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1. agreeably pungent or sharp in taste or flavor; pleasantly biting or tart: a piquant aspic.
2.agreeably stimulating, interesting, or attractive: a piquant glance.
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1. spicy. 2. intriguing. 3. sharp, clever.
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like a rake.
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smart; jaunty; dashing: a hat worn at a rakish angle.
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(of a vessel) having an appearance suggesting speed. |
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a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions.
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1. qualm, compunction, restraint. 6. waver. |
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| monetary reward or gain; money. |
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moderately warm; lukewarm: tepid water.
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characterized by a lack of force or enthusiasm: tepid prose; the critics' tepid reception for the new play. |
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| wastefully extravagant; prodigal |
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1. to outline; give a faint indication of
2. to foreshadow
3. to overshadow; obscure |
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| the act or instance of denying oneself some rights/ conveniences/ posession. |
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verb (used with object), per·jured, per·jur·ing.
to render (oneself) guilty of swearing falsely or of willfully making a false statement under oath or solemn affirmation: The witness perjured herself when she denied knowing the defendant. |
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drippy, hokey, maudlin, mawkish, mushy
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tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome: a contentious crew.
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causing, involving, or characterized by argument or controversy: contentious issues. |
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(urinary incontinency)
exercising or characterized by restraint in relation to the desires or passions and especially to sexual desires; temperate. |
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1. the art of good eating
2. the type of cookery of a particular region: the gastronomy of Provence |
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characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; maudlin.
2. having a mildly sickening flavor; slightly nauseating. |
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cross, querulous, or fretful, as from vexation or discontent: a peevish youngster.
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showing annoyance, irritation, or bad mood: a peevish reply; a peevish frown.
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perverse or obstinate. |
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| free from the living germs of disease, fermentation, or putrefaction. |
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pertaining to or affecting antisepsis.
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free from or cleaned of germs and other microorganisms.
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exceptionally clean or neat.
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free of contamination or pollution. |
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censure, blame, or abusive language aimed at a person or thing, especially by numerous persons or by the general public.
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discredit, disgrace, or bad repute resulting from public blame, abuse, or denunciation. |
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prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken, denunciation: a tirade against smoking
a long, vehement speech |
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| a prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint |
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vehement, violent denunciation
a railing accusation
insulting, abusive word or xpression |
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| frenzied, agitated, unrestrained |
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a violent denunciation or censure
violent explosion |
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| not discriminate, lacking in care and judgement, thoughtless, haphazard. |
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| suitable; well-adapted; pertinent; relevant; apt |
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| of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an uncle. |
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to pass from one to another or back and forth; to bandy blows, to bandy words.
to circulate freely: to bandy gossip |
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| to banter or tease playfully |
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| having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent: an ardent vow; ardent love. |
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| of or pertaining to conflict or struggle within a group: mutually destructive. characterized by great slaughter; deadly |
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going straight to the point; frank; direct; outspoken: It's sometimes difficult to be forthright and not give offense. |
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| free from many changes or variations; uniform: an equable climate; an equable temperament. |
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| ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield |
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| to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms |
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artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
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shy; modest. |
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contemptible, discreditable, humiliating.
black, disgraceful, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful |
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an unpredictable or erratic action, occurrence, course, or instance: the vagaries of weather; the vagaries of the economic scene.
a whimsical, wild, or unusual idea, desire, or action. |
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| the scattering of the Jews to countries outside of Palestine after the Babylonian captivity. any group that has been dispersed outside its traditional homeland, especially involuntarily, as Africans during the trans-Atlantic slave trade. |
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