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become less in amount or intensity
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the use of tricks to deceive someone
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cause to become widely known
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take exception to
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potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
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markedly different from an accepted norm
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change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
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separation into component parts
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full of trivial conversation
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praise, glorify, or honor
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temporary cessation or suspension
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the closing section of a musical composition
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disagreeable sounds
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stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
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deficient in alertness or activity
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run away, often taking something or somebody along
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powerfully persuasive
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cause to expand as if by internal pressure
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an impression in a surface, as made by a blow
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an embankment built to prevent a river from overflowing
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marked by temperance in indulgence
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corresponding in size or degree or extent
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undergo condensation
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lofty in style
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a manner lacking seriousness
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scold or reprimand; take to task
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a publication containing a variety of works
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move or draw apart
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temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
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a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
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make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
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showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
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take away possessions from someone
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innocent and free of deceit
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full of trivial conversation
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characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
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disposed to act in accordance with someone's wishes
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a representation of a person's thinking with symbolic marks
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naive and easily deceived or tricked
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transparently clear; easily understandable
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a sum total of many heterogeneous things taken together
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making or willing to make concessions
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pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
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a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
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softly bright or radiant
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liveliness and eagerness
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excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
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inactive but capable of becoming active
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all of the same or similar kind or nature
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nobility and generosity of spirit
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provide physical relief, as from pain
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be confusing or perplexing to
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fool or hoax
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extravagant exaggeration
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someone shirking duty by feigning illness or incapacity
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bring or combine together or with something else
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an expert able to appreciate a field
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joyously unrestrained
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characterized by attack on established beliefs
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capable of being shaped or bent
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having more than one possible meaning
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the act of competing as for profit or a prize
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selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
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the worship of objects or images as gods
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someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
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mixed feelings or emotions
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showing an inclination to disagree
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capacity or power to produce a desired result
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not subject or susceptible to change or variation
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given to lying
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make better
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feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
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audacious behavior that you have no right to
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make worse or less effective
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striking change in appearance or character or circumstances
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locating something at a time when it couldn't have existed
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a difficult problem
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a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
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having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
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marked by precise accordance with details
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similar or equivalent in some respects
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be adjacent or come together
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call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
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be a hindrance or obstacle to
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someone who dislikes people in general
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a state of lawlessness and disorder
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highly complex or intricate
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make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
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preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through
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lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
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deviating from the general or common order or type
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lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
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derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
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marked by extreme calm and composure
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cause to be more favorably inclined
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a feeling of intense dislike
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cause to lose courage
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strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
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not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
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showing a brooding ill humor
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an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
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propriety in manners and conduct
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native to or confined to a certain region
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incapable of being appeased or pacified
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found in the ordinary course of events
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make peace with
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an option that is selected automatically
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weaken physically, mentally, or morally
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suggested though not directly expressed
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make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
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inform somebody of something
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courteous regard for people's feelings
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call forth
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burst inward
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any new participant in some activity
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official acceptance or agreement
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represented accurately or precisely
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increase
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without knowledge or intention
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stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
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suitable for a particular person, place, or situation
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attack the good name and reputation of someone
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anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
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only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
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attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
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characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
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treat or speak of with contempt
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steadiness of mind under stress
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the quality of disagreeing
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do away with
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simple and natural; without cunning or deceit
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a compound obtained from another compound
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be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
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lacking worth or importance
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block passage through
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someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
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lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
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having or showing profound knowledge
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make into a whole or make part of a whole
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intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
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marked by care and persistent effort
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marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
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understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
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not fixed or known in advance
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burdensome or difficult to endure
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provide physical relief, as from pain
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something immaterial that interferes with action or progress
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a formal expression of praise for someone who has died
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a state of extreme poverty or destitution
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a state of extreme dishonor
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become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
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thunderous verbal attack
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an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one
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disinclined to work or exertion
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move or swing from side to side regularly
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disposed to venture or take risks
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a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
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make worse
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unable to move or resist motion
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intended to attract notice and impress others
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of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
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lack of self-assurance
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pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
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liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned
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lacking in sophistication or worldliness
