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