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| to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty |
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| a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; to bring to such a standstill |
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| to spread or scatter freely or widely; wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread |
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| to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed |
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| to make a mess of; to get by; a hopeless mess |
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| stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind |
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| to save from fire or shipwreck; property thus saved |
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| not genuine, not true, not valid |
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| uncontrolled, lacking in restraint |
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| to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place |
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| a citizen of another country; foreign, strange |
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| having a pleasing appearance |
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| the process of driving or forcing out |
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| a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of |
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| food for cattle or horses; raw material for a designated purpose |
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| to make fun of rudely or unkindly; a rude remark of derision |
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| bringing in money; profitable |
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| to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly |
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| to conquer by force, bring under complete control |
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| to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch |
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| to tease, torment by teasing |
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| firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back |
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| a follower, supporter; attached, sticking to |
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| resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent |
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| to disagree; a disagreement |
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| famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting |
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| to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive |
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| to make, manufacture; to make up, invent |
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| to steal in small quantities |
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| a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition |
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| commonplace; overused, stale |
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| to seize and hold a position by force or without right |
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| approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase; to get at, obtain |
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| a lack of government and law; confusion |
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| favoring one side unduly; prejudiced |
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| to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage |
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| to free from tangles or complications |
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| determined in advance by destiny or fortune |
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| to mislead by a trick, deceive |
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| not having life; without energy or spirit |
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| bending readily; easily influenced |
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| overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious |
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| a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster |
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| a temporary relief or delay; to grant a postponement |
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| to attack with words, call bad names |
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| a person who takes part in a crime |
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| unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness |
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| shameless, impudent; made of brass |
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| a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change |
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| a large-scale departure or flight |
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| to make easier; to assist |
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| not able to be corrected; beyond control |
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| hidden, present but not realized |
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| given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; an activist |
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| having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable |
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| not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid |
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| chief in importance, above all others |
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| talk in aimless, foolish, or simply way; to babble; baby talk; babble |
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| to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refute |
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| to scold; find fault with; a rebuke |
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| not running or flowing; foul from standing still, inactive, sluggish, dull |
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| to give way to superior force, yield |
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| slavery; any state of being bound or held down |
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| hardworking, industrious, not lazy |
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| frightful, horrible; deathly pale |
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| to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to |
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| poor, in a state of poverty; depleted |
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| never stopping, going on all the time |
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| complicated; difficult to understand |
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| easy to understand, clear; rational, sane |
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| occurring or published after death |
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| overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish |
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| grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic |
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| exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess |
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| to take the place of, supersede |
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| to jeer at, mock; an insulting or mocking remark |
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| holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent |
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| an arrival; a coming into place or view |
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| to absorb fully or make one's own; to adopt as one's own; to adapt fully |
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| unreasonably high; excessive |
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| the time between; temporary, coming between two points in time |
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| to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size |
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| to speak evil of, slander; evil |
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| to wander about, wind about; a sharp turn or twist |
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| a large city; the chief city of an area |
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| noisy; unruly, disorderly |
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| of poor quality; characterized by inferior workmanship |
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| lively, full of life; spicy, flavorful |
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| angry and bad-tempered; rude |
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| a long, angry speech, usually very critical |
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| an idle wanderer, tramp; wandering aimlessly |
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| a pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence |
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| an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc.; a place of safety |
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| to comfort; the keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device |
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| to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon |
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| lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy |
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| resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation |
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| to establish, set up; an organization for the promotion of learning |
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| a debt; something disadvantageous |
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| quarrelsome, fond of fighting |
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| furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad; infected with rabies |
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| a kingdom; a region or field of study |
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| to make young again; to make like new |
