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| Lacking a moral sense; without principles |
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| Differing from what is customary; odd |
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| To find innocent or blameless |
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| A brief or an unexpected meeting |
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| A perfect or typical example |
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| An opponent; one who opposes or competes |
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| To make evil and often untrue statements about; speak ill of |
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| Good-natured; friendly and pleasant |
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| All dictinaries provide a key to abbreviation such as v.t for transitive verbs |
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| Different symbols are used to indicate certain sounds. Refer to the pronunciation key in the dictionary |
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| This is the origin and development of a words history dating back to its earliest use, often inanuther language. |
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| Many dictionaries include specialized vocabulary used only in the context of a certain topic or field. |
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| To determine which definition is appropriatly applied, use context clues in the original text and examples in the dictionary entries. |
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| Dictionaries provide a usage note or synonym section to explain how a word differs from those that are similar |
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| Many college dictionaries include informaion such as tables of weights and measures,periodic elements, biographical and geographical information. |
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