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gaiety or jollity; amusement or laughter
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| words spoken so as not to be heard by others present. OR short digression |
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to renounce, repudiate, or retract, esp. with formal solemnity; recant: to * one's errors.
to avoid or shun |
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characterized by indulgence to senses/pleasure
sensually pleasing |
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| characterized by moderation in eating and drinking or by abstinence, sparing |
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to show to be false, contradict
to misrepresent
his trembling hands * his calm voice |
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shedding leaves annually
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| deprive the strength of, weaken |
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to liberate
to admit to citizenship, esp. voting rights |
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vanishing
scarcely perceptible |
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not meant to be taken seriously or literally
amusing, humorous
frivolous |
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ineffective, futile
having no sense of responsibility; indifferent; lazy |
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person to whom power or property entrusted for benefit of another
adj: based on trust and confidence |
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the use of irregular or obstructive tactics by a member of legislative assembly to prevent the adoption of a measure generally favored, or to force a decision against will of majority
a exceptionally long speech |
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lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness
awkward, crude, tactless |
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| U.S. Politics. the dividing of a state, county, etc., into election districts so as to give one political party a majority in many districts while concentrating the voting strength of the other party into as few districts as possible. |
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hegemony (n.)
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leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others, as in a confederation
leadership, predominance |
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| to accuse a public official before an appropriate tribunal of misconduct in office |
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| having one's identity concealed |
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| not open to question or dispute; indisputable |
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teach persistently and earnestly
cause or influence to accept an idea or feeling |
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| the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization |
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without interest or significance, dull, insipid
juvenile, immature
lacking knowledge/experience |
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| to act in obsequious manner; show servile deference |
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| mournful, dismal, gloomy, esp. in affected, exaggerated or unrelieved manner |
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a half.
an indefinite portion, part, share |
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total rejection of established laws and institutions
anarchy, terrorism, or other revolutionary activity |
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| set or system of names or terms |
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| to certify or cause to be certified through a notary public |
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characteristic or factor; aspect; element
limits or boundaries |
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pecuniary
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| extremely steep or characterized by precipices (vertical faces) |
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daily
usual or customary; ordinary or commonplace |
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| making amends for wrong or injury |
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| haughtily disdainful or contemptuous |
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| needless repetition of an idea esp. in words other than those of immediate context |
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pertaining to building or constructing
pertaining to earth's crust |
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| characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor |
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| to seize and hold (a position, power) by force and without legal right |
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to blow upon; fan
to separate or distinguish worthless parts |
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elaborated, embellished
not rough or crude |
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(in warfare) retaliation against an enemy, for injuries received, by the infliction of equal or greater injuries.
the act of retaliation |
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volition in its weakest form;
a mere wish, unaccompanied by an effort to obtain it. |
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| a reward, recompense, or requital. |
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the technique of combining in a single composition pictorial elements from various sources
any combination of disparate elements that forms or is felt to form a unified whole, single image, etc. |
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cloth for spreading over a coffin, bier, tomb;
a coffin;
anything that shrouds |
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gruesome and horrifying, ghastly;
suggestive allegorical dance with death |
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the husband of an unfaithful wife
(derived from cuckoos, who change mates or leave eggs in other birds' nests) |
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denouement
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| the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot |
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to attribute or ascribe;
sometimes to attribute guilt vicariously |
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| able to be forgiven or pardoned; not seriously wrong |
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| extremely disturbing or distressing;grievous |
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| prohibiting violation; secure from destruction, violence, infringement, or desecration: an ~ sanctuary; an ~ promise. |
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| the violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred. |
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to divest of sacred or hallowed character or office.
to divert from a sacred to a profane use or purpose.
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| regarded as holy; venerated; sacred |
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holiness, saintliness, or godliness.
sacred or hallowed character: the inviolable ~ of the temple.
