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| having no certain or definite course; wandering; not fixed |
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| confident of one's own righteousness, esp. when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others |
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| penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding |
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| inability or unwillingness to believe |
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| to beg eagerly for; solicit |
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| deviating from the recognized or customary character |
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| the merging of cultural traits from previously distinct cultural groups |
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| a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea |
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| showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve |
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| portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening |
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| to hesitate or waver in action, purpose or intent |
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| a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing |
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| before or existing before the war, esp. the American Civil War |
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| warlike or hostile in manner or temperament |
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| lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy |
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| vanishing; fading away; fleeting |
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| not meant to be taken seriously or literally; humorous |
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| to divide (a geographic area) into voting districts so as to give unfair advantage to one party in elections |
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| excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance |
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| to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; to alter (a text) by the insertion of new matter, esp. deceptively or without authorization |
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| try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; kneeling |
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| the practice or doctrine of noninterference in the affairs of others, esp. with reference to individual conduct or freedom of action. |
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| rejection of all distinctions in moral or religious value and a willingness to repudiate all previous theories of morality or religious belief. |
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| almighty or infinite in power, as God |
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| thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances. |
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| tending to promote some proposed or desired object; fit or suitable for the purpose; proper under the circumstances: It is expedient that you go .noun: a means to an end: |
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| to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax |
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| the principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others |
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| 1. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, 2. degeneration, decline, or decrease, as from disuse |
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| extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless |
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| the act of conforming, acquiescing, or yielding |
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| severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding: stern |
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| void of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite |
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| unusually advanced or mature in development, esp. mental development |
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| feeling of being greatly troubled or harshly treated |
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| penetrated and affected every part |
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| a Bantu-speaking ethnic group in Namibia |
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| without attracting attention |
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| playful impudence; Mischievous impertinence |
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| short composition inscribed on a tombstone or otherwise used to remember the dead |
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