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| to declare earnestly or solemnly; affirm positively; aver. |
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| in opposition to; contrary to. OR criss cross |
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| dark, gloomy, and cheerless. |
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| a didactic narrative; a moral fable. |
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| one of a pair of metal stands, usually of iron or brass, for holding logs in a fireplace. |
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| stiff in manner; unbending. OR gaunt |
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| to bring forward in argument or as evidence |
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| an earnest request; entreaty. |
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| associated with something by chance rather than as an integral part; extrinsic. |
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| Carrying inward to a central organ or section, as nerves that conduct impulses from the periphery of the body to the brain or spinal cord. n. |
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| inspiration; an impelling mental force acting from within. |
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| a mechanical or electrical instrument that makes repeated clicking sounds at an adjustable pace, used for marking rhythm, esp. in practicing music. |
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| ugly and unpleasant in disposition or temper |
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| a device consisting essentially of one or more hooks or clamps, for grasping or holding something; grapple; grappling iron. |
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| to hasten; speed; go in haste |
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| full of menacing or malign influences; pernicious |
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| to stop short and stubbornly refuse to go on. |
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| mild and refreshing; soft; soothing |
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| to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: |
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| a large woodwind instrument of low range, with a doubled tube and a curved metal crook to which a double reed is attached. |
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| intellectually or morally ignorant; unenlightened |
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| coarsely or vulgarly abusive language. |
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| a container or storage room for cigars or other preparations of tobacco |
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| an apartment in or a building connected with a church or a religious house, in which the sacred vessels, vestments, etc., are kept. |
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| indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; |
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| indifferent to moral restraints; given to immoral or improper conduct; licentious |
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| to set forth conspicuously or publicly; display; proclaim OR to adorn or embellish |
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| to be an omen of; portend |
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| a metal receptacle for holding live coals or other fuel, as for heating a room. |
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| a book containing all the daily psalms, hymns, prayers, lessons, etc., necessary for reciting the office. |
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| to stand or rise stiffly, like bristles. OR to become rigid with anger or irritation OR one of the short, stiff, coarse hairs of certain animals |
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| offensively self-assertive |
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| an artistic composition, esp. literary or dramatic, that, for the sake of laughter, vulgarizes lofty material or treats ordinary material with mock dignity. |
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| the high, thick-soled shoe worn by ancient Greek and Roman tragedians. |
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| a decorative covering for a horse or for the tack or harness of a horse; trappings. |
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| apt to notice and make much of trivial faults or defects; faultfinding; difficult to please |
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| a crimson or purplish-red color. |
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| a sculptured female figure used as a column. |
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| specious, deceptive, or oversubtle reasoning |
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| to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily |
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| a temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance |
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