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| to support an idea or a statement; to attest to the truth of; to confirm |
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| a departure from the usual course; a deviation; an abnormal development |
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| extremely demanding or difficult; requiring or having great courage or strength, like that possessed by Hercules |
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| a contemplation or survey of things that happened in the past |
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| a scarcity; lack of; too small a supply of something |
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| standing out; easily seen or noticed; conspicuous; noticeable; prominent |
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| to decree or decide by law; to pass sentence |
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| occurring every day; daily; occurring during the daytime |
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| openness; saying what one really thinks; frankness; impartiality |
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| amusing; absurd; ridiculous |
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| a skill; a clever device; a sly or artful trick; trickery |
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| the position of parts or elements of something; a shape; an outline |
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| giving strict attention to what is right or proper; exact and careful |
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| to infer by reasoning; to conclude from known facts and principles |
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| to prove that someone or something is false or incorrect; to disprove |
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| to catch the attention of, by beauty or excellence; to enchant; to charm; to attract |
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| a person who supports a cause or idea; someone who makes a proposition; an advocate |
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| still in existence; not extinct, lost, or destroyed |
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| the use of clever talk or trickery to deceive or evade |
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| the practice of foretelling the future from signs and omens; an omen or a sign |
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| high spirits; invigoration; excitement |
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| an inheritance from one's father or ancestors; any heritage or legacy |
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| too ready to please, praise, or obey; servile; fawning |
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| politeness; courtesy; a polite action |
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| pertinent; to the point; truly relevant |
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| paying attention to the fine details of etiquette; meticuous; scrupulous; very exact |
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| a minor weakness or fault; a minor but persistent personal failing;a shortcoming |
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| someone who is an expert in some field, especially in art or in matters of taste |
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| showing unusally early development; mature or advanced for one's age |
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| a puring forth; and unrestrained expression of feeling in talking or writing |
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| complaining; faultfinding; peevish |
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| very lenient; not strict enough; making allowances |
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| an oopen, intentional insult; to insult openly, to offend |
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| fovarable; favorably inclined |
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| extremely generous; very liberal and lavish in giving |
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| a loud burst or coarse burst of laughter; a horselaugh; to laugh loudly or coarsly |
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| to surrender on certaion terms; to give up; to stop resisting |
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| noble in spirit; generous in forgiving; unselfish; rising above petty, mean concerns |
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| deliberately faithless; treacherous |
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| forbidden by law; improper; unauthorized |
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| an inconsistency; a contradiction; a difference |
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| to cover by overflowing; to flood; overwhelm (as if by a flood) |
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| costly; magnificent; luxurious; lavish |
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| mysterious or obscure; hard to grasp; not easily understood |
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| a temporary suspension of an activity; a state of being put aside for future action |
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| from earliest times; primitive; fundamental; original |
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| of the same kind or nature; composed of similar of identical parts or elements; uniform |
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| to extend all over; to spread or be diffused throughout |
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| giving freely; extravagant; plentiful |
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| very piosonous or harmful; deadly; intensely bitter or spiteful |
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| having or making a harsh sound; shrill |
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| to deliver; to deliver as goods to be sold; to send; to hand over; to assign to an undesirable position or place |
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| the art of public speaking; a style or manner of public speaking or reading |
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| the overthrowing or undermining of something established, such as a government |
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| corpselike; pale and ghastly; thin and gaunt; haggard |
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| a person who will not be reformed; incapable of being corrected or reformed; persistently bad |
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| to make known to the public, declare; to make widespread |
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| to wound or injure seriously; to disable in some way; to mutilate; to cripple |
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| to release from an entanglement or a difficulty; to set free |
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| of or suited to a servant; servile; a domestic servant; a servile person |
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| growing without check or restraint; flourishing; widespread |
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| to persuade by pleasing words; to coax with flattery and insincere talk; to wheedle |
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| a contagious and often fatal disease that spreads rapidly; an illness of epidemic proportions; a destructive or evil influence or factor |
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| the absence of government or law; political disorder |
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| the point in the celestial sphere directly below the observer and opposite the zenith; the lowest possible point |
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| the branch of anthropology that deals with recent societies or language groups, their distribution, characteristics, and cultures |
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| to make worse; to damage or weaken |
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| giving freely; extravagant; plentiful |
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| very piosonous or harmful; deadly; intensely bitter or spiteful |
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| having or making a harsh sound; shrill |
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| to deliver; to deliver as goods to be sold; to send; to hand over; to assign to an undesirable position or place |
