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| n. code of laws, often religious in nature |
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| n. something that causes change; a stable accelerator to chemical reaction |
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| adj. expressing rigid opinion based on unproved principles |
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| adj./n. soothing to skin; making less harsh |
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| n. a speech honoring the dead |
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| v./n. to deliver a pompous speech or tirade |
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| n. an exaggerated statement, figure of speech |
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| adj. sad; sullen; melancholy |
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| n. state of swinging back and forth with steady rhythm |
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| adj. penny-pinching;excessively thrifty |
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| adj. extremely harmful;potentially causing death |
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| adj. showing strong religious devotion |
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| n. precedes or announces another |
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| v. to dress up; to groom with elaborate care |
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| adj. abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary |
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| adj. awe-inspiring; worthy of honor |
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| n. a literary work that ridicules a human vice through humor or derision |
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| adj. sordid;wretched and dirty from neglect |
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| adj. indifferent or unaffected by pleasure or pain |
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| v. to take place of; supersede |
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| adj. lethargic; sluggish; dormant |
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