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| tolerant (forbear, verb; forbearance, noun) |
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| Experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person: "vicarious pleasure." Acting by proxy. |
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| British colloquial term for "boss" or "old man" a man who has gone beyound the age of adolescent |
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| pay off a debt in installments |
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| phrase used as a label or to express the essential nature of (not to be confused with 'epitaph' or 'epigram') |
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| statement giving strong praise |
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| irritable; difficult to control |
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| hater of the rest of mankind |
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| building; structure; construction |
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| wipe out; remove all trace of (similar to deface) |
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| explain in unnecessary detail |
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| 1. to annoy; aggravate; vex; 2. shred |
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| smelling of; giving off odors |
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| unable to keep still or silent and becoming increasingly difficult to control |
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| intended to gain approval or favor |
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| concerned with litigation |
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| slander (similar to asperity) |
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| indirect and circumlocutory |
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| sparkling or shining brightly |
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| legitimate, honest, and open |
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| of or relating to a numen; supernatural |
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| destructive to both sides in a conflict: "savage internecine warfare" |
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