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| (adj) flowery, showy, or excessively ornate |
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| (adj) illegal; disapproved of for moral or ethical reasons |
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| (n) the placement of two objects side by side usually for comparison or contrast |
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| (n) a large powerful whirlpool; a disordered or tumultuous situation |
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| (adj) harmful to health, well-being, or morals |
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| (n) codes or rules of behavior widely accepted by a society |
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| (adj) pale, faint; lacking in vitality or interest |
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| (n) the restoration of property or rights previously taken away |
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| (adj) extremely hot or burning |
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| (v) to seize a position without legal right |
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| (v) to satisfy to the full |
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| (adj) principled, having strict regard for what is right; careful and exact |
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| (adj) excessively talkative; usually in a rambling manner about trivial topics |
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| (adj) lacking seriousness; self-indulgently carefree |
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| (adj) excessively particular, critical, or demanding, hard to please |
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| (n) mental or emotional stability, especially under strain; calmness |
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| (v) to accustom to hardship; to toughen or harden |
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| (adj) common, ordinary, banal |
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| (adj) just beginning to exist or develop |
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| (n) a cliff with a vertical face; a very dangerous situation |
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| (n) a strong inclination or liking for something |
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| (adj) unusually advanced in mental development |
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| (adj) portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening |
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| (adj) generous in forgiving; free from resentfulness; high-minded |
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| (n) an object or person that holds a complicated structure or situation together |
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| (adj) sugary, excessively sweet or sentimental |
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| (adj) cliche, overused, lacking in originality |
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| (adj) aggressively hostile, belligerent |
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| (adj) useful rather than beautiful |
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| (adj) quiet inclined to not speak, reserved |
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| (v) to annul, revoke, or invalidate |
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| (adj) widely known, either for a particular trait or for some unfavorable quality |
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| (adj) present but not visible, inactive or dormant |
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| (adj) expressing much in a few words; concise |
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| (adj) burdensome; troublesome (refers to tasks, contracts, duties, etc.) |
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| (n) an omen or indication of an event that is about to occur, particularly a momentous one |
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| (adj) pertaining to the first stages of mankind |
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| (v) to lessen in force or intensity; to make less severe |
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| (n) a lone dissenter; one who stands apart from the crowd; nonconformist |
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| (v) to show involvement, usually in a crime |
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| (adj) dull, bland; without distinctiveness |
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| (adj) lonely, sad, forsaken, despairing |
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| (v) to abstain from, keep away from, or avoid |
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| (n) a person who hates or mistrust humankind |
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