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| a person who acts treacherously or underhandedly; a mean, sneaking coward |
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| shortness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack |
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| to corrupt by sensuality; seduce |
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| courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm, cheerful |
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| fall from a higher level of moral quality to a lower level |
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| dignified and socially acceptable |
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| misuse money held in trust |
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| provide money for something; pay for something |
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| no longer in existence or use |
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| to dissolve gradually and become liquid by absorption of moisture from the air |
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| a person, esp. an orator or political leader, who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions and prejudices of others |
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| deprive oneself of others' respect |
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| driven to behave irrationally due to anger, excitement, etc. |
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| of or relating to the common people; popular |
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| to make objection, esp. on the grounds of scruples; object |
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| person or type of animal or plant living or growing permanently in a place |
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| last part, esp. of a novel, play, etc. in which everything is settled or made clear |
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| to strip of all covering or surface layers |
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| to pronounce esp. publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
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| make morally bad; corrupt |
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| feel and express disapproval of |
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| damage caused by an attack, accident, etc. |
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| rob a place of something valuable |
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| going from one thing to another without a definite plan or purpose; unmethodical |
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| limited in range or scope; definite |
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| unfair criticism of something; slandering |
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| (of work, duties) be transferred or passed to somebody |
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| art of discovering and testing truths by discussion and logical argument |
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| light, very fine and almost transparent |
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| intended to teach or instruct |
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| lacking in self-confidence |
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| person with a high rank or position |
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| tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy |
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| one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge |
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| an ornamental attachment or decoration; doodad |
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| discontented and resentful, esp. against authority; rebellious |
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| showing insight and understanding |
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| to confuse and deject; disconcert |
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| to cause inconvenience to; trouble |
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| make someone feel uneasy or uncomfortable |
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| showing good judgment and perception |
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| moving from topic to topic without order; rambling |
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| to divest a soul, spirit, etc. of a body |
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| insincere, esp. in pretending that one knows less about something than one really does |
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| essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison |
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| a person who goes about in search of plunder; pirate, buccaneer |
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| weak; ineffective; irresponsible |
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| patient self-control; tolerance |
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| an establishment for producing casting in molten metal |
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| fervent; intense; zealous |
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| outdoor entertainment or sale, usually to raise money for a special purpose |
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| formal authorization, order or decree |
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| intentional obstruction, especially using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action |
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| too fussy about food, clothing, etc. |
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| occurring in short periods, not regularly and steadily |
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| a projecting edge of cloth used for decoration on clothing |
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| sheet of floating ice, usually on the sea |
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| the process, state or period of flowering |
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| elaborate and ornate; flowery |
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| to treat with disdain, scorn or contempt; scoff |
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| of, relating to, or living in a stream or river |
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| continuous change or succession of changes; unsettled state |
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| small, usually harmless defect of character |
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| to force something on someone |
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| having no ties; free to move about |
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| like a man who pays too much attention to his clothes |
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| sudden attack, esp. to obtain something |
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| politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; refrain |
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