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a perfect embodiment of a concept
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existing as an independent entity
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spread out; not concentrated in one place
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a pressing or urgent situation
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existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
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a fervent and even militant proponent of something
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declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
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a message that departs from the main subject
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an inference about the future based on known facts
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not injurious to physical or mental health
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relating to the study of diseases
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repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
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a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
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cleverly amusing in tone
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barely able to be perceived
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an insufficient quantity or number
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be in contradiction with
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free somebody from an erroneous belief
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make easier
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suggest in an indirect or covert way; give to understand
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marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
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doing or producing good
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having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
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containing or based on incorrect reasoning
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lacking interest or significance or impact
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a strong liking or preference
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support and strengthen
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not in agreement or harmony
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devoid of intelligence
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the state of being isolated or detached
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a state of extreme poverty or destitution
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ostentatiously lofty in style
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the state of being held in low esteem
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attempting to win favor by flattery
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difficult to manage or mold
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lasting an indefinitely long time
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ill-mannered and coarse in behavior or appearance
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a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
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exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
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stubborn refusal to compromise or change
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tending to betray
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grow and flourish
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constituting a separate entity or part
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feelings of great warmth and intensity
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fill or cover completely, usually with water
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hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
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polish and make shiny
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not straightforward or candid
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a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
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made tough by habitual exposure
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allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through
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a support usually of stone or brick
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unaffected by concern for one's own welfare
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young bird that has just become capable of flying
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abusive language used to express blame or censure
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spreading or spread throughout
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having an unpleasant sound
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taken apart at the points of connection
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treat with contemptuous disregard
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quickly aroused to anger
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showing little emotion
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determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
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stop associating with
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try to stir up
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uncertain how to act or proceed
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righteousness by virtue of being religiously devout
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verbal punishment
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express a negative opinion of
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keep from happening or arising; make impossible
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an established line of travel or access
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cause to be more favorably inclined
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substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction
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fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
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prudence in avoiding waste
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brief and to the point
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the property of being physically malleable
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capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
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behave unnaturally or affectedly
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producing no result or effect
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a feeling of lack of interest or energy
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a trite or obvious remark
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extreme excess
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make peace with
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cancel officially
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recurring in scattered or unpredictable instances
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easily managed
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drop sharply
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correct behavior
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a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
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a symbol of disgrace or infamy
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the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
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full of holes
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command against
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find a solution or answer
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supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
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stubborn and defiant aggressiveness
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concerned with practical matters
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strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell
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reluctant to draw attention to yourself
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make an express demand or provision in an agreement
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be undecided about something
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a preliminary introduction, as to a statute or constitution
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meeting the proper standards and requirements for a task
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feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
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having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
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regard with feelings of respect and reverence
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not secure; beset with difficulties
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evade the truth of a point by raising irrelevant objections
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a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics
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marked with stripes
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habitually speaking the truth
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bring about abruptly
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being quiet or still or inactive
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promoting health
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walk in a proud, confident way
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using or containing too many words
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something indicating the approach of something or someone
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of high moral or intellectual value
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official permission or approval
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a writ issued to compel the attendance of a witness
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capable of life or normal growth and development
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going beyond what is appropriate, permitted, or courteous
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stubbornly resistant to authority or control
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fill to satisfaction
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wear off or die down
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having a relatively high resistance to flow
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be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
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formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
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infuse or fill completely
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establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
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marked by harshly abusive criticism
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immaculately clean and unused
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one who lives in solitude
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a particular taste or smell, especially an appealing one
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take the place or move into the position of
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liable to lead to sudden change or violence
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complete and confirmed integrity
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difficult to understand
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generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
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the cognitive process of conjecturing
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incapable of being justified or explained
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making great mental demands
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stubbornly resistant to authority or control
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a broken piece of a brittle artifact
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implied by or inferred from actions or statements
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marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
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recklessly wasteful
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overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
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someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
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of superficial relevance if any
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a confused multitude of things
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situated at or extending to great depth
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assign to a lower position
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full of anxiety and concern
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lacking substance or significance
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determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
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tending to discourage, especially of prices
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express criticism towards
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inducing sleep
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a speech of violent denunciation
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a fervent and even militant proponent of something
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grow rapidly
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a person without moral scruples
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plausible but false
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a state of motor and mental inactivity
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a natural inclination
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refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
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a broad range of related objects, values, or qualities
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marked by repeated turns and bends
Created on October 8, 2012
(updated October 8, 2012)
(updated October 8, 2012)