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| (n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval |
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| (v.) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench |
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| (n.) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose |
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| (n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self indulgence |
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| (v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person) |
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| (v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning |
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| (adj.) used so often as to lack freshness or originality |
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| (n.) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) |
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| (n.) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense) |
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| (v.) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement |
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| (adj.) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) |
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| (adj.) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint |
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| (adj.) worthy, deserving recognition and praise |
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| (adj.) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset |
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| (n.) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence |
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(adj.) pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited or backward; of simple, plain design that originated in the countryside;
(n.) a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony |
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| (v.) to make a pretense of, imitate; to show outer signs of |
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| (v.) to rise above or beyond, exceed |
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| (n.) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; and overshadowing influence of power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion |
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| (adj.) excessively smooth or smug; trying to hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable |
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