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| briefness or consciousness in words or writing |
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| using few words in speaking or writing |
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| using few words in speech |
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| brief and full meaning and substance; concise. (Short statement with lots of meaning) |
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| not talking much, reserved |
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| clearly and briefly stated; concise |
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| silent sparing of words; close mouthed |
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| using only the words that are needed to make the point; very concise, sometimes to the point of rudeness |
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| using language in a pompous, showy way; speaking to impress others |
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| speaking in circles; round about speech |
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| pertaining to the common everyday speech; conversational |
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| spread out, not concise; wordy |
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| to wander off from the subject or topic being spoken about |
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| artful ease with speaking;speech that can influence people's feelings. |
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| using big and fancy words when speaking for the purpose of impressing others. |
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| very talkative; liking to talk; garrulous |
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| to speak on and on in a senseless and silly manner; to talk foolishly |
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| to talk on and on pointlessly, without clear direction |
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| to talk very loudly, even wildly; rave |
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| relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect; insincere in expression |
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| talking a great deal ease; glib |
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| overbearing; proud; haughty |
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| one who boast a great deal |
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| self-satisfied; smug (almost lazy) |
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| lacking respect; scornful |
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| full of bitter scorn and pride; aloof |
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| excessively self-absorbed; very conceited |
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| having great pride in oneself and dislike for others |
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| boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior. |
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| having to do with extreme self-adoration and a feeling of superiority to everyone |
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| having to do with showing off; pretentious |
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| too bold or forward, over-stepping proper bounds |
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| claiming or pretending increased importance; ostentatious; affectedly grand |
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| dull or stale because of overuse; trite; hackneyed |
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| an idea or expression that is stale due to overuse |
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| unoriginal; taken from something already existing |
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| made commonplace by overuse; trite;hack one who copies or imitates the work of others |
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| lacking flavor or taste; unexciting; boring |
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| lacking vitality, energy, or brightness; boring |
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| quality of being dull; obvious remark uttered as if it were original. |
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| unoriginal and stale due to overuse |
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| lacking freshness and zest; flat; stale |
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| to lessen fear; to calm; to relieve pain |
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| to lessen pain or discomfort |
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| to make better; to lessen pain difficulty or tension |
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| to make tranquil or quiet, especially by giving into another demands, to pacify |
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| to alleviate; to lessen pain or conflict; pacify |
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| to win a person over through special considerations or persuasive methods; reconcile |
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| to act as a go-between in settling conflicts or disputes between people or opposite sides |
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| to make or become less severe; to lessen pain or damage |
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| to pacify, soothe, or appease |
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| to calm. to make peaceful, restore to a tranquil state |
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| to pacify, subdue, to quiet down, |
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| easy to talk to, easy to approach, friendly, kind, amiable |
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| showing goodwill, peacable |
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| compatible, having kindred needs or tastes, sympathetic |
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| sociable, outgoing in a festive way, especially when pertaining to eating and drinking, fond of good company |
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| warm and friendly, amiable |
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| liking to be with people, joke around with them and have fun. |
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| lightheartedness, gaiety, carefree disposition, particularly when not appropriate |
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| of a quarrelsome nature, eager to fight |
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| taking part in war or fighting, ready to fight |
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| bad-tempered or irritable, quarrelsome |
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| made for the sake of quarreling, quibbling |
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| likely to dispute or argue |
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| inclined to argue or debate |
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| one who takes advantage of another, exploits or feeds on another, a strong adversary or rival |
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| eager to fight, belligerent |
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| showing an unselfish concern for other |
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| giving freely and easily to others, charitable, kind |
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| generous in giving to others or in spending money |
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| generous in overlooking insult or injury by others, rising above petiness |
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| showing desire to help others by giving gifts, charitable, humane |
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| to spend money, or time, in a wasteful uncaring fashion |
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| having great economy, showing self control when it comes to forgoing luxuries and frills, stern in manner or appearance |
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| greedy for self gain, thinking only on money making |
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| careful with how money is spent, thrifty |
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| overly thrifty or miserly |
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| stingy, relating to great poverty, destitution |
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| showing care with how money and resources are spent or used |
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| great trouble or difficulty |
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| hidden, hard to understand, mysterious, or obscure |
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| failure or breakdown, a collapse that is often nonsensical |
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| riddle or mystery, puzzling or baffling matter or person |
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| a maze from which it is very hard get free from |
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| dangerous or risky, uncertain |
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| difficult or troubling situation, a swampy ground, a bog, mire |
