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to change the direction of; to alter the course of; to amuse |
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an obstruction; an annoying interference or delay |
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practical; down-to-earth; based on experience rather than theory |
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to lessen; to relieve, usually temporarily or incompletely; to make bearable |
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to speak in favor of; to support |
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hermitlike; practicing self-denial |
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deep; insightful (the opposite of superficial) |
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arrogantly assertive of unproven ideas; arrogantly claiming that something (often a system of beliefs) is beyond dispute |
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to overlook; to permit to happen |
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instructive; intended to instruct |
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to belittle; to say uncomplimentary things about, usually in a somewhat indirect way |
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short-lived; fleeting; not lasting |
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dull; unimaginative; like prose |
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providing an immediate advantage; serving one's immediate self-interest |
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combative; quarrelsome; waging war |
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to become weak, listless, or depressed |
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to condemn severely for doing something bad |
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motionlessness; inactivity |
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to lessen the severity of something |
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worthy of blame or censure |
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outstanding; setting a great example |
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unbiased; not taking sides; objective |
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a brief, entertaining story |
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praise; applause; admiration |
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consistent; unchanging; the same for everyone |
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jumbled; chaotic; impossible to understand |
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speaking clearly and well |
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to stoop to someone else's level, usually in an offensive way; to patronize |
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conventional; adhering to established principles or doctrines, especially in religion; by the book |
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agreeably suitable; pleasant |
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to prevent; to make impossible |
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detailed; careful; thorough |
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feeling superior to others; snooty |
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hard to pin down; evasive |
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to erase; to rub away the features of |
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to make better or more tolerable |
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to waste away from lack of use |
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shocking; outstandingly bad |
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brief and to the point; succinct |
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stationary; not changing or moving (not radio fuzz) |
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irreverence; an insult to something held sacred; profanity |
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to come together as one; to fuse; to unite |
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careless; not diligent; relaxed |
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lightness; frivolity; unseriousness |
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undecided; blowing hot and cold |
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existing since birth; inborn; inherent |
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one who sucks up to others |
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hard to understand; understood by only a select few; peculiar |
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irrelevant; extra; unnecessary; unimportant |
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lax; careless; without intention |
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not harmonious; not consistent; not appropriate |
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