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| adj. indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic |
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v. to support, give a boost to
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| v. to feel or express regret or disapproval |
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| adj. of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously |
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v. to bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon; to amount to, compromise, include
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| n. a person or thing of no importance |
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| v. to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind |
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| adj. elaborately decorated; showily splendid |
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| v. to remove, drive out of a position or place |
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| v. to read thoroughly and carefully |
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| adj. full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water |
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| n. a high point of land extending into water |
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| adj. lying facedown; inclined, likely |
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| n. a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a feeling of faintness or nausea |
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| n. a person or thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protection |
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| n. a remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed |
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| adj. showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something |
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| adj. serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct |
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| v. to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity of |
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| adj. filled with amazement, digust fear or terror |
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| adj. more than enough, large, spacious |
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| n. a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance |
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| v. to declare or state as truth, maintain, or defend, put forward forcefully |
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| v. to crouch or shrink away from in fear or terror |
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v. to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully
n. a feeling of contempt |
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| n. a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone |
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| adj. having to do with morals, values, right and wrong; in accordance with standards of right conduct; requiring a prescription for purchase |
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| adj. humorous, not meant seriously |
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| adj. not able to be heard |
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| adj. without restraint or control; unselective |
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n. crafty dealings, underhanded plotting
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| n. an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice |
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adj. common, vulgar, belonging to the lower class
n. a common person, member of the lower class |
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adj. wastfully extravagent; lavishly or generously abundant
n. one who is wasteful and self-indulgent |
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| v. to grind or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome (as though by smashing into fragments) |
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| n. that which follows, a result; a literary work or film continuing the story of one written or made earlier |
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| adj. highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violentor explosive; changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state |
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| adj., part. embarassed, ashamed, or nonplussed |
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| adj. withdrawn, standing apart from others (usually as a matter of choice) |
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n. great mental suffering, distress, or pain
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v. to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to fit together in a system
adj. able to use language effectively; expressed clearly and forcefully |
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| v. to be in, or expose oneself to, pleasant warmth; to take pleasure in or derive enjoyment from |
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n. an imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind
v. to desert a cause or organization |
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n. delicate skill; tact and cleverness
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| v. to wave or flutter showily; to display in a conceited, offensive way |
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| adj. frank, direct, straightforward |
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| adj. cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm |
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| v. to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in |
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| v. exclude from a group, banish, send away |
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| n. a forewarning or foreboding of a future event |
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| n. a pen name, name assumed by writer |
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v. wash away impurites, clean up
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| v. make over in good form; to restore to good condition or to a former position |
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| n. an effect or consequence of some action or event, result; an echo or verberation |
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| adj. bold, determined; firm |
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| adj. able to hold, keep, or recall; retaining knowledge easily |
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| n. a person or thing carrying the blame for others |
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| adj. appearing true, reasonable, or fair |
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