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adj: embodied in flesh; given a bodily, esp. a human, form
personified or typified, as a quality or idea
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| (adj.) stubbornly established by habit (I’m the first to admit that I’m an ~ cider drinker—I drink four pints a day.) |
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| (adj.) separated and narrow-minded; tight-knit, closed off |
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| notoriety, extreme ill repute |
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clear, sharp, direct
ex. a comment |
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| to make somebody do something by force or threat |
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| (adj.) excessively bold, brash, clear and obvious |
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| to think of and develop (an idea, opinion, plan, etc.) slowly in the mind. |
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| a prostitute with a courtly, wealthy, or upper-class clientele |
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| relating to or concerned with wholes or with complete systems rather than with the analysis of, treatment of, or dissection into parts |
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| precise details; small or trifling matters |
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| an unpredictable or erratic action, occurrence, course, or instance |
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1. the foremost division or the front part of an army; advance guard; van.
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the forefront in any movement, field, activity, or the like.
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the leaders of any intellectual or political movement. |
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| superior to mundane affairs; majestic in manner |
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to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess: We had an expert appraise the house before we bought it.
to estimate the nature, quality, importance, etc.: He tried to appraise the poetry of John Updike.
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a place, spot, or district, with or without reference to things or persons in it or to occurrences there: They moved to another locality.
the state or fact of being local or having a location: the locality that every material object must have.
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a deadly or virulent epidemic disease.
something that is considered harmful, destructive, or evil.
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| A tersely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage |
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| Apocryphal: Of doubtful authority or authenticity. |
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| To divide into two parts or branches. |
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| a group of trained or otherwise qualified personnel capable of forming, training, or leading an expanded organization, as a religious or political faction, or a skilled work force |
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| a warning or caution; admonition |
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| supplement, appendix, appendage, auxiliary |
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the state of being concatenated; connection, as in a chain.
a series of interconnected or interdependent things or events.
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Consanguineous
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| Related by blood; descended from the same ancestor. |
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| A leader who tries to stir up people by appeals to emotion, prejudice, etc., in order to achieve power |
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tending to procrastinate;
slow or tardy |
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| Generally, it means not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating. Not surprisingly, the word is used often in political contexts. |
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| Exempli gratia (for example) |
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| Favoring social equality; “a classless society” |
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| Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences with a mark or series of marks (… or ***. for example) |
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| To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear. |
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ig-zig-yoo-uh[image]s
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| Extremely scanty; “a meager income”; “ an exiguous budget” |
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not to be taken seriously or literally
characterized by wit and pleasantry |
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| An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact. |
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| Partially but not fully in existence or operation. |
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| perception, knowledge, understanding, cognizance |
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eerie;
beyond what is normal or expected |
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to deflect or ward off,
answer evasively |
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powerful, strong, brave
firm or stubborn |
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| to settle securely or snugly ; to cover or shelter |
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| scoundrel; dishonest, knavish (untrustworthy) ; playfully mischievous |
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| to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, etc. |
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| to form a circle or ring around; envelop |
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| highly abstract, subtle, abstruse |
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| to remain, sojourn. To be tardy/delay |
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| to place, put, or rest. To lay down or assume as fact; postulate |
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| to ask, demand, or claim. To assume without proof. To assume as a basis for reasoning. |
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| ambiguity. A word/expression capable of two interpretations, with one risque |
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| twisted, coiled. complicated, intricate. |
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| to inspect, observe, or survey (the enemy, the enemy's strength or position, a region, etc.) in order to gain information for military purposes. |
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| to lower in condition or worth; debase |
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| shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid |
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| wastefully extravagant. giving profusely. lavishly abundant. |
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| to drink; to absorb or soak up. To take or receive in the mind. |
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| an immediate consequence or easily drawn conclusion. |
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the front of a building, esp. an imposing or decorative one.
a superficial appearance/ illusion of something. |
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| utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating or wretched; contemptible or servile |
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| to make more certain; confirm |
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v: to be frugal, get along with little money. To limit to a certain amount.
n: a period of time spent doing something.
