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| Outmoded device used for calculating basic arithmetic |
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| To lower in rank or esteem |
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| A gradual increase in size by external addition |
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| A solid mixture of two or more metals; a mixture; something |
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| that lowers value or purity |
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| "Responsive to advice, authority or suggestion" |
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| Lacking definite form; shapeless |
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| Anxiety or apprehension often accompanied by depression |
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| "Deviating from the usual or common order, form or rule" |
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| Strong feelings of aversion |
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| "With reference to, speaking of" |
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| An ideal example of a type; a quintessence or prototype |
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| To attack (with violent blows) |
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| "To cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe, as excitement," |
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| Harsh or severe in nature; sharp and penetrating |
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| "Amends, reparation, or expiation made for a wrong or injury." |
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| To bring into a harmonious relationship |
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| Attended by favorable circumstances |
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| Severe or stern in character; bare or simple; somber or grave |
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| An artificial obstruction built in a waterway; a wall of artillery fire |
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| To assail verbally; to discuss repeatedly or at excessive length |
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| To rebuke or scold at length |
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| To confuse or befuddle; to disorient |
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| To support or prop up; to buoy |
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| Rude; possessed of little refinement |
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| To keep afloat; to uplift; a float |
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| Characterized by or subject to whim |
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| Carefree and nonchalant; dismissive in an offhand manner |
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| A captain of one hundred infantry in the ancient Roman army |
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| "Kept or done in secret, often to conceal an illegal purpose" |
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| To think carefully about; to ponder |
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| Parallel or accompanying; secondary or subordinate; property acceptable as security for a loan |
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| To act together to achieve a deceitful purpose; to conspire |
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| The inclination to comply willingly with the wishes of others |
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| To overcome distrust or animosity; to appease |
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| The flowing together of two or more streams |
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| An idea or meaning associated with a word or thing |
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| A state of paralyzing dismay |
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| To make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing |
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| A difficult or insoluble problem; a dilemma |
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| "The horn of plenty, symbolizing prosperity and abundance" |
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| To put in some relation of connection or correspondence |
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| To strengthen or support with other evidence |
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| The appearance or expression of a face |
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| Reserved; flirtatiously shy or modest |
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| To pick out from others or select; to gather or collect |
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| Deserving of blame; at fault |
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| An ill-tempered person full of resentment and stubborn notions |
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| The course of study offered by an institution |
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| To put off or postpone; to commit or entrust to another |
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| "A bitter, abusive denunciation" |
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| To decay or fall into a state of disrepair |
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| To free from misconception |
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| To frustrate by throwing into disorder |
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| "Beyond consolation; very sad, cheerless" |
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| "Conversation, speech or writing" |
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| Not straightforward; crafty |
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| An act of divesting; the sale or liquidation of an asset |
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| To make known (esp. a secret) |
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| A person regarded as stupid |
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| To show excessive love or fondness |
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| To speak with lengthened vowels; the speech or manner of one who drawls |
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| To deceive an unwary person; one who has been deceived |
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| Anything made of clay and baked in a kiln or dried in the sun |
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| A current moving in a circular motion or against the main current |
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| Enthusiastic vigor and liveliness; distinctive style or flair |
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| Derived from observation or experiment; verifiable |
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| "A heavy, burdensome load" |
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| To swallow or overwhelm by overflowing or enclosing |
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| To pronounce carefully; to articulate |
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| Living or lasting for a brief time |
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| A representation or example of a class of type |
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| To avoid making an explicit statement |
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| "Straying from the proper course or standards; roving, esp. in search of adventure" |
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| Fully and clearly expressed |
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| To release from an entanglement; to disentangle |
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| Agreeably suited; happy or fortunate |
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| "To undergo fermentation, a process by which yeast converts sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol; to excite, agitate or seethe" |
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| To wince involuntarily; to recoil or shrink |
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| To make or become nervous or upset |
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| Feed for livestock; raw material |
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| A personal weakness or failing |
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| "A noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; a brawl" |
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| To mix up or distort so as to make incomprehensible |
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| To gather and store; to amass |
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| To collect bit by bit (esp. information or understanding) |
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| To prod our urge as if with a pointed stick; a prod |
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| A connoisseur of fine food and drink |
