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| Something that differs from the norm |
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| To give consent or agreement to something |
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| To agree without protesting |
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| Characterized by or done in friendliness, without anger or bad feelings |
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| Without any clear shape, form, or structure |
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| The best or greatest point |
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| Obscure, secret, known only by a few |
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| Grimly unsmiling, humorless, or suggesting strict self-denial |
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| Boringly ordinary and lacking in originality |
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| Hostile, ready to start a fight, or ready to go to war |
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| Having a kind and gentle disposition or appearance |
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| Full of noisy enthusiasm and energy, and often roughness or wildness |
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| To strengthen something through support or encouragement |
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| Excessively bold, brash, clear and obvious |
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| Short, abrupt, dismissive |
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| To cause something to fail through carelessness or incompetence |
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| Honest or direct in a way that people find either refreshing or distasteful |
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| A sudden and violent upheaval or disaster that causes great changes in society |
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| Very sarcastic and intended to mock, offend, or belittle somebody |
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| Relating to or located in the front part of the brain cerebrum |
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| To make somebody do something by force or threat |
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| Logically consistent, intelligible |
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| Self-satisfied ignorance of danger |
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| To work with opposing parties with the goal of bringing them to an agreement or reconciliation |
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| A person entrusted with secrets |
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| Appropriate to or suitable for a purpose or situation ( formal ) |
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| A feeling of alarm, confusion, or dismay, often caused by something unexpected |
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| Enjoyable because of its friendliness |
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| Bulkiness or largeness of body; fatness; portliness |
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| a small narrow crack, hole, or opening in a wall or rock |
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| Increasing, building upon itself |
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| Unlikely or unable to be frightened or discouraged |
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| A sudden disaster, defeat, or humiliating failure |
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| To lower the quality or esteem of something |
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| Undergoing a process of decline or decay, especially in morals |
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| Showing respect for another’s authority |
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| To laugh at mockingly, scorn |
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| One who has total power and rules brutally |
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| Showing care in doing one’s work |
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| Miserable or disappointed and unable to be cheered up |
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| To make somebody or something appear untrustworthy or wrong |
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| Unconventional, especially in a whimsical way |
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| Conspicuously bad or offensive ( formal ) |
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| Expressive, articulate, moving |
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| To steal money by falsifying records |
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| Sensitivity to another’s feelings as if they were one’s own |
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| Ill will, hatred, hostility |
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| Lacking physical or mental strength or health |
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| To decorate something with festoons |
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| Delicate decorative openwork made from thin twisted wire in silver, gold, or another metal |
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| Resembling or befitting a fop; excessively refined and fastidious in taste and manner. |
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| Lonely and miserable, as though deserted or abandoned |
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| Happening by chance, especially giving rise to a fortunate outcome |
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| Characterized by feverish activity, confusion, and hurry |
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| Characterized by thriftiness and avoidance of waste |
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| Excessively or pointlessly talkative |
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| Overindulgence in food or drink |
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| Uncalled for, unwarranted |
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| Open and honest and not expecting others to behave differently |
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| Pretending to believe what one does not |
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| To interfere with the movement, progress, or development of something or somebody |
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| Incapable of being appeased or mitigated |
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| Casually rude, insolent, impertinent |
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| Never showing any sign of getting tired or of relaxing an effort |
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| Not suitable or capable, unqualified |
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| Notoriety, extreme ill repute |
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| Very small in number, amount, or degree |
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| To prevent, restrain, stop |
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| Incapable of being satisfied |
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| Not expressing anything clearly and thus hard to interpret |
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| Dull because lacking in character and lively qualities |
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| Separated and narrow-minded; tight-knit, closed off |
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| Having or showing a lack of self-control, especially in expressing feelings or satisfying physical desires |
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| Brave in the face of danger |
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| Stubbornly established by habit |
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| Impossible to revoke, undo, or change |
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| Cheerful in mood or disposition |
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| The solemn sound of a bell, often indicating a death |
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| To glorify somebody, or praise somebody highly |
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| Graceful, flexible, supple |
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| Rational, and mentally clear, especially only for a period between episodes of delirium or psychosis |
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| Including gruesome and horrific details of death and decay |
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| To admit a student to membership of a college or university |
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| An independent, nonconformist person |
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| A common saying expressing a principle of conduct |
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| Feeling or making somebody feel a thoughtful or gentle sadness |
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| Extremely careful with details |
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| A small amount of something |
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| Very generous in giving a lot of money |
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| Consisting of a very great number |
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| The lowest point of something |
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| Surprised, confused, and uncertain what to do or say |
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| A beginner, someone without training or experience |
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| A slight variation in meaning, tone, expression |
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| Lacking consciousness or awareness of something |
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| Excessively compliant or submissive |
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| Lacking quickness of sensibility or intellect |
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| Inspiring hatred, contempt, or disgust |
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| Suggesting or indicating that something bad is going to happen or be revealed |
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| Marked by a vulgar display of wealth and success designed to impress people |
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| A remedy for all ills or difficulties |
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| A official document that grants a right to somebody |
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| A tendency, partiality, preference |
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| Tenaciously or obstinately continuing despite problems or difficulties |
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| A careful examination, review |
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| Spreading widely or present throughout something |
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| Tending or appearing to be calm and not easily excited, upset, or disturbed |
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| Lumbering and laborious in movement |
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| More concerned with practical results than with theories and principles |
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| Dangerously unstable, unsteady, uncertain, or insecure |
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| A preference or inclination for something |
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| The process by which an object such as an automobile, ship, aircraft, or missile is moved forward |
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| Noisy, very active, and hard to control, usually as a result of excitement or youthful energy ( informal ) |
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| An outburst of uncontrolled violent or riotous behavior, or a series of violent or riotous actions |
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| Stubbornly resisting the authority of another person or group |
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| Suggestive or reminiscent of something |
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| To think of or treat something abstract as if it existed as a real and tangible object |
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| To renounce or surrender something |
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| To restore something to a previous condition or position |
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| Amply, completely, or fully supplied with something |
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| To reject, refuse to accept |
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| Relating or applying to things that have happened in the past as well as the present |
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| Intended to titillate or arouse people sexually, usually by having an explicit erotic content |
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| Disdainfully or cynically mocking |
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| Forgetful, confused, or otherwise mentally less acute in later life |
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| Luck, finding good things without looking for them |
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| Expressing an attitude of concern and consideration |
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| Marked by stern discipline, frugality, simplicity, or courage |
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| Sedate, serious, self-restrained |
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| To curb, repress, or prevent the development of something |
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| Intended or likely to undermine or overthrow a government or other institution |
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| Magnificent or grand in appearance |
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| Exceeding what is necessary |
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| One who flatters for self-gain |
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| Mild or restrained in behavior or attitude |
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| To prevent somebody or somebody's plan from being successful |
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| Attempting to charm or convince somebody in an unpleasantly suave, smug, or smooth way |
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| To weaken something by removing or wearing away material from its base or from beneath it |
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| To move in waves or in a movement resembling waves, or cause something to move in this way |
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| Showing sophistication, refinement, or courtesy |
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| Lacking ideas or intelligence; having no content or substance |
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| Deserving of respect because of age or achievement |
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| Able to be done or worth doing |
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| Shouting in a noisy and determined way |
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| Undisciplined, lewd, lustful |
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| Imaginative and impulsive |
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| The highest point, culminating point |
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