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| abstinent or austere in lifestyle (adj); a person who leads an austere and simple life without material pleasures, esp. someone who does this for religious reasons |
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| Bad-tempered, difficult person; grouch |
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| Containing a fallacy, or mistake in logic; logically unsound; deceptive |
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| Mislead, conceal the truth, put on a false appearance of |
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| Gruesome or excessively vivid; sensational, shocking, unrestrained |
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| A shallow, overused statement; cliche |
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| Make dirty, stain, tarnish, defile |
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| Thick, adhesive, or covered in something sticky |
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| Sift, analyze critically, separate the useful part from the worthless part |
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| Completely and shamelessly immoral, or extremely wasteful |
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| boxing, fighting with the fists |
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| Concise, brief and to the point (sometimes to the point of rudeness) |
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| Pertaining to a repertory or repertoire, a stock of available things or a number of theatrical performances presented regularly or in sequence |
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| Come together, unite; fuse together |
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| Be older than, precede in time; assign to an earlier date |
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| Ruler, person of great power |
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| Generous, giving liberally |
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| Stubbornly disobedient, hard to manage |
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| Economical, thrifty, not wasteful with money; inexpensive |
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| Extremely impractical but very romantic, chivalrous, or idealistic; impulsive |
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| Act of implying or that which is implied; close connection, esp. in an incriminating way |
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| Status, rank, reputation (noun); existing indefinitely, not movable (adj) |
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| Cautious, prudent; careful to consider the circumstances and consequences |
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| Disgustingly or distastefully sweet |
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| Joyous, merry; excessively carefree (so as to ignore more important concerns) |
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| Not talking much, reserved; silent, holding back in conversation |
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| Deliberate exaggeration for effect |
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| Having an inclination or tendency beforehand; susceptible |
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| Unstable, insecure, dangerous |
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| Of the same kind; uniform throughout |
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| Fake behavior (such as in speech or dress) adopted to give a certain impression |
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| Quickly and unpredictably changing moods; fickle, flighty |
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| Hostile, adverse, harmful |
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| A person's general or natural mood; tendency |
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| Having the appearance of truth, probable |
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| Something that comes before, esp. something that also announces or suggests something on its way |
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| Strictly limit a role, range of activity, or area; in math, to be constructed around so as to touch as many points as possible |
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| forceful or vigorous, effective, keen; caustic, sharp |
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| Doubtful, questionable, suspect |
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| Cheerfully optimistic, hopeful; reddish, ruddy (as in rosy-red cheeks indicting health or vitality) |
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| Produce and release a substance from a cell or gland of the body for a functional purpose |
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| Leading units at the front of an army; leaders in a trend or movement, people on the "cutting edge"; the forefront of a trend or movement |
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| Disloyal, treacherous, violating one's trust |
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