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having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavor.
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| complaining in a petulant or whining manner: |
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| deserving reward or praise |
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| a collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible |
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| noisy and difficult to control |
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| regard with great respect; revere |
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| lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy |
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| having, showing, or done with good judgment or sense: |
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| in keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained: |
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| showing great attention to detail or correct behavior |
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| (of a route or journey) longer than the most direct way: |
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| a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, esp. a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned: |
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| a sign of what will happen in the future; an omen |
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| a sign or warning that something, esp. something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen |
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| having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty; commonplace; unromantic: |
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| blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language. |
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| having little or no money |
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| having or showing great knowledge or learning. |
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| lasting for a very short time: |
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| having an extremely offensive smell |
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| reprimand (someone) severely |
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| (often in legal use) the ending, reduction, or lessening of something: |
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| rapid increase in numbers |
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| clear (someone) of blame or suspicion: |
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| directly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible |
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| a person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle. |
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| of or relating to a transitional or initial stage of a process. |
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| splendid and expensive-looking: |
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| a twisting force that tends to cause rotation. |
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a deep fissure in the earth, rock, or another surface.
• a profound difference between people, viewpoints, feelings, etc.: |
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| a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
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| a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases: |
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| a mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual: |
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| travel or wander around from place to place. |
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| a formal procession of people walking, on horseback, or riding in vehicles. |
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| the state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried: |
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| looking or sounding sad and dismal. |
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• tending to stir up conflict:
• very exciting |
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| a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character: |
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| (of an event) be a sign or warning that (something, typically something bad) will happen |
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| superficially plausible, but actually wrong: |
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| proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects: |
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| Interbreeding of people considered to be of different racial types |
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| Unwilling or refusing to change one's view's or to agree about something |
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| Having little or no money |
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| Boast about or praise something excessively |
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| Overwhelm with things or people to be dealt with or flood |
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| gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire, need, or habit) |
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| sculpture or model of a person |
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| song of praise or triumph ~ thing that expresses enthusiastic praise |
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| Solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases |
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superficially plausible, but actually wrong
~ convincing bullshit |
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| to anticipate/ prevent or eliminate |
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| ungrateful person (Scrooge) |
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| difficult or disagreeable obligation task or burden |
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| someone who adheres rigidly to book knowledge and not common sense |
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| one who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas |
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| injurious/harmful in effect |
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| place marked by definite limits |
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| to use vague or ambiguous language in order to avoid speaking honestly |
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| impulsive, changing at whim, fickle |
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| warlike, hostile in manner |
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| staff officer who assists commanding officer |
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| impractical in the pursuit of ideals |
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| small problems/ minor offenses |
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| Occcuring everyday/ mundane |
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| Unexpected or inexplicable change in a situation or in someone's behavior |
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| Spoken or done without preparation |
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| Quality of having or showing great knowledge or learning |
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| Humor in a serious manner or in a manner lacking due respect |
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| Characterized by unsystematic partial measures taken over a period of time |
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| Slow to act, intended to cause delay |
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| Cleve or skillful in using the hands or mind |
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| something more generous than is usual or necessary |
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| not likely to provoke dissent or offense; inoffensive |
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| Causing vertigo especially by being extremely high or steep |
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| relating to deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect |
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| Excessive talking, especially on trivial matters |
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| Wanting to avoid activity; lazy |
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| Lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm; occurring randomly |
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| done in a pompously or overly solemn manner to impress |
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| capable of being drawn out or stretched |
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| weakened in force or effect |
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| existing at or from the beginning of time |
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| of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true |
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| the final part of a play, movie, or narrative |
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| intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest |
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| person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts |
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| superficially plausible, but actually wrong |
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| conforming to or following what is currently popular and fashionable |
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| having or showing a tendency to be easily angered |
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| person that acts as a channel for the transmission of something |
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| feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement |
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| surviving, still in existence |
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| without a clearly defined shape or form; vague; ill-organized |
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| no longer existing or functioning |
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| instill by persistent instruction |
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| regard or represent as being of little worth |
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| the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class |
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| unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable |
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| speak or write about something with great hostility |
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| concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty |
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| contribute greatly to; come back upon; rebound |
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| the truth, validity, or honesty of called into question |
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| evil in nature or effect; malevolent |
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| soften or become softened by soaking in liquid |
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| unnecessary, more than enough |
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| looking or sounding sad and dismal |
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| traveling from place to place especially working or based in various places for relatively short periods |
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| causing or tending to cause annoyance, frustration, or worry |
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| too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words; not to be uttered |
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| occur later than a specified or implied event or action |
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| ineffective or bungling; clumsy |
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