshadows |
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| causing intense aversion or dislike |
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| uninteresting; unoriginal or trite |
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1) complex or complicated
2) twisted or coiled |
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| easily obtained or acheived (so not highly valued) |
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| rigidly applying a theory without conern for practical problems |
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| cheerful, sociable, festive |
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1) insincere
2) sophisticated, cunning |
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| quack remedy; untested cure |
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| something that assists or aids |
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1) public shame or disgrace; discredit
2) calumny
3) sharp criticism |
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| deception; false or insincere behavior |
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1) one who attaches too much importance to details or rules
2) one who makes a show of knowledge |
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1) inactive; passive; quiet
2) at rest; dormant |
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1) practicing rigid self-denial
2) austere in looks or manner |
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1) keep changing one's mind
2) waver indecisively between 2 things |
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| to break up into opposing factions or groupings |
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1) limber
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| lethargic, sluggish, dormant |
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| song or hymn of praise of praise, triumph, or thanksgiving |
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