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| (v.) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater (AUGMENT) |
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| (adj.) impossible to see through physically; incapable of being understood (COMPREHENSIBLE) |
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| (n.) an original model after which similar things are patterned; a perfect or typical example (EPITOME) |
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| (adj.) scholarly, learned; boorish, pedantic (IGNORANT) |
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| (v.) to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply (SURMISE) |
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| (adj.) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to (AMICABLE, CANTANKEROUS) |
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| (adj.) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion (SHAPELESS, DEFINITE) |
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(adj.) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial;
(n.) a very thin light cloth |
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| (n.) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality (AMBIANCE) |
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| (adj.) relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience (PROVINCIAL, LIBERAL) |
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| (adj.) incapable of being changed or called back (IRREVERSIBLE, REVERSIBLE) |
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| (adj.) persistent, showing industry and determination (LACKADAISICAL) |
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| (v.)to cut down, reduce in scope and cost (ECONOMIZE, AUGMENT) |
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| (adj.) able to recover to original shape or form; able to recover quickly (BUOYANT, INFLEXIBLE) |
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(n.) illegal traffic, smuggled goods;
(adj.) illegal, prohibited (BOOTLEG) |
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| (v.) to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly (RESOUND) |
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| (adj.) peevish, complaining, fretful (PEEVISH, UNCOMPLAINING) |
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| (v.) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of (TO DISAVOW, AFFIRM) |
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| (n.) an natural inclination or bent toward (PROCLIVITY) |
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| (adj.) coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed |
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