An allotted amount. A limitation. |
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| apotheosis (ah-paw-thee-oh-sis) |
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| the ideal example, quintessence. the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god. |
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| pretended, affected, or hypocritical religious devotion, righteousness, etc |
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| tending to produce; contributive; helpful; |
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| To bet (an original wager and its winnings) on a subsequent event; To maneuver (an asset) to great advantage |
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| turned or turning away from what is right or proper; willful; disobedient. Swayed or prompted by caprice. Changing irregularly. |
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| any loud, sustained sound or series of sounds, as of cannon, thunder, applause, or laughter. (often specifically bells). |
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| to shake or wave, as a weapon; flourish (to make dramatic, sweeping gestures) |
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| hard/impossible to manage; stubbornly disobedient. Resisting ordinary methods of treatment. |
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| heavy, dull, uninteresting; tediously commonplace; boring. |
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| shameless or impudent. Made of brass/like brass. |
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| monetary reward or gain; money |
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| to bite or grind, esp. impatiently; to mash/crush |
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| extremely or excessively excited or agitated; elaborated to excess. |
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| to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval |
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| a discussion or conference. to speak/talk/confer |
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| a conference or discussion; profuse and idle talk, chatter. persuasive talk; flattery; cajolery |
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| a conference or discussion; profuse and idle talk, chatter. persuasive talk; flattery; cajolery |
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| dependence on chance or on the fulfillment of a condition; uncertainty; fortuitousness |
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| to impose upon by false pretense; delude; decieve |
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| plodding, clumsy, incompetent person. |
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| to walk heavily/laboriously; trudge |
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| playfully roguish/mischievous; cunning, crafty; sly |
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| general pardon for offenses, esp. political, against a gov't |
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| an agreeable way or manner; courtesy; civility. Any feature that provides comfort, convenience, pleasure |
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| a point of time, esp. one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances; a serious state of affairs; crisis |
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| a person who takes part in a conversation or dialogue; a person who questions; interrogator |
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| a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion; dismay. |
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| a small group of secret plotters, as against gov't or person in authority |
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| willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary. Wayward or cantankerous (disagreeable to deal with, peevish) |
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| a person of distinction or importance; any person; a character in a play/story/etc |
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| handyman employed to do all kinds of work around the house. |
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| to come into or acquire some consequence; to become liable or take upon oneself |
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| causing sorrow or pity; pitiable; deplorable. Or, showing/expressing sorry |
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| downward slope (ground), opposed to acclivity |
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| to regret deeply; lament; disapprove of; censure; to feel or express deep grief |
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| unheralded (un-Harold-id) |
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| appearing without fanfare, publicity, or advance acclaim; unexpected |
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| a woman who flirts lightheartedly with men to win their admiration and affection; flirt. |
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| to forestall or prevent (something anticipated) by acting first; preclude; head off |
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| extra time, space, materials, or the like, within which to operate; margin. A degree of freedom of action or thought |
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to send forth sprouts, buds, etc.; germinate; sprout.
to breed, produce, or create rapidly. |
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something added or gained; addition; increase.
profit; gain. |
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| a principle or rule of conduct. |
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| without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional. |
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| a command; something that demands attention or action; an unavoidable obligation or requirement; necessity |
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| not lasting, enduring, permanent, or eternal. |
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| succeeding or future generations collectively. |
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| embarrassed; disconcerted(ruffled, confused/perplexed) |
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| a book, esp. one that's very heavy/learned |
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| derived. Not original, secondary. |
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| moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease; easily done, performed, used, etc. |
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| characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; maudlin; insipid taste. |
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| a base (morally low), despicable person. |
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| asserting, resulting from, or characterized by belief in the equality of all people, esp. in political, economic, or social life. |
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| extra; associated with a regular body or staff as an assistant or substitute in case of necessity. |
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| pertaining or relating directly and significantly to the matter at hand; relevant |
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| the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression |
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| a person who fights with the fists; a boxer, usually a professional. |
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| indifferent to moral restraints; given to immoral or improper conduct; licentious; dissipated. |
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| indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure |
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| given to or characterized by excessive or immoderate indulgence in alcoholic beverages; immoderate in indulgence of appetite or passion. |
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| open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret |
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| willing to agree, responsive cooperative; liable to be called to account |
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| rough and abrupt in speech or manner, curt |
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| circuitous (ser-KYOO-i-tuhs) |
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| to draw a line around, hence to constrain or limit |
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| to support with evidence, verify |
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| conformity to accepted norms of behavior , esp. politeness |
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| to make unclean or impure, desecrate |
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| showing an open display of feelings |
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| marked by a lack of plan or purpose, lacking direction |
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| to rid of fake ideas, enlighten, free from error |
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| very stubborn adherence to beliefs |
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| giving off light, gleaming, brilliantly shining |
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| use of spells or verbal charms spoken as part of magical ritual |
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| in the early stages, just beginning |
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| the key element in something |
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| fickle, characterized by rapid changes in mood |
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| an aggressive attack on the beliefs or opinions of another |
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| acting with undue (excessive, unwarranted) haste |
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| predilection (pred-election) |
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| a likening or preference for something, partiality |
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| harsh, jarring sound, blaring |
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| great integrity, moral honesty |
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| formidable, worth of respect |
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Lacking quickness of perception or intellect.
