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| Meat-eating or flesh-eating. |
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| (1) Feeding on both animals and plants. (2) Intensely interested in everything. |
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| (1) Having a huge appetite. (2) Very eager. |
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| Great destruction of life (as in battle); slaughter. |
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| Having to do with bodily pleasures. |
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| (1) Season of merrymaking just before Lent. (2) A traveling group that presents a variety of amusements. |
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| (1) A particular physical form or version of something. (2) A person showing a trait to a marked degree. |
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| Mental acceptance of something as true or real; belief. |
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| Readiness and willingness to believe on the basis of little evidence. |
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| (1) A statement of the basic beliefs of a religious faith. (2) A set of guiding principles or beliefs. |
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| A sworn statement made in writing. |
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| (1) Laking confidence; timid. (2) Cautious or unassertive. |
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| (1) Having to do with a confidence or trust. (2) Held in trust for another. |
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| Faithlessness, disloyalty, or treachery. |
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| Happening or operating at the same time. |
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| Hastily and often carelessly done. |
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| Passing from one topic to another. |
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| One that goes before and indicates the coming of another. |
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| Suitable for bringing about a desired result, often without regard for what is fair or right. |
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| To speed up the process or progress of. |
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| Something that interferes with movement or progress. |
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| Commonplace, ordinary, or unimaginative. |
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| To turn aside, especially from a strait or fixed course. |
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| A muscle that bends a part of the body, such as an arm or a leg. |
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| To kneel on one knee and then rise as an act of respect. |
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| A change in the pitch, tone, or loudness of the voice. |
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| Situated towards that back; rear. |
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| (1) Published after the death of the author. (2) Following or happening after one’s death. |
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| Having to do with a movement in art, architecture, or literature that is a reaction against modernism and that calls for the reintroduction of traditional elements and techniques as well as elements from popular culture. |
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| (1) Occurring after death. (2) Following the event. |
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| A folk song or style of singing of West Indian origin that has a lively rhythm and words that are often made up by the singer. |
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| (1) A long wandering journey full of trials and adventure. (2) A spiritual journey or quest. |
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| A precious, silver-white metal related to platinum that is used in electrical contacts and as an alloy with gold to form white gold. |
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| Ruthlessly disregarding individual differences or special circumstances. |
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| (1) Displaying great versatility or variety. (2) Able to take on many different forms or natures. |
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| A female prophet or fortune-teller |
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| A woman who tempts men with bewitching sweetness. |
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