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| extremely pleasing to the senses, divine (as related to the gods) or delicious (n: ambrosia) |
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| a person or artifact appearing after its own time or out of chronological order |
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ancient; outmoded
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| hostility toward, objection, or aversion to |
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| to settle a dispute by impulse |
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| to make less severe; to appease or satisfy |
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| unconcealed, shameless, or brazen |
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| speech or action intended to coax someone into doing something |
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| a lapse, gap or break, as in a fortress wall. To break or break through |
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| to grow or flourish; a bud or new growth |
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| to chastise or criticize severely |
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| capable of dissolving by chemical action; highly critical |
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| willingly compliant or accepting of the status quo |
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| of or having to do with material, as opposed to spiritual; tangible. |
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| of the body: "corporal punishment." a non-commissioned officer ranked between a sergeant and a private. |
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| to strengthen or support: "The witness corroborted his story." |
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| submission or courteous yielding |
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| to show, create a picture of. |
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| the act of preying upon or plundering |
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| a bitter abusive denunciation. |
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| lacking self-confidence, modest |
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| to free a person from falsehood or error: |
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| calm; objective; unbiased |
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| to conceal one's real motive, to feign |
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| relying upon doctrine or dogma, as opposed to evidence |
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| selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources |
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| effectiveness; capability to produce a desired effect |
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| the quality of flowing out. something that flows out, such as a stream from a river |
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| softening; something that softens |
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| to strive to equal or excel |
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| a formal eulogy or speech of praise |
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| prevalent in or native to a certain region, locality, or people |
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| give rise to, to propagate, to cause |
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| ambiguous; unclear; subject to more than one interpretation -- often intentionally so |
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| scholarly; displaying deep intensive learning |
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| intended for or understood by only a few |
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| a spoken or written tribute to the deceased |
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| to increase the bitterness or violence of; to aggravate |
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| to demonstrate or prove to be blameless |
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| in existence, still existing |
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| a measure of length (six feet) used in nautical settings. to penetrate to the depths of something in order to understand it |
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| to seek favor or attention; to act subserviantly |
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| to give false appearance or impression |
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| a baby bird; an inexperienced person; inexperienced. |
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| flushed with a rosy color, as in complexion; very ornate and flowery |
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| verbose; talkative; rambling |
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| fine cobweb on foliage; fine gauzy fabric; very fine |
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| headfirst; impulsive; hasty. impulsively; hastily; without forethought |
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| similar in nature or kind; uniform |
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| one who attacks traditional ideas or institutions or one who destroys sacred images |
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| insinuation or connotation |
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| an absence of foresight; a failure to provide for future needs or events |
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| in an initial or early stage; incomplete; disorganized |
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| not capable of being corrected |
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| permanent; unerasable; strong |
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| undescribable; inexpressible in words; unspeakable |
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| unsophisticated; artless; straightforward; candid |
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| harmless; having no adverse affect; not likely to provoke strong emotion |
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| lacking zest or excitement; dull |
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| of or pertaining to an island, thus, excessively exclusive |
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| stubborn; immovable; unwilling to change |
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| prone to outbursts of temper, easily angered |
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| present or potential but not evident or active |
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| praiseworthy; commendable |
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| giant whale, therefore, something very large |
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| weighty, mournful, or gloomy, especially to an excessive degree |
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| malicious; evil; having or showing ill will |
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| incorrect name or word for something |
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| to make less forceful; to become more moderate; to make less harsh or undesirable |
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| hardened against influence or feeling; intractable. |
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| to prevent by anticipatory measures; to make unnecessary: |
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| to close or shut off; to obstruct |
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| a writing or speech in praise of a person or thing |
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| showing a narrow concern for rules or formal book learning; making an excessive display of one's own learning |
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| deliberately treacherous; dishonest |
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| easily or frequently annoyed, especially over trivial matters; childishly irritable |
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| not easily excited; cool; sluggish |
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| to calm or reduce anger by making concessions |
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| heavy; massive; awkward; dull |
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| concerned with facts; practical, as opposed to highly principled or traditional |
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| cliff with a vertical or nearly vertical face; a dangerous place from which one is likely to fall; metaphorically, a very risky circumstance |
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| to stray away from or evade the truth |
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| to conciliate; to appease |
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| cowardly, timid, or irreselute; petty |
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| inactivity; stillness; dormancy |
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| to make or become thin; to purify or refine |
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| the act of censuring, scolding, or rebuking. |
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| having a sharp or powerful intellect or discernment |
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| to satisfy fully or to excess |
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| having a gloomy or morose temperament |
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| diligent; persevering; persistent |
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| seemingly true but really false; deceptively convincing or attractive |
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| habitually untalkative or silent |
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| exercising moderation and self-denial; calm or mild |
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| ability to be easily managed or controlled |
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| beginner; person lacking experience in a specific endeavor |
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| empty; without contents; without ideas or intelligence |
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| great respect or reverence |
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| slow moving; highly resistant to flow |
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| craving or devouring large quantities of food, drink, or other things |
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| to hesitate or to tremble |
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| enthusiastic devotion to a cause, ideal, or goal |
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