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| generous giving (as of money) to others who may seem inferior |
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| not rigid, loose; negligent |
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| an inappropriate lack of seriousness, overly casual |
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| a dictionary, a stock of terms pertaining to a particular subject or vocabulary |
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| one who advocates individual rights and free will |
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| a free thinker, usually disparangingly; one without moral restraint |
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| immoral; unrestrained by society |
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| flexible, capable of being shaped |
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| moving and bending with ease; marked by effortless grace |
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| having death as a subject; dwelling on the gruesome |
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| the whole universe; a large-scale reflection of a part of the greater world |
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| a feeling of unease or depression |
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| the accidental, often comical, use of a word which resembles the one intended, but has a different, often contradictory meaning |
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| a curse, a wish of evil upon another |
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| exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others |
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| wrongdoing or misconduct, especially by a public official |
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| easily influenced or shaped, capable of being altered by outside forces |
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| artificial or stilted in character |
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| an independent individual who does not go along with a group |
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| obsession with great or grandiose performance |
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| having a smooth, rich flow |
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| a small scale representation of a larger system |
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| the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops, environment |
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| a person who hates or distrusts mankind |
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| an error in naming a person or place |
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| to make less severe, make milder |
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| a small portion, limited quantity |
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| to soothe in temper or disposition |
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| biting and caustic in manner and style |
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| fixed customs or manners; moral attitudes |
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| the quality of being capable of change, in form or character; susceptibility of change |
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lacking foresight, having a narrow view or long-range perspective |
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| the practice of communication with the dead in order to predict the future |
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| intensely wicked or vicious |
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| the belief that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is useless; the belief that conditions in the social organization are so bad as to make destruction desirable |
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| a system of scientific names |
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| a statement that does not follow logically from anything previously said |
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| new and not resembling anything formerly known |
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| Obfuscate to confuse, make obscure |
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| relating to the sense of smell |
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| a government in which a small group exercises supreme control |
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| one who takes advantage of any opportunity to achieve an end, with little regard for principles |
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| having an irritable disposition, cantankerous |
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| to swing back and forth like a pendulum; to vary between opposing beliefs or feelings |
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| to change into bone; to become hardened or set in a rigidly conventional pattern |
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| to exclude from a group by common consent |
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| to remove from position by force; reject |
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| a tribute, a song or expression of praise |
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| relating to a palace; magnificent |
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| an object or place having diverse layers or aspects beneath the surface |
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| capable of being touched or felt; easily perceived |
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| pitifully small or worthless |
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| flamboyance or dash in style and action |
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| occuring over a wide geographic area and affecting a large portion of the population |
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| elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise |
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| an oustandingly clear or typical example |
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| a model of excellence or perfection |
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| supreme, of chief importance |
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| to trim off excess, reduce |
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| to act as a patron of, to adopt an air of condescension toward; to buy from |
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| transparently clear in style or meaning easy to understand |
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| an inclination, a definite liking |
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| expressing sorrow for sins or offenses, repentant |
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| an oppressive lack of resources (as money), severe poverty |
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| a compact or close-knit body of people, animals, or things |
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| a person who is guided by materialism and is disdainful of intellectual or artistic values |
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the study of ancient texts and languages |
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| having a sluggish, unemotional temperament |
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| to arouse anger or resentment in; provoke |
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| expressive of suffering or woe, melancholy |
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| overused and trite remark |
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| crude or coarse; characteristic of commoners |
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| shrewd and crafty in managing or dealing with things |
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| a speaker of many languages |
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| to read studiously or attentively |
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| foreshadowing, ominous; eliciting amazement and wonder |
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| to assume as real or conceded; propose as an explanation |
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| a rule; one who wields great power |
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| lacking in security or stability; dependent on chance or uncertain conditions |
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| something that foreshadows; a feeling of what will happen in the future |
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| a cleverly executed trick or deception; sleight of hand |
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| existing outside of nature; extraordinary; supernatural |
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| recklessly extravagent, wasteful |
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| an ancestore in the direct line, forefather; founder |
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| to grow by rapid production of new parts; increase in number |
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| to make known by open declaration, proclaim |
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| a natural inclination or preference |
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| relating to prose (as opposed to poety); dull, ordinary |
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| to condemn or forbid as harmful or unlawful |
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| lying face downward in adoration or submission |
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| limited in outlook, narrow, unsophisticated |
