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| to believe in and follow the practice of |
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| the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone |
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| comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared |
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| a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person |
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| anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen |
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| based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system |
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| to state a fact or belief confidently |
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| unfair prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group |
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| concise and exact use of words in writing or speech |
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| to increase or reinforce the strength of |
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| to attempt to gain an advantage from an opportunity or situation |
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| the action of forming a united whole |
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| evoking interest, attention, or admiration |
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| admit that something is true or valid after first denying |
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| pleasant, friendly, or agreeable |
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| to come together to form a new whole |
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| to confirm or give support to a statement, theory, or finding |
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| guilty or worthy of blame |
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| to reduce in extent or quantity |
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| settling an issue; producing a definite result |
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| to arrive at a conclusion thru reasoning |
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| humble submission and respect |
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| to treat or regard someone with contempt or disrespect |
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| to publicly declare to be wrong or evil |
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| to obtain from a specific source |
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| causing one to feel unsettled or worried |
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| to engage in an argument or cast doubt upon |
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| tending to be different or develop in different directions |
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| having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time |
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| to draw out a response or fact from someone |
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| fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing |
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| to be a perfect example of |
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| the quality of being fair or impartial |
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| irregular in pattern or movement |
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| to reveal the presence of a quality or feeling |
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| to bring or recall to the conscious mind |
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| to make a physical or mental effort |
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| stated clearly and in detail |
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| to delay, prevent, or hinder |
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| implied but not plainly expressed |
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| to force a rule or punishment to be accepted or obeyed |
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| not able to be read or understood |
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| lack of interest, concern, or sympathy |
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| to succeed at influencing or persuading |
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| certain to happen; unavoidable |
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| to cite or appeal to someone or something as an authority for an action |
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| happening in the opposite way from what is expected |
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| inconsistent in a striking or shocking way |
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| to place close together for contrasting effect |
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| existing but not yet developed |
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| showing great attention to detail; very careful or precise |
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| to make less serious, severe |
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| new in an interesting way |
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| characterized by subtle details that make it complex |
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| uncertain; not discovered |
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| no longer produced or used; outdated |
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| to block or deliberately make something difficult |
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| unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint; weighing heavily on the mind or spirits |
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| dealing with things in a sensible or realistic manner |
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| great knowledge or insight |
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| person who argues for a theory |
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| to stimulate or give rise to a reaction or emotion |
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| to respond to a gesture or action by making a corresponding one |
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| to restore friendly relations between |
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| to prove a statement or theory to be wrong or false |
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| to formally declare one's abandonment of claim, right, or possession |
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| the restraint, prevention, or inhibition of a feeling or quality |
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| able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions |
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| to continue to have something; keep possession of |
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| not easily convinced; having doubts |
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| to form a theory without firm evidence |
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| requiring or expending great effort |
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| to provide evidence to support |
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| included or absorbed into something else |
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| so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe |
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| something that completes or enhances something else |
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| to lessen the effectiveness, power of a person or idea |
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| to check or prove the validity or accuracy |
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| appearance of being true or real |
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| being annoyed, frustrated, or worried |
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| working successfully; feasible |
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| clear someone of blame or suspicion |
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