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| to make easier or milder, relieve, to quiet |
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| combination, union, or merger for some purpose |
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| to attempt to dissuade someone from some course by earnest reasoning |
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| used too often, lost originality |
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| indirect suggestion (often in a derogatory sense) |
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| to plead on behalf of someone else |
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| wearied, worn-out, dulled |
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| causing shock, horror, or revulsion, sallow in color |
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| worthy, deserving recognition |
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| peevish, annoyed by trifles |
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| a special right or privilege |
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| pertaining to an outlying area, narrow in mind or outlook |
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| to make a pretense of, imitate |
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| shade cast by foliage, overshadowing influence or power |
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| excessively smooth or smug |
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| poise, assurance, self-confidence |
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| pompous or overblown in language |
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| without experience, immature |
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| saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose, foolish talking |
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| a summary, condensed account |
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| to urge strongly, advise earnestly |
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| by virtue of holding a certain office |
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| to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by other |
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| one who moves in where he or she is not wanted |
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| belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential |
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| to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval |
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| weariness of body or mind |
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| mysterious, magical, supernatural |
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| to spread through, penetrate |
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| to fall as moisture, to cause or bring about suddenly |
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| strict, severe, sharp or bitter to the taste |
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| to think or believe without certain supporting evidence, to conjecture or guess |
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| to have an intense dislike or hatred for |
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| the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society |
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| resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character |
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| to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for |
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| to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way |
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| to make easy, cause to progress faster |
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| to make amends, make up for |
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(n)a state of great excitement, agitation or turbulence
(v)to produce alcohol by chemical action |
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| resulting from or marked by lack of attention |
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| existing in name only, not real |
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| not decisive or definite, unwilling to take a clear position |
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| to steal something that has been given into one's trust, take improperly for one's own use |
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| a natural or habitual inclination or tendency |
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| composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances |
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| resistant to lawful authority, having the purpose of overthrowing an established government |
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| bitter, sarcastic, highly caustic or biting |
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| to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end |
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| courteous and pleasant, sociable |
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| to increase in greatness, power, or wealth |
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| shapeless, without definite form |
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| that which surrounds, a distinctive air |
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| illegal traffic, smuggled goods |
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| scholarly, learned, bookish |
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| thin, light, delicate, insubstantial |
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| to find out by reasoning, to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought |
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| incapable of being understood, impossible to see through physically |
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| relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island, narrow outlook |
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| incapable of being changed or called back |
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| a natural inclination or predilection toward |
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| peevish, complaining, fretful |
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| to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against |
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| to disown, reject, or deny the validity of |
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| able to return to an original shape or form, able to recover quickly |
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| coarsely abusive, vulgar or low |
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| persistent, showing industry and determination |
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| thin or flimsy in texture, cheap, shoddy or inferior in quality or character |
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| a general pardon for an offense against a government, any act of forgiveness or absolution |
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| self-government, political control |
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| self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle |
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| to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously |
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| a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior |
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| fair, just, embodying principles of justice |
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| to free from entanglements or difficulties |
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| to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts |
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| to mock, treat with contempt |
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| tending to be troublesome, unruly, quarrelsome |
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| a rule of conduct or action |
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| beneficial, helpful, healthful |
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| bitterly severe, withering |
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(v)to whip, punish severely
(n)a cause of affliction or suffering |
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| funereal, typical of the tomb, extremely gloomy or dismal |
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| tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy |
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| extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct, prudish, puritanical |
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(adj)lasting only a shot time, fleeting
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| not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity |
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| dull, uninteresting, tiresome, lacking in sharpness |
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| abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual |
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| a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming |
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| extremely strange, unusual, atypical |
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| abrupt, blunt, with no formalities |
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| to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice |
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| to punish severely; to criticize severely |
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| to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan |
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| a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
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| to free from deception or error |
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| weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom |
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(n) a chain or shackle placed on the feet, anything that confines or restrains
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| very wicked, offensive, hateful |
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| not subject to change, constant |
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(n) one who rebels or rises against authority
(adj) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority |
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| a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc. far in excess of reality |
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| a position requiring little or no work, easy job |
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| stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation |
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| to go beyond a limit or boundary, to sin |
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| to change from one nature, substance, or form to another |
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| performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another |
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| severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury |
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| performing acts of kindness or charity |
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| pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse |
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| to prepare by combining ingredients |
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| coarse, unfeeling; stupid |
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| to lower in character, quality, or value |
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| to commit sacrilege upon, to contaminate |
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| to confuse, to disturb the composure of |
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| grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur |
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| a breaking of a law or obligation |
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| to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity |
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(v) to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder
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| to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion |
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| very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety |
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| inspiring fear or awe, illustrious |
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| to find fault with, scold |
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| the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position |
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(adj) strong and sturdy, brave, resolute
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| open to attack, capable of being wounded or damaged, unprotected |
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| stinging, bitter in temper or tone |
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| resembling a cow or ox, sluggish, unresponsive |
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| fat; having a large, bulky body |
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| to deny responsibility for or connection with |
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| impartial, calm, free from emotion |
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| disagreement, sharp difference of opinion |
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| to cause to disappear, to scatter, dispel, to spend foolishly, squander |
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| to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text, to cleanse |
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| an armored or protective glove, a challenge |
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| based on an assumption or guess, used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation |
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| to call into question, to attack as false |
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| immoderate, lacking in self-control, inclement |
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| hatred, contempt, disgrace o infamy resulting from hateful conduct |
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| to place in a lower position, to assign, refer, turn over, to banish |
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| inclined to nausea, easily shocked or upset |
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| subordinate in capacity or role, submissively obedient, serving to promote some end |
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| open to, easily influenced, lacking in resistance |
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| to make less in amount, degree; to subside, become less, to nullify |
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| praise or flattery that is excessive |
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| an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation |
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| shrewd, crafty, showing in practical wisdom |
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| a greedy desire, particularly for wealth |
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| deserving blame, worthy of condemnation |
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| tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt |
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| conspicuous, standing out from the mass |
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| to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation' to be deliberately vague or ambitious |
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| vanishing, soon passing away, light and airy |
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| unable to make up one's mind, hesitating |
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| cloudlike, resembling a cloud, not transparent, vague, confused, indistinct |
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| one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience |
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| extreme poverty, barrenness, insufficiency |
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| done for show, striving to make a big impression, claiming merit or position unjustifiably, ambitious |
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| to review a series of facts; to sum up |
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| to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence |
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