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| departing from the accepted standard |
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| showing great care or perserverance |
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| to make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense |
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| severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearence |
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| enduring pain or hardship without showing feelings or complaining |
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| to state or assert to be the case |
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| something lacking originality so as to be obvious or boring |
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| to fail to fulfill or justify an expectation or claim |
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| high sounding language with little meaning, used to impress people |
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| to polish by rubbing. to enhance or perfect (something that requires skill. |
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| a support, not necessarily in reference to architecture |
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| a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds |
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| able to burn or corrode by chemical action. sarcastic in a scathing or bitter way |
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| use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose |
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| to change from a solid to semisolid state. |
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| in music, a concluding passage of a piece of movement |
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| corresponding in size or degree |
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| a collection of concise but detailed information on a particular subject. a collection of things systematically gathered. |
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| willing to please others, obliging, agreeable. |
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| showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements. |
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| feeling or expressing remorse or guilt |
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| contemptibly lacking in courage, cowardly. |
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| to make someone feel intimidated or apprehensive |
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| to criticize unfairly, disparage |
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| to remove moisture from something to preserve it. lacking interest, passion, or energy. |
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| lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm. |
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| modest or shy because of a lack of self confidence |
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| lament for the dead. a mournful song |
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| to persuade (someone) that an idea or belief is mistaken. |
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| to regard as being of little worth |
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| to spread or disperse widely |
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| lack of harmony (usually but not necessarily between musical notes) |
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| to cause something to swell by stretching it from inside |
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| to extract the essential meaning or most important aspects of. it's a figurative reference to the usual form of distilling. |
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| to extract the essential meaning or most important aspects of. it's a figurative reference to the usual form of distilling. |
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| to deprive of power, rights, or possessions |
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| cheerful and full of energy. boiling or agitated as if boiling. |
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| insolent or impertinent behavior. |
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| showing a rude or arrogant lack of respect |
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| pleasantly graceful or stylish in appearance or manner. |
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| concerned with verifiable observation rather than theory or logic. |
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| (of a disease or condition) regularly found among a particular people or certain area |
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| to cause someone to feel drained of vitality or energy |
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| lasting for a very short time |
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| mental calmness, composure, esp. in a difficult situation |
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| use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself. |
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| leaving no doubt, unambiguous |
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| having or showing great knowledge or learning |
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| to show that someone is not guilty of wrongdoing |
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| extend the application of (something) to an unknown situation assuming that existing trends will continue or similar methods will be applicable |
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| young deer in its first year. |
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| trying to please by behaving obsequiously, flattering, or cringing. |
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| obedient and attentive to an excessive or servile degree |
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| well chosen or suited to the circumstances |
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| to openly disregard a convention or rule. to mock or scoff |
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| to prevent or obstruct an event or action by taking action ahead of time |
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| extremely talkative, esp. on trivial matters |
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| a spiked stick used for driving cattle. a thing that stimulates (or annoys) someone into action. |
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| devoid of guile. innocent and without deception |
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| sly or cunning intelligence |
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| noun: a lengthy or agressive speech. verb: to lecture at length in an agressive or critical manner |
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| not feeling or showing emotion |
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| just begun and not fully formed. anticipating a further criminal act |
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| not in harmony with the surroundings |
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| state of being poor, needy |
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| wanting to avoid activity or exertion, lazy |
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| not candid or sincere, by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does |
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| lacking contact or knowledge of other cultures or ideas |
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| hard to control or deal with. stubborn |
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| unwilling to change one's views or to agree about something |
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| accustomed to something, especially something unpleasant |
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| insulting, abusive, or highly critical language |
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| easily made angry. characterized by or arising from anger |
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| a state of physical or mental weariness |
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| not having any serious purpose or value |
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| very generous or forgiving, esp. towards a rival or someone less powerful than oneself |
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| to exaggerate or feign illness in order to escape duty or work |
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| not telling the truth, lying |
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| to appease the anger or anxiety of someone |
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| a person who is new to a subject, skill or belief. n00b. |
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| stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action |
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| obedient and attentive to an excessive or servile degree |
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| remove a need or difficulty |
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| stop, close, or obstruct. |
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| assertive of authority in an annoyingly domineering way, esp. with regard to trivial matters |
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| a task or duty that requires an excessively burdensome amount of effort |
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| harsh criticism or censure |
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| characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice |
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| a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality |
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| the presence of something in only small or insufficient amounts. scarcity |
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| excessively concerned with minor concerns and details or with displaying academic learning |
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| of or relating to teaching |
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| extreme poverty, destitution |
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| deceitful and untrustworthy |
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| having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition |
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| a remark or statement, esp. one with moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful |
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| rash; premature; hasty; sudden. |
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| speak or act in an evasive way |
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| the quality of having strong moral principles, honesty and decency |
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| to regain the good favor of someone by doing something that pleases them |
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| in a state or period of inactivity or dormancy |
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| containing less oxygen than usual. esoterically distant from the lives and concerns of ordinary people |
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| difficult to understand, obscure |
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| a person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency |
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| not revealing one's thoughts readily |
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| a person celebrated for wisdom |
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| tending to induce drowsiness or sleep |
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| superficially plausible.. but actually wrong. |
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| to supply an ungenerous or inadequate amount of. to be economical or frugal about spending for something. |
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| calm, dependable, showing little emotion or animation |
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| marked with parallell bands; grooved |
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| a rod or bar forming a part of a framework to resist compression |
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| a state of physical or mental inactivity, lethargy. |
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| full of twists and turns. excessively lengthy and complex |
