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to approve or permit; to give power or authority to
order, entitle, empower |
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a person who has committed a crime or is guilty of some misconduct; an offender
lawbreaker, wrongdoer |
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to waste time; to be idle; to spend more time in doing something than is necessary;
delay, loiter, dillydally |
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to cut apart in preparation for scientific study; to analyze with great care
examine |
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to pay out, spend; to use up
utilize, consume, disburse |
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an event resulting in death; an accidental death
casualty, mortality |
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easily fooled, tricked or cheated
trusting, innocent, naive, credulous |
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not permitted, unlawful, improper
illegal, unauthorized, forbidden |
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to plunge or dip into a fluid; to involve deeply
dunk, engross |
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causing excitement or anger; leading to violence or disorder
provoking, incendiary, provocative |
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| a note to aid one's memory; an informal note or report |
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marked by strong emotion, especially pity and sorrow; able to move people emotionally; worthy of pity; woefully inadequate
moving, distressing, pitiable, heartrending |
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to keep doing something in spite of difficulties; to refuse to quit even when the going is tough
plug away, pursue, stick to it |
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to lie, tell an untruth; to mislead on purpose
fib, stretch the truth, equivocate |
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to crush, put down completely
suppress |
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enjoyment or satisfaction; something that adds a pleasing flavor; to enjoy greatly
pleasure, gusto, take delight in |
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to recall one's past thoughts, feelings, or experiences
remember, recollect |
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to clean or polish by hard rubbing; to examine with great care; to move about quickly in search of
scrub, search, comb |
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something cone or given to show thanks or respect; a payment
praise, honor, homage, recognition, commendation, glorification, money, tax, levy |
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to make twisting or turning movements in a way that suggests pain or struggle
twist, squirm, thrash |
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