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| vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.; coarsely mocking, abusive, or irreverent; scurrilous. |
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| a braid of hair worn down behind; a line of people waiting for something |
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| a landing place, esp. one of solid masonry, constructed along the edge of a body of water; wharf. |
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| to make repeated and insistent demands upon, esp. for the payment of a debt. |
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| full of complaints; complaining. |
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| performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy. |
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| not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive |
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| a psychic disturbance characterized by depression followed by a manic urge to murder. |
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| an earnest request; entreaty. |
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| of the common people, ordinary, obsolete |
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| not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit. |
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| with great care or caution; warily. |
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| frank and simple good-heartedness; a good-natured manner; friendliness; geniality. |
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| watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent |
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| characterized by or expressing derision; contemptuous; mocking |
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| (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain |
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| any maneuver by which one seeks to gain an advantage |
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| overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, esp. in teaching; boring |
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| not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable |
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| dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever |
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| expressing sorrow or melancholy |
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| causing fear, apprehension, or dread |
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| not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified; inexorable |
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| to express earnest disapproval of; depreciating in value |
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| having caries, as teeth; decayed. |
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| to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person). |
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| a woman who holds some title or property from her deceased husband, esp. the widow of a king, duke, etc |
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