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| adj. given to convivial (socialbe, jovial) often excessive drink (a toper (n) is a drunk; a sot; a tippler; a bibbler.) |
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| n. abject (base, contemptible) poverty; destruction; would be indigent/impecunious/destitute. (indignant: deep-seeded anger. indigenous: native to the area) |
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| n. 1) a reason for doubt; suspicion 2) a feeling of pique or resentment at some insult; offense |
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| v. to feign sickness to shirk work or duty (not malign!!--to slander; traduce; vilify; contumely) |
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| n. extreme chauvinism or patriotism, esp. the advocacy of an aggressive warlike (bellicose, pugnacious) foreign policy |
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| n. a condition marked by depression and a preoccupation with imaginary illnesses; one who constantly imagines he is ill |
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| adj. disturbing; tormenting. also (v) to rake; hoe; plow |
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| n. 1) an expression of good wishes; blessing 2) the pronouncing of a blessing (not venison!) |
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| adj. of, relating to, or having the qualities of a mirror |
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| n. the transference to another; expecially the surrender of powers to local authorities by a central government (The reagan years witnesses the devolution of many government services from federal to state and local levels) |
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| n. one that is the cause of just punishment/retribution; avenger |
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| n. one who works with precious stones (lapis-stone in Greek-semiprescious stone from Afghanistan) |
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| n. a word spelled the same as another but having a different sound and meaning, as lead (to conduct) and lead (a metal). |
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| adj. 1) having the temperament of one born under the astrological influence of saturn 2) melancholy or sullen |
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| v. to rid of false ideas; enlighten; free from error |
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| n. a person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture |
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| v. to reject; to deny; renounce (to give up) under oath; forswear, as in to abjure one's beliefs---not adjure 1) to command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath 2) to appeal or entreat earnestly (Lat. adiurare-swear to) |
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| adj. simple; easy (as a facile solution to a complex problem) |
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| n. a high ranking member of the clergy, esp. a bishop |
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| v. 1) to collide or strike 2) to encroach or trespass |
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| v. 1) to make (e.g., a crime) seem less serious; extenuate 2) to mitigate |
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| n. the act of giving birth; childbirth |
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| v. to embezzle (Lat. peculium, private property) |
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| n. a ludicrously abrupt (unintended) transition in style from the exalted to the commonplace 2) grossly sentimental pathos |
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| v. to draw or engrave in dots or short touches rather than lines (similar to pointillism, as in seurat)(stipple is black & white, pointillism is colored) |
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| n. 1) a sudden assault from a defensive position 2) a quick witticism; quip 3) a short excursion; jaunt |
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| n. 1) indolence! 2) a slow-moving, arboreal mammal of tropical America |
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| n. a visual defect in which one eye cannot focus with the other on an object because of imbalance of the eye muscles |
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| n. 1) a representation of something: image 2) an insubstantial form or semblance of something |
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| n. 1) a harem ( a woman for man's pleasure; 2) a Sultan's palace |
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| adj. 1) situated beneath the moon 2) of this world; earthly (terrestrial; banal; pedestrian; mundane etc.) |
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| adj. 1) projecting or jutting beyond a line or surfface 2) striking; conspicuous; easily seen or noticed (salient qualities) |
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| adj. of a size suggesting great expense; lavish (a sumptuous party) |
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| adj. lying on the back or having the face upward (recumbent-reclining) |
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| n. 1) an ophthalmologist 2) an optometrist (also know--optical--relating to sight) |
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| adj. pressing; urgent; insistent; exigent (not exiguous--meager) (need attention now!!) |
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| n. worthless nonsense; balderdash; tomfoolery |
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| v. to polish; to simonize (DOAS--simonize the car) |
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| n. tricks performed with the hands, as by a magician |
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| n. 1. an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident 2. good fortune; luck: the serendipity of getting the first job she applied for |
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| n. 1) a fire-breathing monster with the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a serpent 2) an impossible or foolish fantasy |
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| n. an act or statement of leave-taking; farewell (person--valedictorian) |
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| v. to take or claim for oneself without right; appropriate (to arrogate funds) |
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| n. sleight of hand; manual skill and dexterity in the execution of tricks (legerdemain; duplicity, deceit...etc.) |
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2. a sound or sign announcing the death of a person or the end, extinction, failure, etc., of something: the knell of parting day.
3. any mournful sound.
–verb (used without object) 4. to sound, as a bell, esp. a funeral bell.
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| adj. 1) lacking in nutrition; insubstantial 2) not interesting 3) childish; immature; puerile |
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| v. to make (an offense or crime) seem less serious; extenuate |
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| v. 1) to toss back and forth 2) to discuss or exchange in casual or frivolous manner adj. bent or curved outward; bowed; bandy legs |
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| adj. 1) producing intensely hot fire, as a military weapon 2) of or involving arson 3) tending to inflame; inflammatory |
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| n. a person with informed and astute discrimination, esp. concerning the arts or matters of taste |
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| n. the insatiable, often periodic craving for alcoholic liquors |
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| n. an accomplished musician |
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| adj. covered with stiff or rough hairs; bristly |
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| n. peaceful relations, as bt. nations; friendship |
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| adj. containing gold; gold-bearing |
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| adj. deserved; merited (condign censure) (Lat. condignus) |
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| v. to shake or wave in a menacing manner |
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| adj. easy to manage; malleable |
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| n. the key element in something |
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| adj. empty, having or showing a lack of intelligence or insight |
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| v. to drain of color, become pale |
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| v. to free from falsehood or misconception |
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| n. frustration or disappointment |
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