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1. To rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; pillage: plunder a village.
2. To seize wrongfully or by force; steal: plundered the supplies. |
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1. Easily bent or shaped. See synonyms at malleable.
2. Receptive to change; adaptable: pliable attitudes.
3. Easily influenced, persuaded, or swayed; tractable. |
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1. To move about aimlessly.
2. To walk about casually or for pleasure.
3. To follow an irregularly winding course of motion or growth.
4. To speak or write at length and with many digressions. |
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1. To be gloomy or dejected.
2. To brood or sulk. See synonyms at brood. |
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1. To disturb, interfere with, or annoy.
2. To subject to unwanted or improper sexual activity. |
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| Any of various marine flatfishes of the families Bothidae and Pleuronectidae, which include important food fishes. |
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1. A small, often circular piece of sparkling metal or plastic sewn especially on garments for decoration.
2. A small sparkling object, drop, or spot: spangles of sunlight. |
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1. To fill beyond capacity, especially with food; satiate.
2. To flood (a market) with an excess of goods so that supply exceeds demand. |
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1. A person, especially a woman, considered sexually promiscuous.
2. A woman prostitute. |
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| full-dress fur hat of varying shape, worn by hussars in the 19th century |
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| hate, To dislike intensely; abhor. |
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1. To apply oil, ointment, or a similar substance to.
2. To put oil on during a religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration. |
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1. To have, impose, or require as a necessary accompaniment or consequence: The investment entailed a high risk. The proposition X is a rose entails the proposition X is a flower because all roses are flowers.
2. To limit the inheritance of (property) to a specified succession of heirs.
3. To bestow or impose on a person or a specified succession of heirs.
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1. The act of entailing, especially property.
2. The state of being entailed.
2. An entailed estate.
3. A predetermined order of succession, as to an estate or to an office.
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1. Of foremost importance; paramount: a cardinal rule; cardinal sins.
2. Dark to deep or vivid red. |
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1. The place, position, or function properly or customarily occupied by another.
2. Advantage; service; purpose: “His personal relationship with the electorate stands in good stead” (John Sears). |
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| A female horse or the female of other equine species. |
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| The ermine, especially when in its brown color phase. European name for weasel, |
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1. To appeal to in supplication; beseech: implored the tribunal to have mercy.
2. To beg for urgently; entreat. |
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1. Much bigger than desired: a bloated bureaucracy; a bloated budget.
2. Medicine. Swollen or distended beyond normal size by fluid or gaseous material |
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| A disease caused by deficiency of vitamin C, characterized by spongy and bleeding gums, bleeding under the skin, and extreme weakness. |
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1. Any of numerous grasshoppers of the family Acrididae, often migrating in immense swarms that devour vegetation and crops.
2. The seventeen-year locust.
- Any of several North American deciduous trees |
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1. A list, especially of names. Used with work schedule.
2. A list of the names of military officers and enlisted personnel enrolled in a particular unit. |
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A list or program of things to be done or considered:
e.g. agenda for a meeting |
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scold.
1. To criticize or reprove sharply; reprimand. See synonyms at admonish.
2. To check or repress. |
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1. A seal, especially one used officially to mark documents.
2. The impression made with such a seal. |
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| The part of a garment, such as a coat or jacket, that is an extension of the collar and folds back against the breast. |
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1. A small mallet used by a presiding officer or an auctioneer to signal for attention or order or to mark the conclusion of a transaction.
2. A maul used by masons in fitting stones. |
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| Good condition; proper form: |
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| Consisting of leaves: Spinach is a leafy green vegetable. |
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1. Made of silk.
2. Resembling silk in texture or appearance; smooth and lustrous. See synonyms at sleek.
3. Delicately pleasing or caressing in effect: a silken voice.
4. Luxurious. |
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recover.
1. To receive an equivalent for; make up for: recoup a loss. See synonyms at recover.
2. To return as an equivalent for; reimburse. |
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remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
purify, sublimate, make pure |
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| an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or recto |
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the cultivation of plants
Synonym: gardening |
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| A procession of motor vehicles, as in a parade. |
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Meaning #1: having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled
Antonym: unscrupulous (meaning #1)
Meaning #2: characterized by extreme care and great effort
Synonyms: conscientious, painstaking |
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Meaning #1: a politician who is running for public office
Synonyms: campaigner, nominee
Meaning #2: someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
Synonym: prospect |
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characterized by disconcerting directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
Synonyms: blunt, candid, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank |
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Any of various coniferous evergreen trees of the genus Picea,
To make neat and trim: spruced up the chairs with new slipcovers. |
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| A period of existence or persistence: sat quietly through the duration of the speech. |
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| the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region |
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# Strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment.
# A harsh or trying circumstance; hardship. See synonyms at difficulty.
# A harsh or cruel act. |
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# Having or exercising the ability to reason.
# Of sound mind; sane.
# Consistent with or based on reason; logical: rational behavior. See synonyms at logical. |
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not easily borne; wearing; I only had to greet the guests"
Synonyms: burdensome, taxing |
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1. Acceptable to the taste; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten.
2. Acceptable or agreeable to the mind or sensibilities: a palatable solution to the problem. |
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| Having a distinctive odor: odorous jasmine flowers; odorous garbage |
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represent in bodily form
Synonyms: incarnate, body forth, substantiate
Meaning #2: represent, as of a character on stage
Synonyms: be, personify |
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| Capable of igniting and burning. |
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| a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion |
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| A thin mattress of tufted cotton batting or similar material, placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame. |
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| either of the two parts of a garment folded back on the chest, esp. a continuation of a coat collar. |
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| warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial: a genial disposition; a genial host. |
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| the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit. |
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composed of, containing, or resembling flint, esp. in hardness.
unyielding; unmerciful; obdurate: a flinty heart. |
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1. done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably: a wanton attack; wanton cruelty.
2. deliberate and without motive or provocation; uncalled-for; headstrong; willful: Why jeopardize your career in such a wanton way?
3. without regard for what is right, just, humane, etc.; careless; reckless: a wanton attacker of religious convictions. |
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| a distinguishing characteristic or quality, esp. of one's personal nature: bad traits of character. |
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1. a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
2. one of a number of thin strips of wood woven together to make a chair seat, basket, etc. |
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| a native or inhabitant of the United States. |
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1. a person who guards something, as a doorkeeper or caretaker.
2. a soldier or other person set to guard an entrance. |
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1. a place where rabbits breed or abound.
2. a building or area containing many tenants in limited or crowded quarters. |
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| bending readily without breaking or becoming deformed; pliant; flexible: a supple bough. |
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| full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent. |
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1. to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up; forgo: to waive one's right; to waive one's rank; to waive honors.
2. Law. to relinquish (a known right, interest, etc.) intentionally. |
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1.any prickly shrub belonging to the genus Rubus, of the rose family.
2. British. the common blackberry. |
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| a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic |
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| . a disgraceful or discreditable action, circumstance, |
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1. to send again.
2. to send back. |
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| a great flood of water; inundation; flood. |
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| mak a low continuous humming sound |
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| disagree with and try to prevent |
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not easily upset
calm and unruffled |
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