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| a word that looks like one in another language and has a similar meaning OR an adjective describing things that are similar or originate from the same place |
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| an alteration of pitch/tone OR a conjugation or addition of an affix etc. |
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| the set of inflected forms of a word OR a model by which everything is viewed |
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| the study of a language's history |
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| the study of a language's sound system |
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| the study of effective language use OR overly dramatic speech |
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| done in secret, especially illegally |
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| pretending to be ignorant or unsophisticated |
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| to disguise one's true emotions |
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| proven morality and integrity |
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| strict morality OR exact, painstaking |
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| accompanying, occurring concurrently OR the noun thereof |
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| a long period of time, often geologic |
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| a break, a pause, an interruption |
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| a thousand years OR a promised time of peace |
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| clean, pure, unchanged OR original, primitive |
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| a short existence OR a nomadic state |
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| a clown, jester, an idiot |
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| a contrast between what is said and what occurs OR the use of words to imply the opposite meaning |
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| describing a joking manner |
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| a mockery or written attack OR the verb thereof |
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| a humorous tone, usually when inappropriate |
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| a comic imitation OR the verb thereof |
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| the use of sarcasm and wit to insult |
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| to describe ambiguously OR to vaguely predict OR to overshadow/obscure |
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| mysterious, understood by only a few |
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| to imagine or comprehend OR a depth of about 5 feet |
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| impossible to pierce OR incomprehensible |
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| transparent OR calm OR easily understood |
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| obvious OR to reveal OR a list of passengers/cargo |
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| referring to something attached dependently OR adj. added in a temporary/axillary manner |
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| having the same mother country OR a colleague |
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| a secret meeting OR a business/familial meeting |
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| adjacent, sharing an edge OR uninterrupted |
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| scattered OR to scatter OR overly wordy |
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| to split/branch out OR to deviate OR to differ in opinion |
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| equality in amount or value etc. |
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| the combined actions of various components which results in something greater than the sum of their parts |
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| to pass beyond the limits of/to surpass OR to exist independently of |
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| precise, clear, conclusive |
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| the practice of using reason and logic to obtain truth |
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| to assume in order to move on OR to require as a preexisting condition |
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| to justify (often incompletely)or make rational |
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| flimsy, having little strength |
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| a prejudiced belief OR devout patriotism |
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| a shadow-like outline OR to cause to be seen as such |
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| to glorify, praise, elevate |
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| to urge by powerful argument |
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| wordy or given to wordiness |
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| the essence, central point |
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| concise, judicious on word usage |
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| to definitively end OR excessively self-assured |
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| a controversial argument OR referring to one |
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| marked by noisy, angry outcries |
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| to wither or deteriorate OR the noun |
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| dark and bruise-like OR pale OR angry |
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| death-bound OR soon to be obsolete |
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| to reduce to weakness/reduced to weakness OR to lie flat/lying flat |
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| a plague or cause of harm OR to ravage |
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| a stubborn rebelliousness |
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| brilliance, a dazzling display |
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| incapable of being fatigued |
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| eager to serve and please |
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| indifferent, unaffected, emotionless |
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| incapable of satisfaction |
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| to flood or to overload/overwhelm |
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| a huge number, referring to a huge number OR diversified |
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| large in size or number OR lengthy |
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| to leave secretly (usually illegally) |
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| feeling regret and sorrow |
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| to attribute the fault to/to assign charateristically |
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| to right a wrong/restitution |
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| the act of restoration or compensation for loss |
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| to exonerate, clear of blame/justify |
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| to confuse, to make someone confused, to worsen |
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| a dilemma, a quagmire/a punny riddle |
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| a contradiction that may be true, something displaying contradictory elements |
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| obvious/a government grant to an invention |
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| an acuteness of perception, sharpness |
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| elementary, basic, incompletely developed |
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| abnormal, deviating from the norm |
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| a strange and unusual event/observation |
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| the quality of strangeness, a deviation |
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| idiosyncratic, unique to a particular group |
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| incompatible, inconsistent, illogical/impolite |
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| common, boring, commonplace |
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