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| (of something hostile) become less intense or widespread |
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| (of a monarch) to relinquish ones thrown |
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| a departure from what is expected, usually for the worse |
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| encourage or assist someone to commit (a crime) |
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| a state of disuse or suspension |
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| regard with disgust or hatred |
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| inspires disgust or loathing, repungnant |
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| solemnly renounce (a belief, claim, or faith) |
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| a thing that causes disgust or hatred |
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| (of humans, plants, or animals) inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times |
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| exist in large numbers or amounts |
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| to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing |
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| to shorten (a book, movie, or speech) without losing the sense |
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| to do away with (a right or formal agreement) |
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| to leave secretly, typically after an unlawful act, such as theft |
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| not indulgent, esp. when eating or drinking |
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| restraining oneself from indulgence, typically drinking |
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| difficult to understand, obscure |
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| informal or extremely bad, appalling |
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| assent or agree to a request or treaty |
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| make more noticeable or prominent |
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| an award or privilege granted as a special honor or as an acknowledgment of merit |
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(of sums of money or benefits) be received by someone in regular or increasing amounts over time
make provision for (a charge) at the end of a financial period for work done but not yet invoiced |
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| assimilate or cause to assimilate a different culture, typically the dominant one |
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| (esp. of comment or style of speaking) sharp and forthright |
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| accept reluctantly but without protest |
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| excessively interested in acquiring money or material wealth |
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free (someone) from a criminal charge
conduct oneself or perform in a specific way |
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| (typically of speech or argument) angry and bitter |
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| a word from the first letters of other words |
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| the ability to make good decisions or judgments, typically in a particular field |
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(of bad, difficult, or unwelcome phenomenon or situation) experienced to a severe or intense degree
having or showing a perceptive understanding or insight, shrewd |
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| a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth |
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| someone who prefers a particular person, party, or set of ideas |
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| a thing added to something else as a supplementary rather than an essential part |
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| warn or reprimand someone firmly |
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| praise someone excessively or obsequiously |
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| render (something) inferior by adding another substance, typically an inferior one |
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report or represent in outline
foreshadow or symbolize
overshadow |
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| happening or carried on by chance, rather than design or inherent nature |
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a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy
publicly recommend or support |
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concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty
a set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement |
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| friendly, good natured, or easy to talk to |
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behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress
a studied display of real or pretended feeling |
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| a written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation, for use as evidence in court |
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a spontaneous or natural liking or sympathy for someone or something
similar characteristics that suggest a relationship, especially similarity in structure in plants, animals, or languages |
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| something that causes pain or suffering |
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an action or remark that causes outrage or offense
offend the modesty or values of |
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| the consequences or aftereffects of an event, esp. when unpleasant |
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| increase the power, status, or wealth of |
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| to oppress or wrong grievously, injure by injustice |
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| filled with horror or shock |
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| brisk and cheerful readiness |
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| the medieval forerunner of chemistry. based on the supposed transformation of matter. concerned with turning base metals into gold or to find a universal elixir |
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cause (someone) to feel isolated or estranged
cause (someone) to become unsympathetic or hostile |
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| claim or assert that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically without proof that this is the case |
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| loyalty or commitment of a subordinate to a superior or of an individual to a group or cause |
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| make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe |
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| distribute (resources or duties) for a particular purpose |
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| give or apportion (something) to someone as a share or task |
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a metal made by combining two or more metallic elements, esp. to give stronger greater strength or resistance to corrosion
to combine; mix
to debase by the addition of an inferior element |
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| an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it |
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| the belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well being of others |
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| combine or unite to form one organization or structure |
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| gather together or accumulate (a large amount or number of valuable material or things) over a period of time |
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| (of language) open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning |
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| having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone |
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| make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better |
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| (of a person) open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled |
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| having or displaying a friendly or pleasant manner |
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| surrounded by, in the middle of |
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| an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses |
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| lacking moral sense; unconcerned with the rightness or wrongness of something |
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without a clearly defined shape or form
vague, ill-organized; unclassifiable |
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| a thing belonging to a period other than that in which it exists, esp. something that is conspicuously old-fashioned |
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| a word formed by rearranging the letters of another, such as cinema, formed from iceman |
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| a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification |
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| a state of disorder due to the absence of or nonrecognition of authority |
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| someone or something that one vehemently dislikes |
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| providing the necessary support to the primary activities or operation of an industry, organization, institution, or system |
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| a short and amusing or interesting story about a real person or incident |
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| (of a substance esp. a crystalline compound) containing no water |
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| something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected |
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a thing or event that existed before or logically
precedes another
a persons ancestors or family and social background |
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precede in time; come before (something) in date
indicate that (a document or event) should be assigned to an earlier date |
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near the front, esp situated near the front of the body, or nearer to the head or forepart
(formal) coming before in time |
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| a deep-seated feeling of dislike, aversion |
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the ancient past, esp, before the middle ages
great age |
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a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else
a figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas are expressed by parallelism of words that are the opposites of, or strongly contrasted with, each other, such as "hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins" |
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| lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern |
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| a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" |
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| (of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, though widely circulated as being true |
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| the abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief |
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the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax
the elevation of someone to divine status, deification |
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| (often with negative or pejorative connotations) a thing that is added or attached to something larger or more important |
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