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| to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt |
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a representation in which the subjects characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated;
to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way |
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a loud ringing sound;
to make a loud ringing noise |
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| side by side, touching, near; adjacent in time |
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| an eager desire for something; greed |
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| to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of. |
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| to captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave; to imprison. |
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| to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses |
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| implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in. |
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| sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness) |
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| marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy. |
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| a model of excellence or perfection |
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| to restate in other words; a statement that presents a given idea in new language. |
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| prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient. |
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| dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact, straightforward, characteristic of prose, not poetic. |
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| extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive, profuse, lush. |
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| making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious, self righteous, canting, holier-than-thou. |
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| sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities) |
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| charming, attractive, pleasing, (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence) |
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| to grow or accumulate over time |
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| a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work. |
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| a state or scene of uproar and confusion. |
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hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret, sheltered, secluded;
a sheltered place, a hiding place |
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| pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance. |
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to demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt;
a creditor;
dark, dull, drab, dingy |
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| effective, producing results |
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| calmness, composure, refusal to panic |
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| accidental, occurring by a happy chance. |
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| the essential part, main point, or essence. |
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| freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted. |
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| overbearing, arrogant, seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling |
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a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language
abusive, vituperative |
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showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors;
a jester's costume; a jester |
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| extremely generous, lavish. |
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| to delay, put off until later |
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| tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite, irritating, annoying |
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| exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding |
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a depraved, vicious or unprincipled person; scoundrel.
Wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled.
to disapprove of. |
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| characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place. |
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| Moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline |
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| Deserving of blame or correction |
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Likely but not certain to happen, possible; dependent on uncertain events or conditions; happening by chance;
a representative group forming part of a larger body. |
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| to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify |
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| An inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place |
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| Passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic. |
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| To scatter or spread widely |
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| Poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste |
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| Highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy |
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| To impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion |
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| Awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy |
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| An opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred. |
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| To impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly |
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| Capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard or recognized |
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| Having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable or keen appreciation |
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| extremely harmful; deadly, fatal |
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Leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing out, conspicuously;
a projection or bulge, a land form that projects upward or outward. |
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to satisfy completely; to fill to excess;
full, satisfied |
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| to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of; to harden or make unfeeling; to parch, desiccate, singe |
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| Deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit. |
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