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(v.) to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to connect by a joint or joints;
(adj.) expressed clearly and forcefully; able to employ language clearly and forcefully; jointed
Syn: pronounce, elucidate; eloquent
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(v.) to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry
Syn: gambol
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(n.) belief, mental acceptance
Syn: credit, trust, confidence
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(v.) to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate
Syn: denounce, censure, devalue
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(v.) to diguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression
Syn: dissimulate, mask, feign
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(adj.) very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict
Syn: frantic, distracted
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(n.) a formal statement of commendation; high praise
Syn: panegyric, encomium, tribute, testimonial
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(v.) to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke
Syn: exhibit, manifest, occasion
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(v.) to remove from a grave; to bring to light
Syn: disinter, unearth, uncover
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(adj.) lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable
Syn: feeble, helpless, incompetent, ineffectual
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(adj.) dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision
Syn: dim, cloudy, unclear
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(adj.) wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards
Syn: iniquitous, reprehensible
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(adj.) stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative
Syn: tangy, zestful
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(adj.) developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic
Syn: original, primeval, primal
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(n.) nearness in place or time; kinship
Syn: proximity, similarity
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(adj.) not usual or expected; not in character
Syn: unusual, uncommon, unexpected, atypical
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(adj.) founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical
Syn: idealistic
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(n.) language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense of content, wordiness; a manner of expression
Syn: verbosity, prolixity, diction, jargon
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(adj.) green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgment
Syn: artless, naive
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(adj.) having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity
Syn: gummy, sticky, thick
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