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| (noun) act of absolving; a freeing from blame or guilt; release from consequences, obligations, or penalties. |
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(adjective)
(of speech, writing, etc.) high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious. |
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(adjective)
characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal.
involving or using conversation. |
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(noun)
respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another.
respectful or courteous regard |
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The quality or state of being shy, timid, restrained |
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the act of forbearing; a refraining from something.
forbearing conduct or quality; patient endurance; self-control. |
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(adjective)
peculiar to or characteristic of a particular language or dialect
having a distinct style or character, esp. in the arts |
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of or pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations. |
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used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect |
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(noun)
the appearance or semblance of truth; likelihood; probability
something, as an assertion, having merely the appearance of truth |
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