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| n- the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval |
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| v- to have an intense dislike or hatred for |
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| adj- severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh our sour in flavor |
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| v- to improve, make better, correct a flaw or short coming |
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| n- posie, assurance, great self confidence; perpendicularity |
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| adj- pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas |
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| n- a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality |
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| n- saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; (v)- to let salive flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly |
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| v- to urge strongly, advise earnestly |
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| v- to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds |
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| n- one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder |
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| adj- belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part |
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| v- to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometiems used in a critical or duragatory sense) |
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| n- weariness of body or mind, lack of energy |
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| v-to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; n- likely idea that lacks definite proof |
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| n- gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing0 |
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| v- to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement |
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| n- a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense) |
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| adj- worthy, deserving of recognition and praise |
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| adj- peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset |
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| n- a special right or privilage; a special quality showing excellence |
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| n- shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion |
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| adj- roundabout, not direct |
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| v- to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, shar a feeling of distress |
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| v- to make easy, cause progress faster |
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| v- to make amends, make up for; to avert |
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| adj- resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental |
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| adj- existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously |
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| adj- not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position |
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| v- to steal something that has been given into one's trust; to take improperly for one's own use |
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| n- a natural or habitual inclination or tendency |
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| adj- resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government |
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| adj- thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance |
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| v- to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end |
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| adj- courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to |
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| v- to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater |
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| adj- shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity or cohesion |
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| adj- thin, light, delicate, insubstancial; n- a very thin, light cloth |
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| v- to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply |
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| (adj) not subject to change, constant |
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| (v) to spread through, penetrate, soak through |
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(n) one who rebels or rises against authority; (adj) rising in revolt,
refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in on |
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| (n) a delusion by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality |
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(adj) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or
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| (v) to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law |
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| (v) to change from on nature, substance, or form to another |
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| (adj) very wicked, offensive, hateful |
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| (n) a chain or shackle placed on the feet (often used in plural); anything that confines or restrains; (v) to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotent |
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(n) weariness or dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest,
boredom |
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(v) to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a
scheme or plan |
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| (v) to punish severely, to criticize severely |
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(v) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing
thoughts or false promises |
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| (adj) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities |
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| (adj) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual |
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| (adj) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness or force |
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| (adj) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity |
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| (adj) lasting only a short time, sleeting; (n) one who stays only a short time |
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(adj) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; (n)
something that induces sleep |
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| (adj) funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely dismal or gloomy |
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(v) to whip, punish severely; (n) a cause of affliction or suffering; a
source of severe punishment or criticism |
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| (adj) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm |
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| (adj) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome |
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| (v) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval |
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| (adj) peevish, complaining, fretful |
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| (v) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts |
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| (v) to free from entanglement or difficulties; to remove with effort |
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| (adj) fair, just, embodying principles of justice |
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| (adj) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly |
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| (adj) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule |
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| (n) self-government, political control |
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| (n) a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution |
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| (adj) persistent, showing industry or determination |
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| (v) to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly |
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| (n) a natural inclination or predilection toward |
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| (adj) incapable of being changed or called back |
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| (adj) relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience |
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| (adj) incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically |
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| (adj) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic |
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| (n) a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
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(n) the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner
or to a former state or position; making good on a loss or damage |
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| (v) to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute |
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| (adj) resulting from chance rather than from inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congenital |
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| (n) the modification of social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend |
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| (adj) performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good |
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(v) to fall as moisture; to cause to bring about suddenly; to hurl
down from a great height; to give distinct form to; (adj) characterized by excessive haste; (n) moisture; the product of an action or process |
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| (v) to spread through, penetrate, soak through |
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(adj) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not
detectable by ordinary means; (v) to hide, conceal; eclipse; (n) matters involving the supernatural |
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(v) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by
earnest reasoning |
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| (adj) not subject to change, constant |
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| (v) to draw forth, to bring out from some source (such as another person) |
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| (adj) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome |
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| (v) to rise above or beyond, excee |
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| (v) to make pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of |
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(v) to argue or plead with someone against something, to protest
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