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| causing irritation, harsh; grinding or wearing down; a substance used to smooth or polish |
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| skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind (clever, deft, dexterous, slick) |
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| to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value (contaminate, pollute, sully) |
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| an enemy, opponent (antagonist, rival, foe) |
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| a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager action |
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| to turn away; to make indifferent or hositle; to transfer, convey (separate, drive apart, estrange) |
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| to relieve, make more bearable |
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| to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute |
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| to entice, tempt; to be attractive to; a strong attraction; the power to attract, charm |
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| unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others (selfless) |
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| able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical (versatile, facile) |
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| to change in a formal way; to change for the better |
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| peaceable, friendly (congenial, neighborly, cordial) |
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| strong dislike; bitter hostility |
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| a strong dislike, hostile feeling |
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| the direct opposite, a sharp contrast |
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| a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest |
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| to fill with dismay or horror |
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| capable of being applied; relevant, suitable |
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| fearful or anxious, especially about the future |
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| very enthusiastic, impassioned |
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| a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery (ruse, stratagem, contrivance) |
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| to find out (discover, determine, establish) |
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| twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovinly |
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| to express agreement, agreement (concur, consent, accede) |
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| something of value; a resource; an advantage |
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| perisistent, attentive, diligent |
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| an accomplishment, the act of acheiving (acheivement, fulfillment) |
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| to make larger, increase (enlarge, supplement, amplify) |
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| majestic, inspiring admiration and respect |
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| having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling (disinclined, loath) |
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| warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome |
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| given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; one at war, one engaged in war (assertive, truculent, pugnacious) |
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| one who does good to others (patron, humanitarian) |
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| kindly, charitable (benign, well-meaning) |
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| to give or pass on as an inheritance (transmit, bestow, hand down) |
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| deprived of; made unhappy through a loss (bereaved) |
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| to attack from all sides; to surround, hem in; harassed, troubled; studded (as with jewels) |
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| cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned |
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| to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion |
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| prone to act in a hasty manner; impudent |
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| to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty; a slap, blow |
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| emotionally hardened, unfeeling |
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| subject to whims or passing fancies |
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| irritation or humiliation caused by disappointment or frustration; to cause such a feeling |
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| great confusion, disorder |
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| to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely |
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| marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly (gallant, civil, valiant) |
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| supernaturally perceptive; one who possesses extrasensory powers, seer |
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| secret, concealed; underhanded |
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| mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness (leniency, forbearance, gentleness) |
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| to compel, force (pressure, bully, intimidate, constrain) |
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| forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point (persuasive, compelling) |
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| to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of |
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| sympathy for another's suffering pity |
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| able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system |
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| self-satisfied; overly content |
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| to include or contain; to be made up of |
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| serving to settle an issue; final |
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| to express agreement, approve |
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| an expression of sympathy |
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| to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose |
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| quarrelsome, inclined to argue |
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| to move toward one point, approach nearer together (meet, unite, intersect, merge) |
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| abundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose |
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| eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic |
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| to desire something belonging to another |
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| cowardly, a coward (fearful, fainthearted, pusillanimous) |
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| discouraged, dejected, downcast |
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| of or related to cooking or the kitchen |
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| hasty, not thorough (quick, superificial, perfunctory) |
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| a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine (insufficiency, want, paucity) |
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| proper behavior, good taste; orderliness |
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| old and feeble; worn-out, ruined |
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| to erase, wipe out, cut out (remove, cancel, expunge) |
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| a death, especially of a person in a lofty position (decease, passing away) |
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| to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up (station, organize) |
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| to ridicule, laugh at with contempt |
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| deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in |
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| to turn aside; to stray from a norm; one who departs from a norm; differing from a norm, heterodox, unconventional |
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| shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved |
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| to see clearly, recognize |
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| a difference; a lack of agreement (disagreement, divergence, inconsistency) |
