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Gloomily or sullenly ill-humored |
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to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully |
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inclined to quarrel or fight readily |
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to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease. |
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ridicule; mockery: The inept performance elicited derision from the audience. |
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deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy. |
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a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration |
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at a distance, esp. in feeling or interest; apart: They always stood aloof from their classmates. |
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To exhibit affection or attempt to please, as a dog does by wagging its tail, whining, or cringing |
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anticipation of adversity or misfortune; suspicion or fear of future trouble or evil. |
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strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger |
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dejected; dispirited; discouraged |
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grievous distress, affliction, or trouble: His woe was almost beyond description |
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to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc. |
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cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity. |
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warlike; given to waging war |
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having an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc. |
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cynical disposition, character, or belief. |
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loss of hope; hopelessness |
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constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything: a diligent student. |
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a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site. |
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lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow: a languid manner |
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anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor |
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mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner |
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absorbed in thought; meditative |
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a person of profound or extensive learning; learned scholar. |
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a person or thing that watches or stands as if watching |
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high-pitched and piercing in sound quality |
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not obtrusive; inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticent. |
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A visible trace, evidence, or sign of something that once existed but exists or appears no more. |
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characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste |
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to be in a vigorous state; thrive |
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a person who professes to foretell events |
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involved, intricate, or difficult |
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to present as a gift; grant, give |
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to move, climb, or go upward; mount; rise |
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To have an intense desire for |
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horrible or frightful to the senses; repulsive; very ugly |
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to become aroused or animated |
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revolt or rebellion against constituted authority |
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to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents |
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a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people |
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To defeat or conquer in battle; subjugate. |
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concealed; secret; disguised. |
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to make impure or unsuitable by contact or mixture with something unclean, bad, etc.: to contaminate a lake with sewage |
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a gloomy state of mind, esp. when habitual or prolonged; depression. |
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to remain or stay, as in a place; sojourn |
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