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| innocent and unsuspecting |
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| pretending that one knows less about something than one really does |
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| given to moralizing with “bons mots” in a pithy, pompous or affected manner, as from a “high horse” |
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| an accepted statement or proposition regarded as being self-evidently true. |
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| (of a god, spirit or abstract quality) embodied in human form |
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| in accordance with or convention (a way in which something is usually done). (-- or --socially acceptable behaviour |
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| (in Christian tradition) marks corresponding to those left on Christ's body by the Crucifixion, said to have been impressed by divine favour on the bodies of St Francis of Assisi and others.--Hence any telltale, revealing physical marks |
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| adjective characterized by the practice of severe self-discipline |
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| Deviating from a usual or accepted pattern |
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The act of expressing lack of reverence for God
Irreverence toward something considered sacred |
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| Not affected by passion or feeling; showing indifference to pain |
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| a humorous or satirical imitation |
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| ominously significant or indicative; serving as a sign or omen |
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| the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning |
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| concerned with obscene matters, particularly of the body |
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lack of agreement or harmony
A harsh combination of musical sounds |
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| incomprehensible or confusing in speech or writing. internally inconsistent; illogical |
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| Showing the feeling that someone or something is worthless or beneath consideration. Scornful. |
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| great happiness and exhilaration |
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| making a show of being morally superior. |
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| impossible to stop or prevent |
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| at the point of death. in terminal decline; lacking vigour |
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| unnecessary, especially through being more than enough |
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| in a state of intellectual or moral ignorance. |
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| regain the favour of; appease. |
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| reparation for a wrong or injury |
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| Avoiding excess, moderate |
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| well chosen or appropriate; pleasantly apt |
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1. involving ignoble actions and motives.
2. dirty or squalid. |
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1. a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or organization is governed. Øhistorical a decree, ordinance, or law.
2. the composition or forming of something.
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| reluctance to work or make an effort; laziness. |
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| Official approval; praise |
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intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.
-In the manner of a teacher, especially so as to be patronizing. |
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| not religious, sacred, or spiritual. |
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| An outlook or system of thought from the early Renaissance attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters |
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| a European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition. |
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| harass with persistent requests. |
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| express severe disapproval of; formally reprove |
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| convenient and practical although possibly improper or immoral. |
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| mention or list off one by one. |
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| clear or obvious to the eye or mind. |
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| extreme greed for wealth or material gain. |
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| equality or equivalence, especially as regards status, pay, or value |
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1.(of something bad) experienced to the maximum degree.
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