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to deny responsibilty for or connection with
Syn. disown, disclaim, retract, abjure |
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To cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly squander; to be extravegant in pursuit of pleasure
syn. disperse, strew, diffuse, waste |
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to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text: to cleanse, purify
syn. purge, censor, bowlderize |
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an armored or protective glove; a challent; two lines of armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal
syn. dare, provocation, trial, punishment |
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to call into question; to attack as false
syn. challenge, deny, dispute, query, question |
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hatred, contempt, disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct
syn. abhorance, opprobrium, shame, ignomity |
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faithfulness; treachery
syn. betrayal, disloyalty, treason, duplicity |
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to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over to banish
syn. transfer, consign, demote, exile |
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an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation
syn. malediciton, imprecation, abomonation |
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shrewed, crafty, showing practical wisdom
syn. shrewed, acute, sagacious, judicious, wily |
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a greedy desire, particularly for wealth
syn. cupidity, rapacity, acquisitiveness |
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tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt, intended to delay or postpone
syn. stalling, slow, tardy, laggard |
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conspicuous, standing out from the mass(unfavorable sense)
syn. glaring, flagrant, blatant |
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vanishing, soon passing away, light and airy
syn. ephemeral, transient, transitory |
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unable to make up one's mind, hesitating
syn. indecisive, vacillatiing, wavering. |
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cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct |
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one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience
syn. neophyte, tyro, trainee, apprentice |
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untidy, dirty, careless
un kempty, slatternly, slipshod, lax |
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something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence |
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inactive, sluggish, dull
syn. sluggish, lethargic, otiose, languid |
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a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work |
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a state or scene of uproar and confusion
syn. commotion, pandemonium, chaos,anarchy |
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hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded
syn. undercover, clandestince, sub-rosa |
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pleaseant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance
syn. carefree, jaunty, gracious, suave, urbane |
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the essential part, main point, or essence
syn. substance, core, nucleus |
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extremely generous, lavish
syn. bounteous, liberal |
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moderate, sparing, characterized by abstinence and self-disicpline
syn. temperate, sober, moderate |
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likely but not certain to happen, possible, dependent on uncertain events or conditions; happening by chance
syn.conditional, dependent |
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to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify
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to impose by fraud; to pass off as worth or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty or coercion
syn. pass off, palm pff, fob off |
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