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of or like a corpse;
pale;ghastly |
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whining or singsong
speech, esp of
beggars |
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to find fault or
complain unreasonably |
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to criticize or
reprimand severly |
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the purging of the
emotions or relieving
of emotional tensions, esp.
through certain kinds of art,
as tragedy or music |
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a trifling away
of time; dawdling |
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a complete collapse
or failure. |
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to express earnest
disapproval of. |
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very sheer and light;
almost completely
transparent or translucent |
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a person who takes
up an art, activity,
or subject merely
for amusement |
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indifferent to
moral restraints |
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A collection of papers
giving detailed
information about a
particular person
or subject. |
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| overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement |
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| capable of having the desired result or effect |
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| extraordinary in some bad way |
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| a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem |
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| derived from or guided by experience or experiment |
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| a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest |
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| lasting a very short time |
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| a brief poem or other writing in praise of a deceased person |
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| any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality |
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| characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly |
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| the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt. |
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| pleasant in sound; agreeable to the ear |
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| To censure strongly; denounce |
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| to clear, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame |
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| to strike or blot out; erase; obliterate. |
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| to infer (an unknown) from something that is known; conjecture |
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not in use; inactive
or uncultivated |
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| having no sense of responsibility; indifferent; lazy |
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| existing in a natural state |
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| soft and limp; not firm; flabby |
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| a minor weakness or failing of character; slight flaw or defect |
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| wellborn and well-bred people |
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| something extremely light, flimsy, or delicate |
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| fond of the company of others; sociable |
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| anything that foreshadows a future event; omen; sign |
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| a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc |
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| excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance |
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| implied, rather than expressly stated |
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| having one's identity concealed, as under an assumed name, esp. to avoid notice or formal attentions. |
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| something added or gained; addition; increase |
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| originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native |
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| lacking food, clothing, and other necessities of life because of poverty; needy; poor; impoverished. |
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| existing in one from birth; inborn; native |
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| An indirect or subtle, usually derogatory implication in expression; an insinuation |
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| incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized |
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| to know or receive by intuition. |
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| vehement or violent denunciation, censure, or reproach |
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| to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge |
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| to throw off (something) as an obstacle or burden; discard |
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| an appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions |
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| given to, characterized by, intended for, or suited to joking or jesting |
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| to place close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast |
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| the sound made by a bell rung slowly, esp. for a death or a funeral |
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| suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful |
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| to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade |
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| inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd |
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| weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc |
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| present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential |
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| clear, transparent, or pellucid, as water, crystal, or air |
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| talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling |
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| mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner |
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| characterized by clear perception or understanding |
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| a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease. |
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| to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander |
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| telling lies, esp. habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful |
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| pertaining to or characteristic of a beggar |
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| Of or relating to a messiah |
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| to distribute or apportion by measure; allot; dole |
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| a dangerous, foreboding, or deathlike influence or atmosphere |
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| precise details; small or trifling matters |
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| depraved, villainous, or base |
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| a misapplied or inappropriate name or designation |
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| a moderate or small amount |
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| sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting. |
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| in a dying state; near death |
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| extremely liberal in giving; very generous. |
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| beginning to exist or develop |
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| hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused |
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| something that a person cannot conquer, achieve, etc |
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| total rejection of established laws and institutions |
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| a medicine sold with false or exaggerated claims and with no demonstrable value; quack medicine. |
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| a very slight difference or variation in color or tone. |
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| a movement of the body expressing deep respect or deferential courtesy, as before a superior; a bow, curtsy, or other similar gesture. |
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| the state of being completely forgotten or unknown |
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| not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull. |
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| to close, shut, or stop up |
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| highly offensive; repugnant; disgusting |
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| a government official who hears and investigates complaints by private citizens against other officials or government agencies. |
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| burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome |
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| a cause or object of such disgrace or reproach |
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| apparent, evident, or conspicuous |
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| intended to attract notice |
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| to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc |
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| being at leisure; idle; indolent |
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| any song of praise, joy, or triumph |
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| remedy that alleviates pain without curing |
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| pale; faint or deficient in color; wan |
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| readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc. |
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| a remedy for all disease or ills; cure-all. |
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| a grand or flamboyant manner; verve; style; flair |
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| formal or elaborate praise. |
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