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| something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, especially a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time |
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| a short account of a particular incident or event |
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| pertaining to a sense of the beautiful |
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| a person who speaks or writes in support or defense of a person, cause, etc. |
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| very skilled; proficient; expert |
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| uneasy or fearful about something that might happen |
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| offensive display of superiority or self-importance |
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| unmannered; crude; insensitive |
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| shortness of time or duration; briefness |
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| the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, especially through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music. |
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| strong or vehement expression of disapproval |
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| to quote (a passage, book, author, etc.), especially as an authority |
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| majority of opinion, agreement |
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| to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill |
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| going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial |
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| boldly resistant or challenging |
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| to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate |
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| to laugh at in scorn or contempt; scoff or jeer at; mock. |
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| to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle |
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| lack of similarity or equality; inequality; difference |
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| selecting or choosing from various sources |
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| worked out with great care and nicety of detail; executed with great minuteness |
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| having or exercising the power of fluent, forceful, and appropriate speech |
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| to provide clarification, explain |
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| to give a concrete form to; express, personify, or exemplify in concrete form |
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| fairness; just and right; fair; reasonable |
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| deviating from the usual or proper course in conduct or opinion; eccentric; queer |
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| pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct. |
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| worthy of imitation; commendable |
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| well-suited for the occasion, as an action, manner, or expression; apt; appropriate |
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| to promote the growth or development of; further; encourage |
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| emphasizing the importance of the whole and the interdependance parts, as opposed to the separation into parts. |
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| a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual |
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| incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible |
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| given to or characterized by excessive or immoderate indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
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| deficient in veneration or respect |
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| to feel or express sorrow or regret for |
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| containing or expressing praise |
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| easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible |
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| generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness |
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| to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision |
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| common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative, pertaining to this world |
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| having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous. |
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| extremely wicked or villainous |
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| a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time |
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| a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes. |
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| firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty. |
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| an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance. |
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| the tendency to see, anticipate, or emphasize only bad or undesirable outcomes, results, conditions, problems |
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| of or pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations |
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| commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative |
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| to suppress; put an end to; extinguish |
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| to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge |
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| used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect |
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| cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident |
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| gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted |
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| to engage in thought or reflection; meditate |
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| being more than is sufficient or required; excessive |
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| holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold |
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| to regard or treat with reverence; revere |
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| to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like |
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| ardently active, devoted, or diligent; full of, characterized by, or due to zeal. |
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