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Refinement and delicacy of performance, execution, or artisanship.
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to wander about, seeking pleasure or diversion; gad (to move restlessly from one place to the next)
to go about with members of the opposite sex. |
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person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning;
a person who overemphasizes rules or minor details;
a person who adheres rigidly to book knowledge without regard to common sense. |
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personal clothing, accessories, etc.
the equipment, excluding weapons and clothing, of a soldier. |
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| a companion/spouse, to associate |
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| removal from office/a testimony |
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| to assign to inferior position/to commit to action |
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| imprisonment/use of threats |
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| strong expression of disapproval |
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| not realistic or practical |
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| favorable start/of good omen |
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| to know/(n.) one's understanding of situation |
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| hatred; the disgrace from a hateful action |
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| to tear or mangle/ to wound or hurt |
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| irreverence (lack of respect) towards God/ lacking respect |
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| verbal condemnation of a person or thing |
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| understood albeit not stated |
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| person who inflicts just punishment; a rival |
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| outflow of vapor particles, noxious odor |
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| giving a service/ being in subordinate position/less important than but related |
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| to give authoritative permission/ to penalize by way of discipline |
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| to pretend to throw a punch; a fake show intended to deceive |
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| characterized by irrationality or moving with great force |
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| to force one's ideas upon another; to thrust forward, eject |
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| lacking vitality; indifferent |
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| mysterious, beyond range of average knowledge; supernatural agencies |
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| wall for protection; low wall or railing |
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| closeness in time or place; closeness of relationship |
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| poisonous literally or in words |
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| distasteful; offensive; opposed to |
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| to hold back; to hinder; to burden |
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| a thin surface layer; may be attractive but superficial |
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| an omen; foreshadowing characteristic |
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| to move in stealthy manner; avoid responsibility |
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| miscellaneous; separate and/or distinct |
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| respect; yielding of opinion |
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| state of uncertainty; difficult situation |
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| to thin out; weakened/diminishing |
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| lengthy, heartfelt speech; to talk excitedly |
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| being dormant; slow/sluggish |
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| violent; fanatic about a belief |
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| holding firmly/persistent |
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| putting curse on/talking bad about |
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| cutting; keen or incisive |
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| conferring benefits; doing good/kindly |
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| to consult together; compare opinions |
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| considering all circumstances |
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| alluring by a show of flashy/vulgar attractions; tawdry |
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| neutral, uninterested, unbiased |
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| number of people working for a common cause against a main body |
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| to set aside, to designate; to assign |
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| song of praise or triumph |
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| one who strongly supports one view |
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| state of being at rest; stillness |
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1. to entertain lavishly or agreeably; delight.
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| characterized by or proceeding from instinct rather than intellect |
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| A loyal, reliable, and hardworking supporter or participant in an organization or team |
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| something subordinate to another, more important thing; adjunct; accessory. |
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| something added to another thing but not essential to it |
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| to affect drastically or radically, as tastes, opinions, reputations, or systems. |
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| an affirmation; an assertion made with little or no proof; a statement offered as a plea, excuse, or justification. |
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1. to surround with military forces.
2.to surround or beset, as with troubles. |
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| causing envy, very desirable |
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1. a flowing backward or away; decline or decay: the ebb of a once great nation.
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| a personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of disrespect; intentional slight; insult |
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| taken as a measure against something possible, anticipated, or feared; preventive; deterrent |
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| patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics |
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| to perplex or amaze, esp. by a sudden disturbance or surprise; bewilder; confuse |
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In a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect.
Noun: A person without a home, job, or property. |
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| Aggressively greedy or grasping |
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