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| Having or showing tenacity and grim persistence: "success required dogged determination". |
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to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession: As the days ensued, he recoveredhis strength.
to follow as a consequence; result: When those two friends meet, a battle of wits ensues.
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at a distance, especially in feeling or interest; apart: They always stood aloof from their |
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| act of absolving; a freeing from blame or guilt; release from consequences, obligations, orpenalties. |
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exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger
to expose to danger; imperil; risk.
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Fixed questions and answers
an elementary book containing a summary of the principles of the Christian religion, especiallyas maintained by a particular church, in the form of questions and answers. |
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| a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that onedoes not really possess. |
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to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.):
He saw the child floundering about in the water. |
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contentedly confident of one's ability, superiority, or correctness; complacent.
trim; spruce; smooth; sleek.
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| to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely. |
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- to scoop out or turn with or as if with a gouge: to gouge a channel; to gouge holes.
- to dig or force out with or as if with a gouge: to gouge out an eye.
- to make a gouge in: to gouge one's leg.
- to extort from, swindle, or overcharge.
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| churlishly rude or bad-tempered: a surly waiter. Synonyms: sullen, uncivil, brusque, irascible,splenetic, choleric, cross; grumpy, grouchy, crabby. |
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to draw off to a different course, purpose, etc.
to distract from serious occupation; entertain or amuse.
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| absolutely necessary or required; unavoidable: It is imperative that we leave. |
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| a configuration, pattern, or organized field having specific properties that cannot be derived fromthe summation of its component parts; a unified whole. |
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| union or fellowship arising from common responsibilities and interests, as between members of agroup or between classes, peoples, etc.: to promote solidarity among union members. |
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| preoccupied with depressing, morbid, or painful memories or thoughts: a brooding frame of mind. |
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constant; habitual; inveterate: a chronic liar.
continuing a long time or recurring frequently: a chronic state of civil war.
having long had a disease, habit, weakness, or the like: a chronic invalid.
(of a disease) having long duration ( opposed to acute ).
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Not requiring much skill
Lacking prestige |
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to smile, laugh, or contort the face in a manner that shows scorn or contempt: They sneered at hispretensions.
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
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