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| rumpled, mnussed; hanging in disorder |
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| to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue |
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| to scatter, spread far and wide (break up, dispel) |
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| not respectable, not esteemed |
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| not in harmony; disagreeing, at odds |
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| stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored (harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine) |
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| treachery, deceitfulness (fraud, double-dealing, chicanery) |
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| compulsion by threat; forcible confinement |
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| an order issued by someone in authority |
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| in high spirits, jubilant; extremely pleased |
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| to go aboard; to make a start; to invest (commence, launch, begin, board) |
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| native or confined to a particular region or people; characteristic of or prevalent in a field |
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| to regard highly; a highly favorable opinion or judgment (respect, admire, honor, revere) |
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| worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model |
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| to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to (stimulate, excite, gladden) |
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| to make plain or clear, explain; to interpret |
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| one who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interprets; the power to which a number, symbol, or expression is to be raised |
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| to erase, obliterate, destroy (delete, efface, annihilate) |
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| still existing; not determined, destroyed, or lost |
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| to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally |
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| to praise extravagantly (glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail) |
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| high-spirited, enthusiastic, unrestrained; excessive, abundant |
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| easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt (effortless, assured, poised, specious) |
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| plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; land left unseeded; to plow but not seed (unproductive, inert, dormant) |
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| to understand, get to the bottom of; to determine the depth of; a measure of depth in water |
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| possible, able to be done (workable, practicable, viable) |
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| having limits; lasting for a limited time (bounded, measurable) |
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| courage in facing difficulties (resolve, steadfastness, mettle) |
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| to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide (gawk, ogle) |
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| given to much talking, tediously chatty |
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| to utter taunting words; an expression of scorn (ridicule, mock, deride, jeer) |
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| a wry face, facial distortion; to make a wry face (pained expression, facial contortion) |
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| unnatural, distorted; bizarre |
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| treacherous cunning, deceit |
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| an external appearance, cover, mask (costume, semblance, pretense) |
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| to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks (annoy, pester, bedevil, beleaguer) |
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| a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering (conflagration, devastation, annihilation) |
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| to drink; to take in, absorb |
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| not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance (impenetrable, resistant, proof against) |
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| a moving force, impulse, stimulus (impulse, incentive, spur) |
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| not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding |
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| to involve in; to connect with or be related to |
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| stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action (blustery, tempestuous, implacable) |
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| not able to be erased or removed; memorable |
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| a payment for damage or loss |
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| unconquerable, refusing to yield (unbeatable, invincible, unyielding) |
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| yielding to the wishes or demands of others |
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| free from error; absolutely dependable (unerring, certain) |
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| so small as to be almost immeasurable; minute |
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| innocent, simple; frank, sincere |
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| harmless, inoffensive; insignificant |
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| coming at a bad time; not appropriate |
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| intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous (cunning, underhanded, perfidious) |
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| incapable of being overcome |
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| honesty, high moral standards; an unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness |
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| to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion |
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| a hint, indirect suggestion (clue, indication, inkling) |
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| firmly established, long-standing; habitual |
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| not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack (impregnable, impervious, immune) |
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| suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic |
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| not to the point, not applicable or pertinent |
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| a route of travel; a record of travel; a guidebook |
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| danger (risk, hazard, peril) |
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| to be regretted or pitied |
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| clear, transparent; readily understood |
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| to act in a lazy manner; to lounge; to recline, droop |
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| talkative, wordy; fond of talking |
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| generous in forgiving, above small meanness |
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| spiteful, showing ill will (malicious, wicked, sinister, malignant) |
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| a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules |
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| extremely careful; particular about details (fastidious, painstaking, fussy) |
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| to have effect or force on or against someone or something, fight against |
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| to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of |
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| having great variety; numerous and diverse |
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| to think about in a dreamy way, ponder (meditate, contemplate, daydream) |
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| stale, moldy; out-of-date |
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| so unimportant that it can be disregarded (trivial, inconsequential, insignificant) |
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| of or occuring in the night; under cover of darkness |
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| cool and confident, unconcerned (composed, unruffled, indifferent, blase) |
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| ordinary, not outstanding; not easily classified |
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| a long for something past; homesickness |
