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| To cancel, destroy, revoke or void. |
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| Sharp, biting, or acid in temper, expression or tone. |
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| Bitter, harsh, or biting sharpness. |
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| Quickness of perception or discernment |
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| To disclose partially or guardedly |
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| The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form |
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| A tersely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage. |
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| Of doubtful authority or authenticity |
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| An excessive desire of gain; greediness |
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| To divide into two parts or branches |
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| Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components. |
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| Having two opposite or contradictory ideas |
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| A core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which an organization is formed |
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| The use of trickery to deceive |
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| To utter, or express with, a snorting, exultant laugh or chuckle |
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| An amendment to an existing will. |
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| Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues |
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| Related by blood; descended from the same ancestor. |
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| A leader who tries to stir up people by appeals to emotion, prejudice, etc., in order to achieve power |
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| The choice and use of words in speech or writing. |
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| Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson |
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| Inclined to put off what ought to be done at once |
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| Generally, it means not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating. Not surprisingly, the word is used often in political contexts |
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| Made up of or combining elements from a variety of sources |
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| Exempli gratia: (for example) |
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| Favoring social equality; “a classless society” |
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| Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences with a mark or series of marks (… or ***. for example) |
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| To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear |
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| Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned |
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| Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible |
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