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| a brief treatment or account of a subject, esp. an extensive subject; concise treatise: a compendium of medicine. |
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1.with the head foremost; headfirst: to plunge headlong into the water.
2.without delay; hastily: to plunge headlong into work.
3.without deliberation; rashly: to rush headlong into battle. |
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| of, pertaining to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive: an impetuous decision; an impetuous person. |
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| to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis. |
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| to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing: to abet a swindler; to abet a crime. |
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to permit or tolerate: You should not have countenanced his rudeness.
to approve, support, or encourage. |
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to make one's own; adopt or embrace, as a cause.
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to marry. |
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| a person or thing that acts as a chief support or part: Coffee is the mainstay of the country's economy. |
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1.extremely liberal in giving; very generous.
2.characterized by great generosity: a munificent bequest. |
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| a steadfast or uncompromising partisan: They counted on the party stalwarts for support in the off-year campaigns. |
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peevish; irritable; cranky.
extremely unpleasant or distasteful: a long scarf of bright, bilious green. |
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| a feeling of offense or resentment; anger: We left in high dudgeon. |
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to affect with sharp irritation and resentment, esp. by some wound to pride: She was greatly piqued when they refused her invitation.
a feeling of irritation or resentment, as from a wound to pride or self-esteem: to be in a pique. |
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| offense; annoyance; displeasure: to feel umbrage at a social snub; to give umbrage to someone; to take umbrage at someone's rudeness. |
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1. quick to resent a trifling affront or injury; snappish.
2. irascibly or petulantly spiteful: waspish writing. |
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1. Beginner or novice
2. a person newly converted to a belief, as a heathen, heretic, or nonbeliever; proselyte. |
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the state or period of being a novice of a religious order or congregation.
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| a person who has changed from one opinion, religious belief, sect, or the like, to another; convert. |
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| a beginner in learning anything; novice. |
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1. immature or inexperienced: a callow youth.
2. (of a young bird) featherless; unfledged. |
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| to produce, cause, or give rise to: Hatred engenders violence. |
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1. not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
2. just begun; incipient.
3. not organized; lacking order: an inchoate mass of ideas on the subject. |
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| harshness or sharpness of tone, temper, or manner; severity; acrimony: The cause of her anger did not warrant such asperity. |
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| sharp or caustic in style, tone, etc. |
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| sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting. |
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1. incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting: trenchant wit.
2. vigorous; effective; energetic: a trenchant policy of political reform. |
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1. foolish or inane, esp. in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly.
2. unreal; illusory. |
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| commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative: a prosaic mind. |
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1. usual or customary; everyday: quotidian needs.
2. ordinary; commonplace: paintings of no more than quotidian artistry. |
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| indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; dissolute. |
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1. gross injustice or wickedness.
2. a violation of right or duty; wicked act; sin. |
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| full of sexual lust; lustful; lewd; lascivious. |
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a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person: a drunken reprobate. |
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| vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.; coarsely mocking, abusive, or irreverent; scurrilous. |
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1. lustful or lecherous.
2. (of writings, pictures, etc.) obscene; grossly indecent. |
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1. morally ignoble or base; vile: sordid methods.
2. meanly selfish, self-seeking, or mercenary.
3. dirty or filthy. |
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1. vile, shameful, or base character; depravity.
2. a vile or depraved act. |
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| an exact copy, as of a book, painting, or manuscript. |
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not spontaneous or natural; artificial; contrived: factitious laughter; factitious enthusiasm. |
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| a damaging or derogatory remark or criticism; slander: casting aspersions on a campaign rival. |
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| a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something: The speech was considered a calumny of the administration. |
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| a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism: repeated diatribes against the senator. |
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| to denounce or berate severely; flay verbally: He was excoriated for his mistakes. |
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1. to deny, dispute, or contradict.
2. to speak or act against; oppose. |
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| to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon. |
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| to protest strongly or attack vehemently with words; rail (usually fol. by against): to inveigh against isolationism. |
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| to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid harshly; berate sharply. |
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1. censure, blame, or abusive language aimed at a person or thing, esp. by numerous persons or by the general public.
2. discredit, disgrace, or bad repute resulting from public blame, abuse, or denunciation. |
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1. the disgrace or the reproach incurred by conduct considered outrageously shameful; infamy.
2. a cause or object of such disgrace or reproach. |
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| to expose to public derision, ridicule, or abuse: The candidate mercilessly pilloried his opponent. |
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| to use or address with harsh or abusive language; revile. |
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