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| highly offensive, arousing strong dislike |
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| out-of-date, no longer in use |
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| to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of |
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| meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority |
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| unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen |
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| almighty, having unlimited power or authority |
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| eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes |
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| wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose (rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant) |
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| agreeable to the taste or one's sensibilities; suitable for consumption |
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| stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small |
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| exclusive rights over an invention; copyright; arrange or obtain such rights; plain, open to view; copyrighted |
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| to make permanent or long lasting (continue, preserve, prolong indefinitely) |
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| slow-moving, sluggish; unemotional |
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| to appease, soothe, pacify |
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| passing off or using as one's own; the writing (or other materials) of another person |
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| a commonplace, stale, or trite remark |
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| easily bent, flexible; easily influenced (supple, adaptable, resilient) |
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| to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly (lumber, trudge) |
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| deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell |
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| powerful; highly effective |
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| an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action (guide, tradition, model) |
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| considered beforehand, deliberately planned |
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| a falso reason, deceptive excuse |
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| to stick out, thrust forth |
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| distinguished bravery; superior skill or ability |
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| causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting (sharp, spicy, piquant, caustic, racy) |
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| inflicting or aiming at punishment (penalizing, retaliatory) |
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| a stae of perplexity or doubt |
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| to subdue, put down forcibly |
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| the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example (paragon, exemplar) |
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| growing without check, running wild |
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| bitter resentment or ill-will |
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| disagreeably harsh-sounding; disorderly |
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| stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority |
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| open and responsive to ideas or suggestions |
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| to set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury (rectify, correct, mitigate) |
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| to say again, repeat (restate, rehash, recapitulate) |
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| neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless (negligent, lax, slack) |
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| one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; traitorous; unconventional; unorthodox |
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| to give up or resign something |
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| to rest; lie; place; relaxation, peace of mind, calmness (sleep, tranquility, respite) |
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| deserving blame or punishment |
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| to hold back; to put down or check by force |
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| an injury done in return for injury |
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| not inclined to speak; reserved; reluctant |
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| to take great pleasure in; a wild celebration |
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| to meditate, think about at length; to chew the cud |
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| tasty, appetizing; pungent or salty, not sweet; inoffensive, respectable |
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| to examine closely (inspect, pore over) |
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| a temporary stay; to stay for a time (visit, stopover, brief stay) |
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| comfort, relief; to comfort, console |
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| dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit |
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| arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance |
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| harsh, unrelieved, desolate; utterly |
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| to arrange specifically; to require as a condition of agreement |
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| not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive (impassive, phlegmatic) |
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| smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses |
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| on or near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow |
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| bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile |
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| to stop by force, put down |
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| unspoken, silent; implied, inferred |
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| capable of being touched; real, concrete |
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| rashness, boldness (recklessness, foolhardiness, effrontery) |
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| experimental in nature; uncertain; hesitant (provisional, inconclusive) |
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| lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest (insipid, halfhearted, wishy-washy) |
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| incisive, keen; forceful, effective; cutting, caustic; distinct, clear-cut |
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| fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh (brutal, savage, belligerent, vitriolic) |
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| disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy |
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| a final proposal or statement of conditions |
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| sincere, real, without pretense (genuine, heartfelt) |
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| not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude (sloppy, disheveled, disordered, rough) |
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| refined in manner or style, suave (elegant) |
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| intense, foreful, powerful |
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| open to or marked by bribery or corruption |
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| word for word; exactly as written or spoken (exact, precisely) |
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| extremely poisonous; full of malice; spiteful (venomous, noxious, baneful, hateful) |
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| lively, sprightly, full of energy |
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| loud and noisy; compelling attention |
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| characterized by a ready flow of words; glib, fluent |
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| of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length |
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| to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer |
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| cautiously, with great care (carefully, prudently, gingerly) |
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| to sharpen, put an edge on; to make keen or eager |
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