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| (v) to assist or encourage, especially in wrongdoing |
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| (adj) prejudiced; skeptical |
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| (adj.) extremely careful about small details; precise |
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| (n) recklessness; disregard of danger |
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| (adj.) sociable; friendly |
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| (adj.) easy to teach or manage |
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| (adj.) lacking social graces; awkward |
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| (n) public shame, disgrace |
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| (adj.) made up of dissimilar parts; varied |
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| (adj.) extremely thin; withered |
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| (n) greed: desire for wealth |
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| (adj.) stealthy; secretive |
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| (v) to turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdiction of another government or authority |
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| (adj.) numerous; large in quantity |
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| (adj.) easily angered; irritable |
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| (n) a professional soldier hired by a foreign army |
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| (n) a strong defense or fort |
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| (v) to cast overboard; to discard |
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| (n) special words or phrases used by a specific group of people |
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| (v) to calm; to make satisfied |
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| 9adj.) harsh sounding; shrill |
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| (n)complete disorder; confusion |
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| (n) extreme, chauvinistic patriotism, often favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy |
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| (n) extreme hatred or ill will |
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| (adj.) unrelenting; unavoidable |
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| (n) a worn-out idea or overused expression |
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| (adj.)firm in opinion; stubborn |
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| (adj.) lacking in self-confidence; shy |
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| (n) a creative work, especially a numbered composition |
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| (adj.) professed but not necessarily true |
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| (n) inequality; difference |
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| (v) to forgive or overlook an offense |
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| (n) a slight or subtle degree of difference |
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| (n) an expert in matters of culture, food, or wine |
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| (n) lack of interest; state of not caring |
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| (adj.) excessively eager to deliver unasked-for or unwanted help; interfering |
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| (n) one who merely dabbles in an art or a science; amateur |
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| (n) an organized group of people with an obsessive devotion; sect |
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| (adj.) doubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity of human motives; skeptical |
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| (adj.)having opposing attitudes or feelings; uncertain |
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| (n) a leader who appeals to citizens' emotions to obtain power |
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| (adj.) quiet and modest; reserved |
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| (adj.) without fear; brave |
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| (n) a choice between two unpleasant or difficult options |
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| (n) the highest point of attainment; the end or climax |
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| (v) to lessen in violence or intensity |
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| (n) conformity to accepted standards of conduct; proper behavior |
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| (v) to detest; to hate strongly |
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| (v) to distribute; to give out sparingly |
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| (n) the whole range or extent |
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| (n) one who is outgoing; one who is energized |
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| (adj.) amusing in an odd or whimsical way |
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| (n) intentional deceit in speech or conduct |
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| (n) a crude dummy or image representing a hated person or group |
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| (v) to strive to be equal to; to imitate |
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| (adj.) feeling regret; repentant |
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| (adj.) noble; generous in forgiving; free from petty feelings or acts |
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| (v) to state clearly and distinctly; to pronounce |
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| (v) to work with another toward a goal; cooperate |
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| (v) confiscate; to confine |
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| (adj.) faultless; without sin or blemish |
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| (adj.) exaggeratedly or insincerely polite |
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| (n)someone who chooses to live outside of, or renounce, his or her native country |
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| (adj.) hatefully or shockingly evil |
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| (v) elaborate; to clarify |
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| (v)to persuade with false promises and flattery |
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| (adj.) not easily understood |
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| (v) to refuse stubbornly or abruptly; hesitate |
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| (n) bitter hostility; animosity |
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| (adj.) stern and ill-humored |
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| (v) to rejoice; to feel triumphant |
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| (n) a complete, ridiculous failure |
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| (n) the work one is especially suited for; forte |
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| (n) lack of energy; sluggishness |
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