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| to bring or introduce into a position or relation by indirect or artful methods: to insinuate oneself into favor. |
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| withered; shriveled: a wizened old man; wizened features. |
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| lodging for a soldier, student, etc., as in a private home or nonmilitary public building. |
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| unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others ( opposed to egoistic). |
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| to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal. |
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| like or characteristic of a cynic; distrusting or disparaging the motives of others. |
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| done by stealth or fraud; enjoyed secretly. |
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| dissolute, esp addicted to drinking |
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| that cannot be undone or revoked |
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| shamelessly bold; insolent |
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| deliberate destruction of machinery, etc., in the course of a dispute with an employer; similar destruction intended to slow down production for political or other reasons; action taken to prevent the achievement of any aim. |
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| a bottomless depth; anything too deep to measure |
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| incapable of being defended, as an argument, thesis, etc.; indefensible. |
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| uproar of multitude, violent agitation with confused sounds; high excitement |
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| widely known, esp unfavorably |
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| lack of feeling; absence of passion; indifference |
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| to scatter or set here and there; to diversify with things scattered here and there |
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| a distortion of the face, in jest etc., a smirk |
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| shining; transparent; sane; easily understood |
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| intensely painful or distressful, agonizing |
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| a tirade; a pompous, wordy address |
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| piercing; sharp, pungent, in taste or smell; affecting one’s feeling sharply or keenly (eg a pathetic scene); painfully sharp (eg regret) |
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