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| constituting a tort (law) |
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| easy to control or influence |
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| eager or quick to argue or fight, aggressively defiant |
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| alternate or waver between different opinions or actions. be indecisive |
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| to regard with great respect, revere |
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| speaking or representing the truth |
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| having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid |
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| (v) move in a turbulent fashion. (n) a large number of items in a jumbled order |
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| daring and fearless; recklessly bold |
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| following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards |
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| dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy |
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| urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention |
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| improvised; done without preparation |
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| to loudly attack or denounce |
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| coming into being; in early developmental stages |
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| vague, cloudy; lacking clearly defined form |
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| lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression |
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| a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving |
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| intentional breach of faith; treachery (adj form: perfidious) |
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| cursory; done without care or interest |
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| acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (Noun: perspicacity) |
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| to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner |
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| acting with excessive haste or impulse |
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| a disposition in favor of something; preference |
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| foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring (adj form: prescient) |
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| concerned and attentive; eager |
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| characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul |
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| to stun, baffle, or amaze |
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| a force that causes rotation |
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| extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic |
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| greed, esp. for wealth (adj form: avaricious) |
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| rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants |
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| an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature |
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| a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change |
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| appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing |
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| intended to teach or instruct |
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| cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions |
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| free of bias or self-interest; impartial |
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| soothing, esp. to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying; an agent that softens or smoothes the skin |
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| mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand |
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| to deliver a pompous speech or tirade; a long, pompous speech |
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| lacking funds; without money |
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| beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
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| unmoving; lethargic; sluggish |
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| to obtain by deception or flattery |
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| impenetrable by light; not reflecting light |
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| penny pinching; excessively thrifty; |
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| extremely harmful; potentially causing death |
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| to dress up; to groom with elaborate care |
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| abundant in size, force or extent; extraordinary |
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| producing large volumes or amounts; productive |
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| awe-inspiring; worthy of honor |
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| authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance |
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| a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision |
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| sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect |
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| lethargic; sluggish; dormant |
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| sophisticated; refined; elegant |
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| keen, accurate judgment or insight |
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| pompous; grandiloquent (noun: bombast) |
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| to disguise or conceal; to mislead |
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| departing from norms or conventions |
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| tending to dissapear like vapor; vanishing |
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| relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter |
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| pompous speech or expression |
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| rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage |
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| the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others |
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| given to intense or excessive devotion to something |
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| marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness |
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| not capable of beaing appeased or significantly changed |
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| immunity from punishment or penalty |
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| unfortunate; inappropriate |
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| without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland |
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| unyielding; hardhearted; intractable |
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| to yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor |
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| the essential or central part |
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| a superficial remark, esp. one offered as meaningful |
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| controversial; argumentative |
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| recklessly wasteful; extravagent; profuse; lavish |
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| questions; inquiries; doubts in the mind; reservations |
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| prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish |
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| characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment |
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| obstinately defient of authority; difficult to manage |
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| to refuse to have anything to do with; disown |
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| the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion |
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| able to meet financial obliigations; able to dissolve another substance |
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| lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit |
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| an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess |
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| fleeting; passing quickly; brief |
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| having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting |
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| to increase in intensity, power, influence or prestige |
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| a medieval science aimed as the transmutation of metals into gold |
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| agreeable; responsive to suggestion |
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| having a tightening effect on tissue; harsh; severe |
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| sharing a border; touching; adjacent |
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| tending to believe too readily, gulliable |
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| polite or appropraite conduct or behavior |
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| scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment |
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| one with amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge |
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| marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial |
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| characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood |
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| stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising |
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| practical rather than idealistic |
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| a natural predisposition or inclination |
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| excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant |
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| dull; lacking in spirit or imagination |
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| foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals |
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| occurring or recurring daily; commonplace |
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| to make or become thin, less dense, to refine |
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| radiant, shiny, brilliant |
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| to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise |
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| diligent, persistent, hard-working |
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| one who spends money wastefully |
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| to publicly praise or promote |
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| sharply perceptive, keen, penetrating |
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| genuine, not false or hypocritical |
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| indefensible, not viable, ininhabitable |
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| multicolored, characterized by a variety of patches of different color |
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| annoyance, irritation (verb: vex) |
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| to use harsh, condemnatory language, to abuse or censure severely, berate |
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| readily changing to a vapor, changeable, fickle, explosive |
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