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| (n) a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute |
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| (adj) holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful |
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| (v) to work on excessively; to thrash soundly |
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| (v) to avoid, shun, keep away from |
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| (adj) able to get and to retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property |
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| (v) to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model |
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| (v) to claim or take without right |
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| (adj) hackneyed, trite, commonplace |
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| (n) a strong denunciation; the act/state of stripping or wearing off the skin |
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| (v) to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid |
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| (adj) tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way; (n) petty, nagging criticism |
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| (v) to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to |
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| (v) to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise |
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| (n) generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions |
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| (adj) capable of being held or defended |
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| (adj) so great or demanding that it cannot be satisfied |
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| (n) a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination |
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| (adj) relevant, appropriate, apropos |
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| (v) to divide and spread out like branches; to separate into divisions |
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| (adj) refusing to compromise, irreconcilable |
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| (adj) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little |
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| (adj) offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness |
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