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| any order or proclamation by an absolute or arbitrary authority. |
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| courage and fortitude: a man of mettle |
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| characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others: an onstentatious dresser |
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| any low protective wall or barrier at the edge of a balcony, roof, bridgem or the like. |
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| to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish |
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| a quick raid, usually for the purpose of taking plunder; an intitial venture |
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| a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder |
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| a cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, or overhanging face |
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| a person who violates the law; criminal |
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| to disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously unknown). |
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| Moral corruption or degradation |
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| to crumble to dust; disintegrate |
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| the pouring of a liquid offering as a religious ritual |
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| a decree issued by an authority. |
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