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| a dilemma, confusing or puzzling situation |
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| great unrest, turmoil, disorder |
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| turbulent scenario or situation, tumult |
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| causing ruin, harmful, pernicious |
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| harmful to one's health or overall welfare, pernicious |
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| dishonest or deceptive, tricky |
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| showing lack of fairness, wicked, vicious |
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| intending to hurt or harm another, spiteful |
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| loathsome, evil, revolting in a disgusting way |
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| pertaining to an evil omen, foreboding |
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| very destructive or harmful, usually in a inconspicuous and relentless way |
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| deeply hateful or spiteful, malicious |
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| extremely poisonous, deadly, deadly, full of spiteful hatred |
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| to rebuke or scold in a harsh tone. |
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| to find fault, to be critical |
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| to scold or punish severely. |
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| to punish or scold harshly. |
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| to ridicule or make fun of; to scoff at |
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| to oppose or attack someone or something as false or refutable |
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| to snub; to bluntly refuse. |
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| to reprimand or scold sharply. |
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| to speak in a disapproving manner; to scold. |
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| to chide; to scold bitterly. |
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| uninterested, showing no concern; emotionally removed or distant. |
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| showing no caring, indifferent, no caring interest, or concern |
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| apathetic; showing little or no concern or care |
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| lacking interest in something, usually because of illness, fatigue, or general sadness; spiritless. |
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| casual and indifferent; not showing any great concern or worry about anything. |
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| hard to excited or emotional, calm; slow moving. |
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| emotionally distant and disinterested, aloof; uninvolved; distant far away. |
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| lacking emotion or not showing any emotion |
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| lazy; not wanting to do any work |
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| a week or lifeless feeling. |
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| a tired feeling, usually resulting from depression or too much work. |
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| having little or no energy |
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| here having to do with sitting around a lot |
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| lacking movement or energy |
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| lacking energy, relating to inactivity; feeling sluggish |
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| gaining the favor of another by acting overly kind or by using flattery. |
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| Obeying or performing a service for someone in an overly attentive manner |
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| slave-like; very humble and submissive. |
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| Slave-like; overly humble; involving very hard work. |
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| voluntarily obeying another; humble |
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| inferior; lower in rank or status |
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| a self-server who tries to gain the favor of others through the use of flattery or by being overattentive |
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| full of passion and emotion. |
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| filled with a bubbly excitement, as if boiling over with excitement |
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| full of uplifted spirit; vivacious |
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| overflowing with vitality and good spirits. |
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| full of great enthusiasm or devotion |
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| filled with passion or intensity. |
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| filled with passionate emotion |
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| filled with enthusiasm; fervent |
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| unwilling to bend unyielding. |
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| strongly opinionated; rigid; dictatorial |
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| strongly opinionated; narrow-mindedly stubborn |
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| resistant to persuasion or softening stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing. |
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| stubborn, disobedient, defiant |
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| the quality of sound, pertaining to how it is heard based on the quality and structure of the room. |
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| lack of harmony, loud and unpleasant noise; a racket |
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| on going loud sound; noise |
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| lacking harmony or agreement |
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| sweet and smooth sounding. |
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| coarse sounding; loud and unruly. |
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| loud and noisy regarding one's own voice, especially shouting; demandingly clamorous |
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| to express strong approval or praise; |
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| an award given as a sign of presentation appreciation or respect |
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| to praise or flattery too greatly; fawn over |
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| to value highly; to have great regard for |
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| to praise, as in eulogy; to say good things about |
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| to praise or glorify; to lift up in status, dignity, or power |
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| to praise a person or event in a formal speech or in writing; to praise highly. |
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| o regard highly with love and respect |
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| to feel or show deep respect for, especially due toe age or tradition |
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| abundant; plentiful; enough or more than enough. |
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| abundant; much; plentiful |
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| abundant; more than enough |
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| abundant; producing a great deal; fertile |
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| overabundant; more than is needed unnecessary. |
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| holding back from eating or drinking too much |
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| relating to food and nourishment |
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| having to do with cooking, preparing meals. |
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| Very, very thin due to back of adequate food. |
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| having to do with relishing the pleasure of eating and drinking. |
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| one who overindulges in food and drink. |
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| pleasing to the taste buds |
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| greedy; gluttonous; ravenous; insatiable |
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| careful and cautious before acting. |
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| relating to doing what one knows is rite; scrupulous |
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| requiring a great deal of care or effort; painstaking |
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| showing great care and honestly, based on personal belief of what is rite and proper. |
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| lasting for only a short time; temporary |
