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| 1. Movement of the limbs, head, or body to help express meaning 2. Something done or said for its effect on the feelings or opinions of others |
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| 1. To hypnotize. 2. To fascinate or enthrall |
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| 1.Disrespectful or impertinent, often in an entertaining way. |
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| 1.An outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly. 2. A rapid spread or development |
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| 1.To signal (a person) to come, as by nodding or waving 2.To attract because of an inviting appearance |
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| 1.Of or concerned with the judgment of the goodness and badness of human action:. 2.Teaching or showing good or correct behavior. 3.Arising from the inner sense of right and wrong: 4.The lesson or principle taught by a fable, a story, or an event. . |
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| 1.The surrounding and blockading of a town or fortress by an army attempting to capture it. 2.A prolonged period, as of illness. |
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| 1. To surround and blockade in order to capture 2.To crowd around and hem in 3.To harass, as with requests |
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| 1. To cover with water; flood 2.To overwhelm as if with a flood |
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| 1. Calm and dignified; composed. 2. To administer a sedative to. |
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| 1. A large group of people or things gathered or crowded closely together. |
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| 1. To call together; convene 2. To send for; request to appear 3.To order (someone) to appear in court by issuing a summons. |
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| 1.Characterized by ludicrous distortion, as of appearance or manner. 2.Outlandish or bizarre, as in character or appearance |
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| 1.The act of distorting 2.The condition of being distorted |
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| 1. To keep possession of; continue to have 2. To keep or hold in a particular place, condition, or position 3.To keep in mind; remember 4.To hire (an attorney, for example) by the payment of a fee |
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| 1.Weak in body, as from old age or sickness; feeble. |
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| 1.A bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age. 2. Frailty; feebleness. 3.A condition or disease producing weakness.4. A failing or defect in a person's character. |
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| 1.The quality or condition of being frail; weakness. 2. A fault arising from human weakness; a failing: |
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| 1.To make very dry, especially by intense heat 2.To dry or roast (corn or peanuts, for example) by heating. |
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| 1. A buffoonish character in old comedies who attempts to mimic the clown. 2.An outlandishly comical person. |
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| 1. To pronounce carelessly or indistinctly 2. To speak badly of; disparage. 3. To sing or play (a series of musical tones) smoothly and without a break |
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| 1.To pronounce; articulate 2. To state or set forth precisely or systematically: |
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| 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy: hostile forces. 2. Feeling or showing enmity or ill will: a hostile crowd. 3. Unfavorable to health or well-being: a hostile climate. |
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| 1. To treat with scorn or contempt. 2. To check the movement of (a rope or cable) by securing it to a post. |
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| To fascinate or charm, as with wit, beauty, or intelligence |
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| Held as if under a spell; entranced; fascinated |
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| A group of associates or attendants who accompany an important person: |
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