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| a large fire that causes a great deal of damage |
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| somebody who has a lot of wealth and power, especially somebody in business or industry |
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| to stand guard over something or a group of people |
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| to make an offense or crime less serious or more excusable. Or to make something less harsh, severe, or violent |
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| equivalent to a particular thing in effect, outcome, or value, especially something unpleasant |
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| a piece of creative work, e.g. in literature, drama, or art, that is a mixture of things borrowed from other works |
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| to prevent something from happening or somebody from doing something |
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| an unmeasured expanse of land or water, or a measured area, especially of land. Or a group of organs. |
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| to argue over unimportant things and make petty objections |
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| present everywhere at once, or seeming to be |
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| to disapprove of something formally and strongly and renounce any connection with it. |
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| the action to remove opponents or people considered undesirable from a state or organization |
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| not relevant or applicable |
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| a piece of satirical writing or verse ridiculing somebody or something |
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| an inadequacy or lack of something |
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| A person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining. |
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| concerned only with narrow local concerns without any regard for more general or wider issues. “Narrow minded” |
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| lacking physical or mental energy. “Sluggish” |
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| shouting in a noisy and determined way |
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| overused and consequently lacking in interest or originality |
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| in excess of what is needed |
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| to make an already bad or problematic situation worse |
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| Not previously announced, expected, or recognized. |
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| expressed with brevity and clarity, with no wasted words |
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| harsh, loud, grating, or shrill |
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