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| n. doubter; persona who suspends judgment until having examined the evidence supporting a point of view |
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| n. colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism |
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| v. establish by evidence; verify; support |
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| n. violation of a law; sin |
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| n. aggressiveness; ferocity |
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| adj. changeable, explosive, evaporating rapidly |
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| adj. changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly |
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| adj. justified; authorized |
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| v. to vacillate irresolutely between choice |
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| n. turmoil; bewildering jumble |
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| n. fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal |
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| adj. fretful; whining; habitually complaining |
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| adj. fretful; whining; habitually complaining |
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