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| to shorten the number of words or to condense |
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| a correction or change in a written text |
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| quality/condition of being complete/settled; conclusiveness |
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| talking too much, especially about unimportant things |
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| without previous thought or preparation; spontaneous |
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| to call upon a higher power for assistance; to ask or appeal for; to call forth |
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| mouselike animal that eats insects; a bad-tempered, nagging woman |
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| showing scorn and haughtiness; disdainful; aloof/conceited |
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| wordy; using or containing more words than necessary |
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| profitable; producing money/wealth |
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| having a pleasant appearance; attractive; suitable |
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| a process, condition, or period of decline/decay; deterioration; moral decay |
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| false, mistaken, incorrect |
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| to show off or display oneself proudly/conspicuously |
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| easily angered; given to outburst of a temper; irritable |
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| a villian; evildoer. adj: criminal/evil |
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| too showy; done in an overly elaborate way to get attention |
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| claiming an undeserved distinction; affectedly grand |
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| a generalized, oversimplified view/opinion that members of a group rigidly apply to a thing/idea/group |
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| conceited and arrogant; crudely and unpleasantly forward |
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| to quote; to mention by way of example/proof; to commend for bravery in an official report; to summon before a court |
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| in agreement, accord, harmony; any letter of the alphabet that is not a vowel |
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| to make mocking remarks; to jeer; to scoff at; a derisive remark or taunt |
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| a quick, witty reply/retort; skill in making clever, witty replies |
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| a fundamental principle, rule, or step (usually used in the plural); an early or undeveloped form or stage of something |
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| authorized permission/approval; a step taken by a country to force another country to obey international law; to confirm, approve, or permit |
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| to satisfy an appetite fully; to provide with more than enough; to glut |
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| submissive; obedient; useful or of service, especially as a subordinate |
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| animated; lively; spirited; sprightly |
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| a brief, entertaining account of an interesting incident |
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| done/said/performed with little to no preparation; unrehearsed; offhand |
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| loyalty, faithfulness, accuracy, accuracy of the reproduction of a story/event |
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| of the highest point; of the most intense part of a story/event |
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| a short concluding section at the end of a literary work; speech at the end of a play |
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| a person with extraordinary talents, especially a highly gifted child; an act/thing that causes amazement; a marvel |
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| something that someone does well; strong point |
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| person suffering from abnormal anxiety about his/her health; one who imagines they're sick or has symptoms of a disease |
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| loyal, steadfast; strong/solid; watertight; v. to check the flow of |
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| mark of shame; a stain; in botany, the portion of a flower's pistol on which pollen is deposited for germination |
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| a word/phrase formed form another word/phrase by changing the order of the letters |
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| the art of declaring something; claim/declaration |
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| logically connected; consistent; clearly expressed |
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| to talk/argue violently and loudly; to denounce; to explode suddenly |
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| a product for driving cattle; anything that drives/urges; irritating stimulus; v. to prod/urge into action |
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| impossible to explain or understand |
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| not committing to any one's position or course of action; not revealing one's purpose/position |
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| long snout of an animal; a nose, especially a prominent one; a tubular organ |
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| impractically idealistic; marked by a romantic notion of noble/chivalric ideas and deeds |
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| to guess/suppose; n. a guess based on little evidence |
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| wealthy, abundant, plentiful |
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| teasing/mocking in a good-natured, playful manner; v. to engage in such playfulness |
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| an inexperienced person; beginner |
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| briefness of duration; shortness; the quality of being concise/to the point |
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| the suggested, or implied, meaning of a word, not its strict literal meaning; an idea/feeling associated with a word |
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| to decorate/adorn; to make a story by adding details, even false ones |
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| to drink; drink in or absorb; take in with the mind and keep (ideas & principles) |
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| having longing for things past |
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| fixed/regular pay; salary/allowance |
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| word/phrase describes/characterizes a person/thing; descriptive name |
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| avoid by cleverness; not straightforward; misleading |
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| to call forth, bring out; elicit; produce a reaction |
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| to make perpetual, ongoing/constant; to cause to be remembered |
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| to indicate/suggest beforehand; give warning of |
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| to conclude on the basis of reasoning/observation |
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| praiseworthy; commendable |
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| easily understood/clear; rational or sane |
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| examine closely/critically |
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| a meeting for discussing a particular subject; a collection of writings on a subject |
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| a symbolic story in which people, settings, or actions represent morals or ideas |
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| the main character in a story or play; plays a leading/acting part in something |
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| not suitable/appropriate; not conforming to a pattern |
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| brief and to the point; concise |
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| intro lines of a play; preface to a literary work; introductory/preceding event |
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| the quality/state of being fierce, savage, or relentless |
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| an opinion without proof; guesswork; v. to speculate/guess |
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| contemptible; deserving of scorn; vile |
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| an individual who dislikes or distrusts humans |
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| lacking moral restraint; very wicked, immoral; undisciplined |
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| to emphasize; to heighten the effect of; to pronounce/mark with an accent |
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| having more than one possible meaning; uncertain; vague/unclear |
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| of wide scope; inclusive; thorough |
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| well chose for the occasion; appropriate; having an agreeable/delightful manner of writing/speaking |
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| condition or state of being complex, involved, or detailed; elaborateness |
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| given to examination of one's own thoughts and feelings; contemplative |
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| stimulating; pushing forward action, thought, or strong feeling |
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| the effective use of words (particularly in prose composition) designed to be impressive; showy and oratorical |
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| to take (power, rights, position) by force, wrongly, or without rights |
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| the native language/dialect of a country/region; everyday/informal language; using everyday language |
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