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| adj. courteous and pleasant, sociable, easu to speak to |
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| v. to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater |
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| adj. shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion |
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| n. an original model after which similar things are patterned; a perfect or typical example |
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| n. that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); an distinctive air or personal quailty |
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| n. illegal traffic, smuggled goods; adj. illegal, prohibited |
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| adj. scholarly, learned; boorish, pedantic |
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| adj. thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; n. a very thin, light cloth |
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| v. to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply |
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| adj. impossible to see through physically; incapable of being understood |
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| adj. relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience |
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| adj. incapable of being changed or called back |
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| n. a natural inclination or bent toward |
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| adj. peevish, complaining, fretful |
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| v. to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to |
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| v. to disown, reject, or deny the validity of |
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| adj. able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly |
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| v. to cut down, reduce in scope and cost |
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| v. to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly |
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| adj. coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed |
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| adj. persistent, showing industry and determination |
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| adj. thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy, or inferior in quality of character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable |
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