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| the art of public speaking; a style or manner of public speaking or reading |
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| the overthrowing or undermining of something established, such as a government |
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| corpselike; pale and ghastly; thin and gaunt; haggard |
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| a person who will not be reformed; incapable of being corrected or reformed; persistently bad |
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| to make known to the public, declare; to make widespread |
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| to wound or injure seriously; to disable in some way; to mutilate; to cripple |
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| a natural tendency or ability |
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| to take back formally or publicly; to withdraw or retract an opinion expressed in the past |
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| a possible happening; a chance event; something that depends on chance or uncertain conditions |
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| the carrying on of a lawsuit; a lawsuit |
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| to return an injury; to get even |
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| a false statement made to injure someone's reputation; slander |
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| used to sitting much of the time; moving little and rarely; staying in one place |
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| not feeling or showing emotion |
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| to completely reject; to disown; to refuse to accept |
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| to soothe the temper of; to appease; to pacify |
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| to clear of suspicion or blame; to justify or support |
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| reserved; reluctant, discreet |
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| reckless boldness; rashness; foolhardiness |
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| giving off intense heat; impassioned, enthusiastic |
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| to foster trouble, rebellion, or strife; to stir up; to incite |
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| showing concern or worry; anxiously concerned; eager |
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| approval and support; patronage |
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| a space where something is missing; any break in continuity |
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| concealed, usually for a forbidden purpose; secret; covert |
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| a slight remnant; a trace of something that no longer exists; a minute quality |
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| inequality; difference; unlikeness |
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| to give up; to abandon; to cast off something; to disown; to repudiate |
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| too ready to please, praise, or obey; meddlesome; offering unwanted or unneeded advice or comments |
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| harsh or caustic; extremely severe or bitter |
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| joking; said in fun; meant to be amusing |
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| based on experiment and observation; based entirely on practical experience rather than theory |
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| to make or become different; to tell the difference between; to note differences |
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| a formal, written discussion of a subject |
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| inactivity; quietness; stillness |
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| a recommendation of a person or product; a tribute to a person's accomplishments |
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| fanatical patriotism; biased belief in the superiority of one's own group, sex, or nation |
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| a person or thing typical of an entire class; an ideal example; a summary |
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| international; beyond national boundaries; having great worldly experience; sophisticated; at home anywhere |
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| entirely without; empty; totally lacking |
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| a center for storage; a place where things are put for safekeeping; a person to whom something is confined or entrusted |
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| a particular form of government; a systematic procedure; a regulated system for improving health |
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| keen, sound judgment; mental acuteness; shrewdness |
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| thin; not substantial; flimsy |
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| debatable; resolved and not worth further discussion or consideration |
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| a position that allows a clear view or understanding; an advantageous position |
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| to be a sign or omen of; to portend |
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| a long, heavy, protective glove; a metal-plated glove; part of a knight's armor |
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| marked with spots, blotches, or streaks of different colors |
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| a wrong name; an error in naming a person, place, or thing |
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| to polish; to make shiny by rubbing; a glossy finish; a luster |
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| intended for or understood by only a few; confidential; private |
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| to give according to measure or one's judgment; to allot or distribute |
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| to compel; to force; to dominate or restrain by force |
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| riddle or puzzle; something puzzling or unexplainable |
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| very large; capable of filling volumes |
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| great shock or fear that leaves one confused and bewildered; great dismay |
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| sharp or bitter in language or manner |
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| something or someone that goes before and indicates what is to follow; a forerunner, a predecessor, as in office |
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| to waste away; to wither; a wasting away, especially of a part or parts of the body |
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| to interpret; to set forth or explain in detail |
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| anything out of its proper historical or chronological time; the thing incorrectly placed; a person or idea considered as out of date |
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| to stop doing something; to cease; to abstain |
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| fond of talking; talkitive |
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| evenness of mind or temper; calmness; composure |
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| capable of being held or defended; defensible |
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| much too great; exessive; immoderate |
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| to declare to be true; to state positively |
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| concerning money; in the form of money |
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| an inhabitant; a person, a plant, or an animal at home in a particular region |
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| unpredictably changeable; quick and changeable in character |
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| careful and attentive; persevering |
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| sin wickedness; injustice |
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| a temporary or final ceasing; a pause or stop |
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