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adjective done or acting in a stealthy manner, as if to hinder observation; surreptitious; stealthy; sneaky |
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adjective without, or apparently without, end; lasting, or seeming to last, forever; endless |
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adjective - causing fear or dread
- hard to handle or overcome
- awe-inspiring in size, excellence, etc.; strikingly impressive
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adjective - seemingly true, acceptable, etc.: often implying disbelief
- seemingly honest, trustworthy, etc.: often implying distrust
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adjective kept secret or hidden, esp. for some illicit purpose; surreptitious; furtive |
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adjective - revengeful in spirit; inclined to seek vengeance
- said or done in revenge; characterized by vengeance vindictive punishment
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adjective arousing or deserving hatred or loathing; disgusting; offensive |
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transitive verb - to conceal under a false appearance; disguise to dissemble fear by smiling
- Obsolete to pretend to be in a state of; simulate; feign to dissemble innocence
- Obsolete to pretend not to notice; ignore
intransitive verb to conceal the truth, or one's true feelings, motives, etc., by pretense; behave hypocritically |
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adjective that cannot be easily understood; completely obscure or mysterious; unfathomable; enigmatic |
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adjective - that can have more than one interpretation; having two or more meanings; purposely vague, misleading, or ambiguous an equivocal reply
- uncertain; undecided; doubtful an equivocal outcome
- suspicious; questionable equivocal conduct
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