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1. To infatuate; obsess
2. To intoxicate or stupefy with drink
3. To make stupid or foolish
"He besots over her all the time" |
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1. The feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn
2. The state of being despised; dishonor; disgrace
"If the government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law" |
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1. Attainment of anything desired; realization; accomplishment
2. State of bearing fruit
"His work is full of seeds which the future brought to fruition" |
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1. A condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease
2. A vague or unfocused feeling of mental uneasiness, lethargy, or discomfort
"This creates a sort of malaise because they'll never be satisfied" |
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1. Characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning
2. Obedient; dutiful
"One minute he is noisy and arrogant, the next he is obsequious and sly" |
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1. Not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish
2. Self-possessed, calm, or composed
"Corpulence makes a man reasonable, pleasant and phlegmatic" |
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1. A heated discussion, debate, or argument; commotion
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2. To worry; bother
"It is needless to dwell on the pother made about the missing manuscripts" |
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1. A mind not yet affected by experiences, impressions, etc
2. Anything existing undisturbed in its original pure state
"We are all born a tabula rasa" |
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1. Taking the place of another person or thing; acting or serving as a substitute
2. Felt or enjoyed through imagined participation in the experience of others
"Horror movies provide vicarious psychotherapy in an hour and a half" |
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