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| a person authorized to act for someone else |
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| a fictitious name, used particularly by writters to conceal identity |
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| concerned with precise details about codes or conventions |
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| one who gives opinions in an authoritative manner |
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| to profess, suppose, claim |
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| to cause anger and irritation |
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| taking by force; driven by greed |
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| to make rare, thin, or less dense |
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| marked by extreme conservatism, especially in politics |
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| to review by a brief summary |
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| a tendency to relapse into a previous behavior, especially in criminal behavior |
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| to deflect sound or light |
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to send into exile, banish; assign |
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| a lessening of intensity or degree |
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| payment for goods or services or to recompense for losses |
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| abundantly supplied, complete |
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| blameworthy, disreputable |
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| to criticize or correct, usually in a gentle manner |
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| able to recover quickly after illness or bad luck; able to bounce back to shape |
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| marked by firm determination |
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| to criticize with harsh language, verbally abuse |
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| the art of speaking or writing effectively; skill in the effective use of speech |
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| abundant prevalent especially to an increasing degree; filled with |
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| an elevated platform for public speaking |
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| excessively sweet or sentimental |
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| impious, irreverent toward what is held to be sacred or holy |
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| prominent, of notable significance |
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| hypocrtically devout; acting morally superior to another |
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| to satisfy (as a need or desire) fully or to excess |
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| cold and steady in mood; gloomy; slow to act |
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| a person of learning; especially one with knowledge in a special field |
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| acting in strict regard for what is considered proper; punctiliously exact |
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| morally degraded; unpleasant |
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| not specifically pertaining to religion, relating to the world |
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| behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder against the state |
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| influential in an original way, providing a basis for further development; creative |
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| apelike; relating to apes |
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| a well-paying job or office that required little or not work |
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| anxious, concerned; full of desire, eager |
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| exhibiting great immaturity and lack of judgement |
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| highly self-disciplined; frugal, austere |
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| having the ring of truth but actually being untrue; deceptively attractive |
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| filthy and degraded as the result of neglect or poverty |
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| maked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |
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| a state of static balance or equilibrium; stagnation |
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| to be sparing or frugal; to restrict with respect to a share or allowance |
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| to specify an a condition or requirement of an agreement or offer |
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| to arrange or divide into layers |
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| loud, harsh, unpleasantly noisy |
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| imposing sever, rigorous standards |
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| hidden, secret; underground |
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| extra, more than necessary |
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| to cause to be set aside; to force out of use as inferior, replace |
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| to replace (another) by force, to take the place of |
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| a person devoted to pleasure and luxury |
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| producing a sense of touch |
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| having to do with needless repetition, redundancy |
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| unreasonable or foolhardy disregard for danger, recklesness |
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| tending to persist or cling; persisten in adhering to something valued or habitual |
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| a principle, belief, or doctrine accepted by members of a group |
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| having little substance or strenght; flimsy, weak |
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| concise, brief, free of extra words |
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| to block or prevent from happeniing; frustrate, defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
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| existing in title on;y; having a title without the functions or responsibilities |
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| one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors |
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| having many twists and turns; highly complex |
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| to praise or publicize loudly or extravagantly |
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| the path followed by a moving object; whether through space or otherwise; flight |
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| passing with time, temporary, short-lived |
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| short-lived, existingly only briefly |
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| trembling, timid; easily shaken |
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| swollen as from a fluid, bloated |
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| so keen and perceptive as to seem supernatural, peculiarly unsetting |
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| unscrupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust |
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| difficult to handle or work with |
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| the practice of lending money at exorbitant rates |
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| varied; marked with different colors |
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| maked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions |
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| being without question, often used figuratively |
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| everyday language used by ordinary people; specialized language of a profession |
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| felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience of another |
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| to clear of blame; support a claim |
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| extremely poisonous; malignant; hateful |
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| instinctive, not intellectual; deep, emotional |
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| to abuse verbally, berate |
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| a flight of missiles; round of gunshots |
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| talkative, speaking easily, glib |
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| undisciplined, unrestrained; reckless |
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| to increase gradually; to begin to be |
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| to exercise authority or influence effectively |
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| to gain the advantage over; to defeat |
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| bent or twisted in shape or condition; dryly humorous |
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| a gentle breeze; something airy or unsubtantial |
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