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| (n) poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity |
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| (adj) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas |
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| (adj) without experience, immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers |
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| (n) saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or foolishly |
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| syn: balderdash, hogwash, tommyrot, slaver |
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| (n) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality |
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| syn: abstract, model, archetype |
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| (v) to urge strongly, advise earnestly |
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| (adj) (adv) by virtue or holding a certain office |
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| (v) to make oneself agreeable, and thus gain favor or acceptance from others ( sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense) |
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| syn: cozy up to, curry favor with |
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| ant: alienate, mortify oneslef |
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| (n) one moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder |
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| syn: trespasser, meddler, buttinsky |
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| (adj)belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part |
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| (v) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval |
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| ant: acclaim, glorify, extol |
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| (n) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy |
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| (n)a period of a thousand years; aperiod of great joy |
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| syn: chiliad, golden age, prosperity |
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| ant: doomsday, day of judgement |
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| (adj) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; to hide, conceal; eclipse; matters involving supernatural |
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(v) to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to
(adj) characterized by excessive haste
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| (adj) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste |
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| (v) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; likely idea that lacks definite proof |
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