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| (n) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise |
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| (v) to make easier or milder, relieve |
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| (v) to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench |
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| (n) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose |
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| (n) decline, decay, or deterioration |
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| (n) a condition or period of decline or decay |
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| (n) excessive self-indulgence |
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| (v) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person) |
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| (v) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning |
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| (adj) used so often as to lack freshness or originality |
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| (n) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) |
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| (n) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense) |
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| (v) to plead on behalf of someone else |
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| (v) to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement |
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| (adj) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) |
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| (adj) causing shock, horror, or revulsion |
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| (adj) pale or sallow in color |
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| (adj) terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint |
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| (adj) worthy, deserving recognition and praise |
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| (adj) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset |
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| (n) a special right or privilege |
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| (n) a special quality showing excellence |
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| (adj) pertaining to an outlying area |
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| (adj) narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward |
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| (adj) of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside |
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| (n) a person with a narrow point of view |
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| (n) a person from an outlying area |
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| (n) a soldier from a province or colony |
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| (v) to make a pretense of, imitate |
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| (v) to show the outer signs of |
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| (v) to rise above or beyond, exceed |
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| (adj) excessively smooth or smug |
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| (adj) trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety |
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