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| a deliberately misleading story |
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| the history of a word; the study of word origins |
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| a group of attendants; a retinue |
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| a deviation or error in speech, manners, or deeds |
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| relating to ordinary people |
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| related to or resembling an ape or monkey |
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| an entertainment producer or manager |
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| a defensive wall or embankment |
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| vague bodily or emotional discomfort or uneasiness |
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| a gradual increase in intensity, force, or volume |
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| uncompromising; refusing to moderate |
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| displaying superiority; patronizing |
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| an uneasiness caused by guilt; a qualm |
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| warlike; inclined to fight |
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| shriveled or withered from age or illness |
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| to express oneself enthusiastically |
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| to enjoy; to take pleasure in |
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| feeling of offense; resentment |
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| a revelation; sudden knowledge or insight |
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| a cure-all; a remedy for all diseases |
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| to involve or connect unfavorably |
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| a medication to reduce or eliminate pain |
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| left to one's own judgement |
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| unpleasant to the taste or the mind |
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| exaggerated emotional behavior |
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| extremely harsh; very severe |
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| disgusting; offensive to the senses |
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| attentive to details in conduct or action |
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| a person under the guidance or training of another |
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| difficult or impossible to discern or perceive |
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| extremely infectious or poisonous |
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| a skilled manual worker; a craftsperson |
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| to give in response to receiving something |
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| an unnecessary, wasteful project |
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| a stubborn, ill-tempered person |
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| a portion or part of something |
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| to impress upon or teach someone by repetition |
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| relation to the governing of property or estate on behalf of others |
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| disgrace; exreme dishonor |
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| a monarch; one who has great power |
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| very noticeable or obvious |
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| relating to the sense of taste |
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| pertaining to the underworld; dwelling on or beneath the surface of the earth |
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| to root out or eradicate; to destroy completely |
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| to change or be changed from liquid into a thickened or solid mass |
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| name, title, or designation |
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| travelling, especially by foot |
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| one who hates or mistrusts humankind |
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| pertaining to guardianship |
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| the science, philosophy, and application of the law |
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| having ill-will; wishing harm; evil |
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| effectively keen and forcefull in thought or expression |
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| relating to the middle class |
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| emerging; coming into existence |
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| not capable of being undone or voided |
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| a heroic champion or leader |
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| something essential; a prerequisite |
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| known or understood by only a few; mysterious |
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| merely touching or slightly connected; digressing from the main point |
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| quickly changing; volatile |
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| to clear of guilt; to declare innocent |
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| a sudden change or shift in one's life or circumstances |
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| to admit or be admitted into a group or a college |
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| moral corruption; perversion |
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| having delusions of grandeur; an obsession with grandiose things |
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| to relate to a particular cause; to ascribe |
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| swiftness of action; speed |
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| pertaining to food, nutrition, or digestion |
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| dating from birth; inherent or natural |
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| a discussion; a conversation |
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| to reduce, weaken, or lessen |
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| light or airy; intangible; heavenly |
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| pertaining to the sense of touch |
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| a person who renounces material comforts and practices extreme self-denial |
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| easily excused or forgiven |
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| fault-finding; verbally abusive |
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| resulting from accumulation; increasing |
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| proper behavior; appropriateness |
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| freedom from punishment, penalty, or harm |
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| overused; hackneyed; cliched |
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| to release; to disentangle |
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| graceful in motion; moving and bending with ease |
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| remaining only a short time |
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| offensively flattering; insincere |
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| not yet complete; undeveloped |
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| not easily carried because of size, shape, or complexity |
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| possible but ultimately false; not genuine |
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| to waste recklessly; to exhaust |
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| a level of authority or responsibility; a rank |
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| to relinquish something voluntarily; to refrain from enforcing |
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| a knack or faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident |
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| lacking individual or distinct characteristics |
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| punishing; pertaining to punishment |
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| simple and carefree; delightfully serene |
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| to feign illness to avoid work |
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| favoring intelligence over emotions or instinct |
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| professing beliefs, feelings, or values that one does not have or practice |
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| having a harmful effect; injurious |
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| to place in an unfavorable place or position |
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