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| Done in a smooth, offhand manner; easily spoken; speaking too smoothly to be sincere |
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| sad or mournful, often to an exaggerated degree; doleful |
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| delicate skill; subtlety; to bring about with skill; to evade |
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| commonplace; trite; stale from overuse |
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| strongly satrirical writing; to ridicule or satirize |
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| villainous; infamous; having a bad reputation |
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| quarrelsome; hostile; inclined to fighting |
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| a midle expresion used in place of a harsh, crude, or distasteful expression |
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| hazy; vague; not clearly defined |
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| hopelessly low; wretched; miserable; without self-respect |
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| acceptable behavior; conformity with conventional standards |
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| to attack with abusive language; to call insulting names |
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| in a state of mental conflict; agitated; crazed |
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| to reprove mildly and kindly, but seriously; to caution or warn; to urge |
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| matter-of-fact; ordinary; commonplace |
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| sluggish; indefferent; calm |
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| in proper proportion; having the same scale, measure, or size |
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| one who is in disguise or using an assumed name |
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| aware of or informed about something |
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| ridiculous; exaggeratedly comical |
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| wandering or shifting from one subject to another; rambling; long winded |
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| an obvious exaggeration, made for effect and not meant to be taken literally |
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| knowing everything; having complete or infinite knowledge |
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| occurring by chance; accidental; fortunate |
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| to absorb and incorporate food or knowledge; to absorb one group into a larger culture |
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| Discontent and listlessness from lack of occupation or interest |
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| hypnotism; hypnotic appeal; intense fascination |
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