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| Devastation; disorder or chaos |
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| Consisting of dissimilar elements or parts |
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| Uniform in composition or structure |
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| "The act of professing beliefs, feelings or virtues which one does not practice" |
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| Marked by shame or disgrace; shameful |
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| Without spot or blemish; impeccably clean |
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| The quality or state of lacking reverence or piety |
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| Incapable of being pacified or pleased |
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| To show or prove to be involved in or concerned |
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| Implied; not expressly stated |
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| Beginning to exist or to appear |
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| To cut into with a sharp instrument; to engrave |
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| To yield to or gratify the desires or whims of |
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| Difficult to fathom or understand |
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| Open revolt against a civil authority |
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| To distribute among other things at intervals |
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| Lacking in resolution; indecisive |
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| Impossible to retract or revoke |
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| Present or potential but not evident or active; hidden or dormant |
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| An embankment raised to prevent a river from overflowing |
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| Lightness of manner; frivolity |
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| A dictionary; a vocabulary |
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| To cause to sleep or rest; a relatively calm interval of time |
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| "An object, such as a celestial body, that gives off light; a star" |
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| A crafty scheme for the accomplishment of a sinister end |
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| "Capable of being shaped, influenced or controlled; pliant" |
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| Clearly apparent; to appear clearly |
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| To set free from slavery; to emancipate |
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| A small-scale representation of (or analogy to) a larger system |
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| "Of medium size, position or quality" |
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| To cut or shop into small pieces; to walk with small steps; to speak in roundabout way so as to avoid being direct |
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| Gladness and gaiety (oft. expressed as laughter) |
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| A name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or thing |
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| One who hates or mistrusts women |
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| "A small, moderate or token amount" |
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| innumerable; a vast number |
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| Seeming to be coolly unconcerned or indifferent |
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| Out of fashion or practice; obsolete |
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| A definite liking; a strong inclination |
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| Feeling or expressing remorse for oneÕs sins or misdeeds |
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| To provoke or arouse (esp. resentment or interest) |
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| Characteristic of commoners; unrefined or coarse in manner |
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| Having great weight; lacking grace; bored and dull |
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| To serve as an omen or a warning of |
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| Dangerously lacking in security or stability |
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| "To be of or have greater quantity, power or importance" |
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| "Superiority in weight, force, importance or influence" |
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| A natural inclination or propensity |
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| Marked by contempt or irreverence for what is sacred |
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| Lying with the front or face downward; having a tendency to |
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| Unsophisticated or rural; narrow and self-centered |
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| A heap of combustibles arranged for burning a dead body |
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| The lowest or coarsest class of people; a mob |
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| "Bitter, long-lasting resentment" |
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| To make thin or less dense; to become thin or less dense |
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| Rough-sounding and harsh; boisterous and disorderly |
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| A mutual exchange of favors or privileges |
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| One who withdraws from the world to live in seclusion |
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| To provide with great entertainment; a choice food or delicacy |
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| The ability to recover quickly |
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| Jutting out; strikingly conspicuous |
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| To perceive by taste or smell; to enjoy or relish |
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| The sheath of a sword or dagger |
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| A separation into factions |
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| "Comfort in grief, trouble, or calamity" |
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| Exhibiting great immaturity and lack of judgment |
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| "Filthy, dirty or foul (oft. morally)" |
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| A mark or token of infamy or disgrace |
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| Cheap or unwilling to spend money |
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| To serve a writ summoning a person to give legal testimony; such a writ |
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| To support with evidence; to verify; to make or form a solid mass |
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| Long and thin; slender or slight |
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| To pass beyond the limits of; to be greater than |
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| Remaining in one place only a brief time; one that does so |
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| Existing for a short time only |
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| "Permitting light through, but with some diffusion; clear" |
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| An exaggerated or grotesque imitation; to parody or ridicule |
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| "To walk in a laborious, heavy-footed way; to plod" |
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| A state of extreme confusion or agitation; tumult |
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| The act of training or the state of being under instruction |
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| To subvert in an underhand way |
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| Empty; lacking intelligence; devoid of expression |
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| Marked by great personal bravery; valiant |
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| To beat or conquer in battle; to subdue |
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| To sell (oft. by peddling) |
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| "Strong, energetic and active in body or mind; robust" |
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| Disposed to seeking revenge; spiteful |
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| One who advocated or tries to stir up war |
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| To move or twist from pain or embarrassment |
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