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1. (adj.) Capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers.
2. (adj.) Adaptable or tractable |
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1. (n.) The mouth, throat, or gullet of an animal, esp. a carnivorous mammal.
2. (n.) The symbolic or theoretical center of a voracious hunger or appetite of any kind |
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1. (n.) A gloomy state of mind, esp. when habitual or prolonged; depression.
2. (adj.) Soberly thoughtful; pensive.
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| 1. (noun) Air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character or feeling |
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| 1. (adj.) Of or pertaining to a person's birth |
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1. (adj.) Not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull
2. (adj.) Indistinctly felt or perceived, as pain or sound |
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1. (n.) The male head of a family or tribal line
2. (n.) A person regarded as the father or founder of an order, class, etc.
3. (n.) Any of the high dignitaries who pronounce the blessing of the church
4. (n.) A venerable old man |
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| 1. (adj.) Moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, esp. over some trifling annoyance |
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1. (n.) A controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
2. (n.) A person who argues in opposition to another; controversialist. |
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1. (adj.) Of great weight; heavy; massive
2. (adj.) Dull and labored |
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1. (v.i.) To talk excessively and pointlessly; babble
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1. (n.) A cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, or overhanging face
2. (n.) A situation of great peril |
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| 1. (n.) A tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference |
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| 1. (adj.) Out of the ordinary course of nature; exceptional or abnormal |
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1. (n.) A biologically related ancestor
2. (n.) A person or thing that first indicates a direction, originates something, or serves as a model; predecessor; precursor |
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| 1. (adj.) Extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy |
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| 1. (n.) Acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgment |
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| 1. (adj.) Untidy or unclean in appearance or habits |
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1. (adj.) Strongly and stoutly built; sturdy and robust
2. (adj.) Strong and brave; valiant
3. (adj.) Firm, steadfast, or uncompromising |
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1. (adj.) Pertaining to, dealing with, or regulating expense or expenditure
2. (adj.) Intended to regulate personal habits on moral or religious grounds |
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| 1. (n.,) A stone, ring, or other object, engraved with figures or characters supposed to possess occult powers and worn as an amulet or charm |
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1. (adj.) Holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold
2. (adj.) Pertinacious, persistent, stubborn, or obstinate
3. (adj.) Adhesive or sticky; viscous or glutinous |
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1. (adj.) Inactive or sluggish
3. (adj.) Dormant, as a hibernating or estivating animal |
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| 1. (adj.) Fierce; cruel; savagely brutal |
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1. (n.) An act of anointing, esp. as a medical treatment or religious rite
2. (n.) Something soothing or comforting
3. (n.) The manifestation of spiritual or religious inspiration |
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| 1. (adjective) Commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity; worthy of veneration or reverence |
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1. (n.) A change or variation occurring in the course of something
2. (n.) Successive, alternating, or changing phases or conditions, as of life or fortune; ups and downs |
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1. (v.t.,) To impair the quality of; make faulty; spoil
2. (v.t.,) To debase; corrupt; pervert
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| 1. (adj.) Lively; animated; gay |
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| 1. (n.) Fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor |
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