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| to reward, pay, reimburse |
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| genuine, excellent; made of silver of standard fineness |
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| a risky or daring undertaking; to expose to danger; to dare |
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| to twist out of shape; an abnormality |
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| giving assistance or support; a helper, aid |
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| frank, sincere; impartial; unposed |
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| a small room or compartment |
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| work that is hard and tiresome |
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| a representative or messenger (as of a government) |
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| to elevate; to increase in intensity |
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| a means to an end; advantageous, useful |
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| a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style |
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| causing sorrow or pain; serious |
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| composed of different kinds, diverse |
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| a vast number (as of people); a throng |
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| to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list |
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| a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person |
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| a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation |
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| with a harsh, grating sound; a harsh sound |
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| offensive, disagreeable, distasteful |
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| to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get ride of something in a decisive way; to run hastily, scurry; a pail |
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| thoroughly skilled; an expert |
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| to have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal, desire earnestly; to ascend |
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| worthy of scorn, contemptible |
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| small, smaller than most others of the same type |
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| to free from slavery; to release or liberate |
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| incorrect, containing mistakes |
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| to make use of, develop; to make improper use of for personal profit; a feat, deed |
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| made or delivered on the spur of the moment |
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| to make imperfect, damage, harm |
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| not able to be defeated, unbeatable |
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| drooping; without energy, sluggish |
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| mud; wet, swampy ground; a tough situation; to get stuck |
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| forward; undesirably prominent; thrust out |
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| an introduction to a speech or piece of writing |
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| to cause to become; to perform; to deliver officially; to process, extract |
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| rough, irregular; severe, stern; strong; stormy |
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| inclined to doubt; slow to accept something as true |
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| untidy in dress, personal habits, etc.; careless, sloppy |
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| to conduct or bear oneself, behave; to be in agreement |
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| expressing much in a few words |
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| sober or serious in manner, modest |
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| a lessening in value; a belittling |
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| to lower in quality or value; to wear away |
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| to tell, reveal; to make public |
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| free from ignorance and false ideas; possessing sound understanding |
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| to prevent by acting first |
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| to distort in such a way as to make intelligible |
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| one who puts forward a proposal; one who supports a cause or belief |
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| to shake, tremble; to trill |
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| to spring back, shrink; the act of springing back |
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| an unpleasant smell; to give off unpleasant smells; to give a strong impression |
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| unyielding, harsh, without pity |
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| to spend foolishly, waste |
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| detached or disconnected in sound or style |
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| sufficient to be noticed or measured |
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| absolute in power or authority |
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| to remove the color from; to make or turn pale; to parboil |
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| an act, utterance, or writing showing contempt for something sacred |
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| planned or performed in cooperation with others |
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| to fight, struggle; to compete; to argue |
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| very famous, distinguished |
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| not easy, requiring hard work; hardworking |
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| to consider carefully, reflect on |
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| intended to undermine or overthrow; one who advocates or attempts to undermine a political system |
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| made or put together by people; something artificial |
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| poisonous; spiteful, mean |
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| to divide and give out in shares |
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| to admit as true; to yield, submit |
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| getting on well with others; agreeable, pleasant |
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| to be aware of through the senses, observe; to grasp mentally |
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| inclined to go against what is expected; stubborn; turned away from what is good and proper |
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| an introduction; that which comes before or leads off |
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| country-like; simple, plain; awkward; one who lives in the country |
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| to separate, divide into parts |
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| wretchedly poor; run-down; mean or selfish |
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| not capable of being held or defended; impossible to maintain |
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| able to do many things well; capable of many uses |
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| to clear from hint or charge of wrongdoing; to defend successfully against opposition; to justify |
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| to add to, attach; to incorporate; an attachment or addition |
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| in a friendly manner, hearty; cheery; a liqueur |
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| the starting point of a building; a fundamental principle or element |
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| an overwhelming defeat, rout; a complete collapse or failure |
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| to involve in a conflict or difficulty; to throw into confusion |
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| ready and fluent in speech; thoughtless, insincere |
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| by chance, not planned; lacking order |
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| to compose or perform without preparation; to construct from available materials |
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| to restore to friendship; to settle; to resign (oneself) |
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| to lower in esteem, degrade; to humble |
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| to turn aside, turn away; to prevent, avoid |
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| inactive; in a state of suspension; sleeping |
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| causing uncertainty or suspicion; in a doubtful or uncertain state of mind, hesitant |
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| to deliver a loud, ranting speech; a loud speech |
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| to make a destructive raid on; to torment, harass |
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| not feeling remorse or sorrow for errors or offenses |
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| a tricky, unprincipled, or deceitful fellow |
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| a large military force; any large group or number; many, numerous |
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| generosity, generous act; breadth of mind or outlook |
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| to examine, investigate thoroughly; an investigation; a device used to explore or examine |
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| to draw out or lengthen in space or time |
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| to cut or take from (or as if from) a quarry; a place from which stone is taken; something that is hunted or pursued |
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