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to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
syn- amend, better |
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poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity
syn- composure, self-possession, levelheadedness |
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pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
syn- inflated, highfalutin, high-flown, pretentious |
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without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers
syn- green, raw, unfledged, inexperience |
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saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk of thinking; nonsense
syn- balderdash, hogwash, tommyrot
to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly
syn- slaver |
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a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
syn- abrstract, digest, model, archetype |
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to urge strongly, advise earnestly
syn- entrerat, implore, adjure |
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| by virtue of holding a certain office |
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to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
syn- encroach, impinge, intrude, poach |
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to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)
syn- cozy up to, curry favor with |
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one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder
syn- trespasser, meddler, buttinsky |
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belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part
syn- immanent, organic |
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to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
syn- rail, harangue, fulminate, remonstrate |
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weariness of body or mind, lack of energy
syn- fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor |
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a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy
syn- chiliad, golden age, prosperity, peace |
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millenium (pl. millennia)
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mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means
syn- supernatural, esoteric, abstruse, arcane
to hide, conceal; eclipse
matters involving the supernatural |
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| to spread through, penetrate, soak through |
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to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to
syn- provoke, produce
characterized by excessive haste
syn- reckless, impetuous
moisture; the product of an action or process |
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precipitate
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strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste
syn- stern, rigorous, tough, urgent, imperative |
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to think or believe without certain supporting evidence to conjecture or guess
likely idea that lacks definite proof |
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