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| a person who has attained eminence in his/her field |
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| silly and overly sentimental |
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| flowing sweetly, usually refers to sounds of voices |
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| deserving praise or reward |
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| to soften, soothe, pacify |
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| excessive love of one's body or oneself |
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| a new word or phrase; a new usage of a word |
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| offensive or disgusting; stinking, noxious |
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| a subtle difference or distinction |
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| the study of numbers for the purposes of predicting the future |
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| stubborn, insensitive, unyielding, resistant to persuasion |
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| deep reverence; a bow or curtsy |
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| fawning, subservient, servile, excessively deferential |
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| instrument that measures how many miles one has traveled |
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| pertaining to the sense of smell |
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| government by only a very few people |
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| very fancy, usually refers to tangible objects, e.g. ornate woodwork |
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| something that provides temporary relief without getting rid of the problem |
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| something that cures everything |
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| flair, verve; dashing elegance |
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| boringly scholarly or academic; overconcerned with details |
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| extremely stingy, poor or miserly |
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| a privilege that goes along with a job; a perk |
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| a smugly ignorant person with no appreciation for intellectual or artistic matters |
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| pleasantly sharp in flavor; interestingly provocative or stimulating |
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| to excite; to arouse an emotion or provoke to action |
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| common, vulgar, low-class |
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| painfully emotional, extremely moving, sharp, or astute |
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| a powerful argument often made to attack or refute a controversial issue |
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| an omen, a sign of something coming |
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| a person who possesses great power |
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| a natural preference for something |
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| a natural preference for something |
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| to seize something by prior right |
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| having knowledge of things before they exist or happen |
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| very fussy, self-righteous, high maintenance, usually refers to people |
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| extravagantly wasteful; wildly immoral |
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| abundantly productive, fruitful, or fertile |
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| to publicly or formally declare something |
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| quarrelsome, combative, always ready to fight |
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| motionless; at rest; still |
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| being the most perfect example of |
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| idealistic to a foolish or impractical degree, like Don Quixote |
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| daily; everyday; ordinary |
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| to completely destroy or level something |
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| the act of repeating an offense |
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| to go back on a bet or promise |
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| cutting down or off, reduction |
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| the study or art of using language well; the use of undue exaggeration |
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| sacred, held to be inviolable |
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| cheerful, optimistic, hopeful |
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| strict, careful; hesitant for ethical reasons |
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| pertaining to the meaning of words or symbols |
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| a system of signaling, usually through the use of flags |
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| accidental good fortune, discovering good things without looking for them |
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| a mean, penny-pinching person |
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| depressing, dismal, gloomy |
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| deceptively plausible or attractive; misleading |
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| of great intellectural, moral, or spiritual value |
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| deceptive strategy used to conceal, escape, or evade |
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| valid, capable of being argued successfully |
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| falling apart, meager, poor, old |
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| fierce, cruel, savagely brutal |
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| unclear or opaque; lacking clarity or purity |
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| extraordinary, mysterious, uncomfortably strange |
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| involving one side only; done on behalf of one side only |
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| the practice of lending money at a high rate of interest |
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| empty of content; lacking in ideas or intelligence |
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| covered with green plants; leafy; inexperienced |
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| everyday speech, slang, idiom |
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| a remaining bit of something, a trace |
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| to say vile things about; to defame |
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| to decrease in strength or intensity; to fade away; to decline in power |
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| malicious, unjustifiable, unprovoked, egregious |
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| shriveled, withered, shrunken |
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| the mood or spirit of the times |
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| the highest point; peak; pinnacle |
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