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| very, very old; antiquated. |
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| very old and no longer in ease; obsolete |
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| old; from a a much earl year time; antiquated. |
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| a custom or object that have been around for a very, very long time |
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| done or made in a secret stealthy way. |
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| a person who refrains from indulging in earthly pleasures |
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| a fraud; a quack or imposter. |
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| a person who lives for pleasure. |
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| A skillful public speaker. |
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| a highly skilled performer; usually a musical performer. |
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| not necessary; not an essential part; not relevant |
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| not having substance, a sense of importance, or seriousness; silly; trivial, trifling. |
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| not relating to to the matter at hand. |
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| able to judge people and Situations clearly. |
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| wise due to much reading and studying; scholarly. |
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| having to do with artistic beauty |
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| a person who refrains from indulging in earthly pleasures |
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| without a belief in any god |
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| hard to understand; up clear; open to more than one interpretation |
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| having con flicking feelings or opinions about something; unsure. |
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| to recover from an illness. |
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| a false opinion or belief |
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| an indirect reference, often to a character or theme found in some work of literature |
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| poor, impoverished, or needy |
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| hard to understand; abstract |
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| stupid; not clear or precise |
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| something that relieves or prevents; a remedy that counteracts the effects of poison |
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| frankness, honestly, sincerity |
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| believing that all others are motivated by self-interest |
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| very attentive to detail; fussy; meticulous |
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| to hinder; to prevent something from happening |
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| healthy and strong; robust |
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| of the same kind; alike; uniform |
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| holding firmly to values, such as honesty and completeness |
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| very high, towering, grand or noble |
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| to make fun or; to imitate |
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| a person who seeks self-gain, even at the expense of others, without regard to values or oral principles |
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| nearness in time, location, relation |
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| harshness, severity; strict adherence to standards |
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| to wet or soak completely; to totally fill up |
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| to read or look at very closely and carefully |
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| to be better than; to excel |
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| to grow strong; to flourish |
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| to slander or defame someone's name or reputation |
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| an enclosed space for birds |
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| serving to complete another |
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| a difference or inconsistency |
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| taken from many different sources |
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| a portion of a text or musical piece that is taken, or extracted, from the whole |
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| very cold or very slow moving |
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| nimble and flexible; agile; supple |
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| someone who dislikes all people |
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| an unseen danger, risk, or drawback |
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| period of inactivity; a lull; a reprieve |
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| false; counterfeit; lacking logic; specious |
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| to turn to vapor; foam; or mist |
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| social poise, composure, skill in challenging situations |
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| a true or wise saying, a maxim |
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| changeable; fickle; volatile; mercurial |
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| arrogant; showing a lack of respect toward someone or something |
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| a feeling of remorse for doing something wrong; regret; or shame |
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| lacking confidence in oneself; inclined to be shy |
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| one who dabbles in the arts and sciences but is an expert in neither. |
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| pertaining to equal political, social, and economical rights for mankind |
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| one who challenges societal and religious tradition |
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| of or relating to strange or odd habits that are particular to the individual |
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| a rebel; one who revolts against a government or political party; maverick; rebellious |
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| unable to be argued against |
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| a feeling of sadness and gloominess |
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| pertaining to imitation or mimicry, biological or otherwise |
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| able to be touched or felt; tangible; material |
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| showy in one's learning; overly instructive |
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| an indirect reference, often to a character or theme found in some work of literature |
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| a short autobiographical account or snippet from someone's past, usually humorous |
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| an emotional cleansing or release of tensions, fears, or pity |
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| a more pleasant word or phrase that replaces another that is too direct, distasteful, or offensive |
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| an exaggeration used to create an effect |
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| an unexpected outcome or unanticipated twist of events presented in literature and in life |
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| a figurative device in which a direct comparison is made, without using like or as |
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| contradictory terms,appearing side by side, used for rhetorical effect |
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| a brief story, told or written in order to teach readers how to live and treat others |
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| a work that imitates the style of another literary work; may be mocking or amusing; short, humorous parodies can be called spoofs |
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| a quality of a piece of writing that evokes pity, sympathy, or some other strong emotional response in the reader |
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| writing that is not poetry or rhyming verses (ex play,novel,essay) |
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| a literary work, often humorous, intended to ridicule public figures, behaviors, or political situations presented or alluded to in the work |
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| a brief descriptive passage in writing |
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