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| something accursed or damned |
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| to speak ill of; defame; slander |
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| a person who is hostile or smugly indifferent to cultural values, intellectual pursuits, aesthetic refinement, etc., or is contentedly commonplace in ideas and tastes. |
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| process of closing up, shutting, or stopping up |
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| person devoted to luxury or pleasure |
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| excessive pride/self-confidence; arrogance |
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| a very great or indefinitely great number; ten thousand |
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| intended for joking/jesting; facetious |
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| usual or customary; ordinary |
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| to erase, obliberate; to make oneself inconspicuous |
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| not kept apart or divided; thrown together |
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| incapable of being defended, as an argument, thesis, etc; incapable of being inhabited |
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| charming; agreeable; pleasing |
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| complex or intricate; characterized by elaborate scheming and intrigue, esp. for the gaining of political power or favor |
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| extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, impulsive or rashly unpredictable |
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| a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea |
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| self-evident truth that requires no proof; truism |
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| tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy |
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| a clever trick or stratagem; a cunning, crafty device or expedient; wile |
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| A low tract of land, especially when moist or marshy |
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| keenness of mental perception and understanding; discernment; penetration |
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| existing in someone or something as a permanent and inseparable element, quality, or attribute |
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| belonging to a thing by its very nature |
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| betraying or characterized by the use of the intellect rather than intuition or instinct |
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| comic or burlesque, and usually loose or irregular in measure; rude; crude; poor |
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| to plan or devise (something) carefully so as to have a precise use, application, appeal, etc. |
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| capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, remedy, etc. |
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| to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame; vindicate |
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| of or pertaining to the sense of smell |
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| a person inexperienced or unskilled in a particular activity |
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| a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner; tyro |
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| breaking with convention or tradition |
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| not influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice; based on facts; unbiased; intent upon or dealing with things external to the mind rather than with thoughts or feelings, as a person or a book |
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| existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought |
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| a decorative design or small illustration used on the title page of a book or at the beginning or end of a chapter; an engraving, drawing, photograph, or the like that is shaded off gradually at the edges so as to leave no definite line at the border |
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| crying out noisily; clamorous |
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| strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people |
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| having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd |
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| a short account of a particular incident or event of an interesting or amusing nature, often biographical |
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| to take possession of, esp. for public use by the right of eminent domain, thus divesting the title of the private owner |
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| the making of amends for wrong or injury done |
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| not apt or fitting; without aptitude or capacity |
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| any large, complex system or organization; large building |
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| likely to occur at any moment; impending |
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| habitual observance of truth in speech or statement; truthfulness |
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| at a distance, esp. in feeling or interest; apart; indifferent, disinterested |
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| known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric |
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| unfavorable or antagonistic in purpose or effect |
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| to startle into sudden activity; stimulate |
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| not restricting or holding back : giving or being given freely or generously |
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| high in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished |
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| to make weak or feeble; enfeeble |
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| a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something |
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| extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc. |
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| Unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered; peevish |
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| of or pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations; prudent |
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| of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious |
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| an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, esp. a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance |
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