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| the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god |
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| a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons |
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| satisfaction or reparation for a wrong or injury; amends |
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| something, as an action or speech, that tends to flatter, coax, entice, etc |
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| a printed line accompanying a news story, article, or the like, giving the author's name |
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| to place in the canon of saints |
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| an elementary book containing a summary of the principles of the Christian religion |
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| strong or vehement expression of disapproval |
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| a person who pretends or claims to have more knowledge or skill than he or she possesses |
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| characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, esp. for purposes of subversion or deception |
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| the quality of being mild or merciful in disposition or character |
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| convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation |
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| a secret agreement, esp. for fraudulent or treacherous purposes |
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| to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for |
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| tending to overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate |
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| compulsory enrollment of persons for military or naval service |
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n: appearance
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adj. cowardly
noun. a coward |
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| willing to believe or trust too readily |
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| any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity |
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| going rapidly over something, without noticing details |
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| unpleasantly moist or humid |
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| characterized by dignified propriety in conduct |
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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 the people |
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| received or obtained from a source or origin |
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| to see (something unclear or distant) by looking carefully |
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| rock in small particles or other material worn or broken away from a mass |
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| lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness |
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| a person who holds a high rank or office, as in the government or church |
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| tending to delay or procrastinate |
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| to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect |
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| lack of similarity or equality |
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| to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of |
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| the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements |
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| an act of deterring by advice or persuasion |
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| easily managed or handled |
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| a person who tries to apply some doctrine or theory without sufficient regard for practical considerations |
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| menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work |
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| unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve |
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| the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation |
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| marked by abnormal thinness caused by lack of nutrition or by disease |
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| to appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as money or property entrusted to one's care |
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| profit, salary, or fees from office or employment |
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| the act of making something into a law |
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| a formal expression of high praise |
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| to advance beyond proper, established, or usual limits |
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| something burdensome, useless, or superfluous |
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| to lead on by exciting hope or desire |
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| to place in a position of strength |
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| fond of or adapted to luxury or indulgence in sensual pleasures |
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| to turn away in feeling or affection |
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| to urge, advise, or caution earnestly |
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| to clear, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame |
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| likely to change, esp. due to caprice, irresolution, or instability |
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| shockingly noticeable or evident |
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| good breeding or refinement |
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| made commonplace or trite |
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| having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering |
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| to surround and confine as if with a hedge; restrict |
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| a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification |
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| a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc |
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| a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual |
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| a position or situation from which there is no escape |
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| having little or no money |
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| absolutely trustworthy or sure |
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| the part of an artless, innocent, unworldly girl or young woman, esp. as represented on the stage |
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| adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable |
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| intended to entrap or beguile |
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| stealthily treacherous or deceitful |
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| of, pertaining to, or belonging as a part of the whole |
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| a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land |
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| containing or expressing praise |
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| a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained |
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| the text or words of an opera or similar extended musical composition |
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| lacking physical or mental energy or vitality |
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| avoiding the use of direct and plain language, as from timidity, excessive delicacy, or hypocrisy |
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| the quality of being mendacious; untruthfulness |
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| to have a substantial effect |
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| a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money |
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| exhibiting great diversity of elements |
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| to irritate, annoy, or provoke |
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| unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings |
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| the state of being neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping |
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| characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference |
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| unusual or extreme paleness, as from fear, ill health, or death |
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| characterized by extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess |
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| a very minor or slight sin or offense; a trifling fault |
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| feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed to atonement and amendment |
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| extremely stingy; parsimonious |
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| walking or traveling about |
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| causing insidious harm or ruin |
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| having keen mental perception and understanding |
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| a direct vote of the qualified voters of a state in regard to some important public question |
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| succeeding or future generations collectively |
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| a commandment or direction given as a rule of action or conduct |
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| to make oneself appear striking or smart in dress or appearance |
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| integrity and uprightness |
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| a person who has changed from one opinion, religious belief, sect, or the like, to another |
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| an establishment or reestablishment of harmonious relations |
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| a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person |
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| a place where a sea, river, or other body of water is shallow |
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| a length of yarn or thread wound on a reel or swift preparatory for use in manufacturing |
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| a mean, niggardly person; miser |
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| to weep or cry with sniffling |
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| morally ignoble or base; vile |
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| a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully |
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| irritable; peevish; spiteful |
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| to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully |
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| a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite |
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| to laugh in a restrained, self-conscious, or affected way, as from nervousness or in ill-suppressed amusement |
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| the quality or state of going beyond ordinary limits |
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| lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition |
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| an appointment to meet at a certain time and place |
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| not clear or transparent because of stirred-up sediment or the like |
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| being beyond what is seen or avowed |
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| an ointment or salve, usually liquid or semiliquid, for application to wounds, sores |
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| having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities |
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