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| Existing before a war, especially before the American Civil War (1861-65). |
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| Warlike, aggressive, quarrelsome. |
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| Aggressiveness, combativeness. |
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| Open defiance and opposition, sometimes armed, to a person or thing of authority. |
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| (1) To soothe anger or agitation. (2) To subdue by armed action. |
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| A person opposed to war or violence, especially someone who refuses to bear arms or to fight, on moral or religious grounds. |
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| An agreement between two or more people or groups; a treaty or formal agreement between nations to deal with a problem or to resolve a dispute. |
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| To make peaceful and quiet; to calm, satisfy. |
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| A person given or held to ensure that an agreement, demanded, or treaty is kept or fulfilled. |
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| A place or program to help care for the terminally ill. |
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| Any inexpensive, supervised place for young travelers to stay overnight. |
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| (1) Not welcoming or generous; unfriendly. (2) Providing no shelter or food (such as desert). |
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| Charmed or fascinated; inflamed with love. |
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| Hostile, unfriendly, or harmful. |
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| A lover, often secret, not allowed by law or custom. |
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| The study of crime, criminals, law enforcement, and punishment. |
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| To remove or reduce the criminal status of. |
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| To show evidence of involvement in a crime or a fault. |
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| An accusation in retaliation for an accusation made against oneself; the making of such an accusation. |
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| A formal or official act of approving; praise, usually given with pleasure or enthusiasm. |
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| To show that something is not what it has been claimed to be; refute. |
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| Absolute honesty and uprightness. |
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| A person of thoroughly bad character. |
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| Pregnant or enlarged with something. |
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| Great or very dignified seriousness. |
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| To move or be drawn toward something, especially by natural tendency or as if by an invisible force. |
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| Weighty importance, seriousness, or dignity. |
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| To lighten, lessen, or relieve, especially physical or mental suffering. |
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| (1) To lift up with praise. (2) To raise in rank or status. |
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| Something that lightens and raises; something that modifies, eases, or animates. |
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| Frivolity, lack of appropriate seriousness. |
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| A guide, especially one who takes tourists to museums, monuments, or architectural sites and explains what is being seen. |
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| To bully; to intimidate or harass by bluster or personal pressure. |
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| An attitude or way of life based on the idea that pleasure or happiness should be the chief goal. |
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| A senior figure or leader in one’s field. |
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| Marked by simplicity and often strict self- discipline or self-denial. |
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| Extremely loud, often with especially deep richness of sound. |
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| Seemingly indifferent to pleasure or pain. |
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| Marked by a luxurious or sensual way of life. |
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