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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) impossible to see through physically; incapable of being understood |
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| (n) an original model after which similar things are patterned; a perfect or typical example |
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| (adj) scholarly, learned; boorish, pedantic |
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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) courteous and pleasant, socible, easy to speak to |
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| (adj) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion |
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| (adj) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; (n) a very thing, light cloth |
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| (n) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality |
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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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| (n) illegal traffic, smuggled goods; (adj) illegal, prohibited |
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| (adj) think or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy, or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable |
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| (adj) incapable of being changed or called back |
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| (adj) persistent, showing industry and determination |
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| (v) to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to |
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| (v) to cut down, reduce in scope and cost |
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| (adj) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly |
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| (v) to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly |
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| (adj) peevish, complaining, fretful |
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| (v) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of |
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| (n) a natural inclination or bent toward |
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| (adj) coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed |
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