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to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure
As chairman he is fair and open, but he dissipates his energies on trivial things |
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| an armored or protective glove; a challenge; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal |
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immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement
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| hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct |
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| to make less in amount, degree, etc; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit |
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| praise or flattery that is excessive |
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| to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation |
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Talking about one's wealthy is thought to be pretentious and in poor taste
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Quite a few debonair young men asked my cousin to dance
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| a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language |
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I think the most salient feature of the new plan is its similarity to the old plan
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greed
You say that these catalogue prices show the quality of the goods, but I say they show the seller's cupidity |
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| to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses |
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swollen
the heavy rains turned the fields swampy and the river turgid |
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to spoil an appetite by overindulgence
a steady diet of tv began to cloy and i was glad to begin a book |
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immoral; recklessly extravagant
this was the profligate son in the family, the one who could charm, the one of whom nothing was expected |
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| of or pertaining to a tailor or his work; having to do with clothes or dress (especially men's) |
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