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| having or showing excessive interest in sexual matters |
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| very careful to carry out one's duties correctly; very attentive to details of ceremony; precise |
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| a frequently visited place; haunt |
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| provide or supply as one's business |
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| showing a lack of determination or courage; timid |
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| generally supposed to be; reputed |
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| landing place for loading and unloading ships |
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| prone to complaining or grumbling; quarrelsome |
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| objection or criticism, esp. a trivial one |
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| essential part of (a speech, theory, etc.) |
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| witty or sarcastic remark |
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| traitor, esp. one who helps an enemy occupying his country |
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| minimum number of people who must be present at a meeting before it can proceed and its decisions etc. can be considered valid |
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| occurring or recurring daily; commonplace |
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| one who obtains money by an illegal enterprise usually involving intimidation |
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| person who tells stories skillfully and wittingly |
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| low, vulgar, base, tawdry |
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| rhythm characterized by strong syncopation in the melody, with a regularly accented accompaniment |
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| to revile or scold in harsh, insolent or abusive language |
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| having or displaying a slightly disreputable quality or appearance |
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| flourishing excessively; unrestrained |
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| an artificial reservoir for storing liquids |
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| defrock; dismiss from the priesthood |
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| conceal one's true motives, feelings or beliefs |
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| long or elaborate essay or discussion on a particular subject |
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enjoy oneself unrestrainedly; frolic
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| hold or express opinions that are at variance withthose previously, commonly or officially expressed |
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| lack in morals; licentious |
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| distracted or absentminded |
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| the action or process of selling off subsidiary business interests or investments |
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| seeking to impose a doctrine in all circumstances without regard to practical considerations |
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| comic verse composed in irregular rhythm |
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| remain motionless and quiet to escape detection |
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| inclined to lay down principles as being inconvertibly true |
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| the country that a person treats as their permanent home, or lives in and has substantial connection with |
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| a window that projects vertically from a sloping roof |
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| a collection of documents about a particular person, event or subject |
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| brave and persistent (often used humorously) |
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| unfashionable and without style in appearance |
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