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| (verb) to be in love with |
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| (adj.) scholarly; having or showing a wide knowledge gained from reading |
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| (verb) to call forth; to draw forth |
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| (noun) a departure, especially in a large group |
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| (noun) one who chooses to leave his native country |
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| (verb) to be delighted beyond measure |
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| (verb) to explain; to set forth point by point; to interpret |
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| (verb) to turn a prisoner over to the jurisdiction of another country or state where the crime was allegedly committed |
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| (adj.) not belonging; foreign; nonessential |
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| (noun) one who is outgoing, friendly; one who is more interested in what is going on around him than in his own inner being or thoughts |
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| (verb) to rejoice over a success or victory |
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| (noun) a false or mistaken idea |
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| (adj.) reasonable, likely; capable of being carried out |
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| (noun) a complete, ridiculous failure |
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| (adj.) likely to change without reason |
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| (verb) to move up and down; to vary irregularly |
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| (adj.) hard to overcome or deal with; causing fear or awe |
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| (adj.) not wasteful; thrifty |
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| (verb) to bring to nothing: to thwart, to baffle |
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| (adj.) done in a stealthy or secretive manner |
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| (noun) a person who annoys others, esp. by rousing them from complacency |
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| (verb) to startle into sudden activity |
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| (noun) the whole range or extent |
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| (adj.) of huge or extraordinary size and power |
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| (noun) lacking social grace |
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| (adj.) speaking in a pompous style |
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| (adj.) fond of the company of others; belonging to a flock |
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| (verb) a facial expression of fear disapproval, or pain |
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| (noun) a long, noisy speech or lecture |
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| (verb) to torment another |
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| (adj.) hatefully or shockingly evil |
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| (noun) a religious belief opposed to the established doctrine |
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| (noun) that quality which makes one color differ from other colors; a particular shade or tint of a given color |
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| (verb) to dash; to move swiftly and with great force |
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| (noun) extreme exaggeration for effect and not meant to be taken literally |
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| (adj.) over critical; too severe in judgment |
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| (noun) public shame, disgrace or dishonor |
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| (adj.) faultless; without sin or blemish |
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| (adj.) cannot be appeased or pacified |
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| (adj.) without sense or meaning; silly; empty |
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| (verb) to put into prison; to confine |
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| (adj.) sharp; keen; penetrating |
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| (adj.) hiding one's name, rank, position; disguised |
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| (adj.) not wise or judicious; imprudent, as in speech or action |
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| (adj.) having no power to act or move; inactive |
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| (adj.) cannot be moved or influenced by persuasion or entreaty; unrelenting |
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| (adj.) cannot be easily understood; mysterious |
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| (adj.) without flavor; tasteless; dull; lifeless |
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| (adj.) without fear; brave |
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| (adj.) fashionable, stylish; carefree |
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| (verb) to throw goods overboard |
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| (noun) extreme patriotism; favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy |
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| (noun) a terrible destructive or irresistible force |
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| (adj.) present, but not active; hidden |
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| (adj.) worthy of praise; commendable |
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| (noun) lack of energy; drowsiness, disinterest |
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| (noun) lightness or gaiety of disposition; lack of seriousness |
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| (noun) a dictionary; a special vocabulary |
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| (noun) an alcoholic drink |
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| (noun) a lord, master, or sovereign |
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| (adj.) noble; generous in forgiving; free from petty feeling or acts |
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| (adj.) having to do with marriage |
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| (noun/adj.) one who works only for money, especially a hired soldier |
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| (adj.) extremely careful about small details |
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| (adj.) made up of different, dissimilar parts; being of many colors |
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| (adj.) of this world and not of heaven; common, worldly; not spiritual |
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| (adj.) gloomy, dark, cloudy |
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| (adj.) a very large number; of a highly varied nature |
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| (adj.) simple in nature; not affected; innocent simplicity; childlike |
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| (adj.) having to do with the night |
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| (noun) a beginner; one who is new or inexperienced |
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| (adj.) harmful to the health |
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| (noun) a delicate variation in tone, color, meaning, expression |
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| (adj.) boisterous; unruly |
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| (noun) hatred; the state of being hated |
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| (adj.) offering unnecessary and unwanted advice or service |
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| (adj.) threatening; predicting evil |
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| (adj.) having unlimited knowledge; knowing everything |
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| (adj.) apparent; pretended; professed |
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| (verb) to banish; to shut out from a group by common consent |
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| (noun) a wild disorder, noise or confusion |
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| (adj.) too economical; stingy |
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| (adj.) expressing sorrow for having sinned or done wrong |
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| (adj.) causing injury; evil or wicked |
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| (adj.) having to do with what is being considered |
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| (verb) 1. to cause another's pride to be wounded 2. to excite curiosity or interest |
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| (noun) taking another's thoughts or words and using them as one's own |
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| (noun/adj.) one of the common people; common or vulgar |
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| (adj.) developed earlier than usual, especially mentally |
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| (adj.) inclined to rob or prey on others |
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| (noun) unusual skill or ability; heroism in battle |
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| (verb) to put an end to ; to allay or quiet |
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| (adj.) extremely idealistic; not practical |
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| (noun) a disorderly crowd, a mob; the lowest class of people |
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| (adj.) intense; furious or raging, mad |
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| (noun) a person skilled at telling stories or anecdotes |
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| (noun) good-humored ridicule |
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| (noun) extreme hatred or ill will |
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| (noun) deep regret for a sin or wrongdoing |
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| (noun) one who deserts a cause and goes over to the other side; a traitor |
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| (noun) a just or deserved punishment |
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| (noun/verb) permission, support; to give approval to |
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| (noun) a person or thing which causes great trouble or misfortune; to inflict severe punishment or pain |
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| (adj.) not fond of talking; usually silent |
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| (adj.) brief, to the point |
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| (adj.) weird, strange; mysterious; acute |
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| (adj.) excessively polite; oily |
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| (adj.) using more words than are needed; wordy |
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| (verb) to clear of guilt or blame |
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| (adj.) seeking revenge; bearing a grudge |
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