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| Consisting or characteristic of prose; matter-of-fact; straightforward. Lacking in imagination and spirit; dull. |
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next to the last; of or pertaining to a penult.
(noun) a penult. |
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resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.
Noisy, clamorous, or boisterous. |
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extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant; conspicuously bad or offensive.
Surpassing; extraordinary; distinguished (in a bad sense). |
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charitable; generous to the poor; of or pertaining to alms, charity, or charitable donations.
Derived from or provided by charity.
Dependent on or supported by charity. |
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lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless.
Of no particular kind or character; indeterminate; having no pattern or structure; unorganized: an amorphous style; an amorphous personality. |
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offensive to good taste, esp. as being excessive; overdone or gross
Disgusting; sickening; repulsive.
Excessively or insincerely lavish.
Encompassing all aspects; comprehensive.
Abundant or copious. |
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| known or knowable only to the initiate; secret; obscure; esoteric |
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having the nature or qualities of oil; containing oil; producing oil;
smarmy; unctuous; fawning; falsely or smugly earnest;
of low sleazy taste or quality |
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of, pertaining to, or characterized by atavism (recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination b: recurrence of or reversion to a past style, manner, outlook, approach, or activity);
reverting to or suggesting the characteristics of a remote ancestor or primitive type |
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producing or capable of producing offspring, fruit, vegetation, etc., in abundance; prolific; fruitful
very productive or creative intellectually |
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commonly regarded as such; reputed; supposed
assumed to exist or have existed |
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a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor
A short winglike control surface projecting from the fuselage of an aircraft, such as a space shuttle, mounted forward of the main wing and serving as a horizontal stabilizer
An aircraft whose horizontal stabilizing surfaces are forward of the main wing |
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a riddle, the answer to which involves a pun or play on words;
anything that puzzles |
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an official license to print or publish a book, pamphlet, etc.
sanction or approval; support |
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just begun and not fully formed or developed; rudimentary
being only partly in existence or operation; incipient |
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marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
servilely compliant or deferential
obedient; dutiful |
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silly and pointless;
inanely foolish and unintelligent; stupid |
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so good or unusual as to be impossible to copy
surpassing imitation; matchless |
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the quality of being insouciant;
lack of care or concern; indifference |
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health-giving, healthy;
favorable to or promoting health |
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a washing or dcleansing of the body, especially as part of a religious rite;
the liquid used in this washing |
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to verbally abuse; berate
blame or insult someone in strong or violent language |
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| to make petty, trivial, or unnecessary objections |
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| having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense, shrewd |
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to challenge as false; cast doubt upon dispute the validity or truth of (a statement/motive); call into question |
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| (of a sound) loud, reverberating and often melancholy |
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| excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance |
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| flamboyant confidence of style or manner |
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| looking or sounding sad or dismal |
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| physical beauty, comeliness |
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| excessively or ingratiatingly flattery, oily |
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causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful
deadly, fatal |
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| outdoors; in the open air |
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| "something-for-something" (Latin); an equal exchange or substitution of goods or services |
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| sotto voce (NOUN, ADV, ADJ) |
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| in a low, soft voice, so as not to be overheard |
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in fact, reality.
actually existing, especially when without lawful authority. |
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| "my fault"; an acknowledgment of a personal error or fault |
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| shining brightly; radiant; gleaming; resplendent. |
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| speak badly or tell lies about someone to slander his/her reputation |
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| a person of obscure origin who has gained wealth, influence or celebrity |
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the highest point in the development of something, culmination/climax;
the elevation of someone to divine status; deification |
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in a wild state, esp. after escape from captivity or domestication;
resembling a wild animal |
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| a woman who is the most respected, prominent or senior person in a particular field |
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a literary work or section of a literary work presenting, usually symbolically, such a moment of revelation and insight;
a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something, usually initiated by some simple, homely or commonplace occurrence or experience |
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| having little or no money, poor |
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| strongly reminiscent or suggestive of something; having a pleasant odor, fragrant |
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| excessive desire to stay in bed |
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| ability to stay alert with very little sleep |
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to howl as if a dog/wolf;
to lament loudly and shrilly |
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sharply sarcastic or caustic; pungent
burning, corrosive |
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being the firstborn;
system of inheritance or succession by the firstborn |
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given to or shedding tears readily; tearful;
suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful |
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| lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity; falsely or hypocritically ingenuous; insincere |
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a scolding, nagging, bad-tempered woman; shrew;
a greedy, predatory person |
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A literary, musical, or artistic piece consisting wholly or chiefly of motifs or techniques borrowed from one or more sources;
An incongruous combination of materials, forms, motifs, etc., taken from different sources; hodgepodge |
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Crying out noisily; clamorous;
Characterized by or uttered with vociferation |
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Sleight of hand; magic tricks; any illusory feat;
Trickery; deception;
Any artful trick |
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capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration; purchasable;
open to corrupt influence and especially bribery |
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stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient
contemptuous |
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controversial;
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a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something |
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pertaining to childhood;
childishly foolish; immature or trivial |
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ineffective, incompetent, futile;
having no sense of responsibility; indifferent, lazy |
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making a harsh sound; grating; creaking
having a shrill, irritating quality or character |
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| supernatural; abnormal; out of the ordinary course of nature |
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| dealing w/a very profound, difficult, abstruse subject matter; obscure, hidden, little known |
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| disease-producing agent, especially a virus/microorganism |
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subtle, tricky, superficially plausible but generally fallacious method of reasoning; a false agent, sophism;
plausible but misleading agent |
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| of, pertaining to, dwelling on or situated on the bank of a river or stream |
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arousing or expressive of sexual desire; lustful; lecherous; lewd, wanton,;
shifty or tricky
having a slippery or smooth quality |
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| the combined action or functioning; synergism |
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pertaining to, resembling, f the nature or affected with scrofula;
morally tainted, corrupt |
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at the point of death;
lacking vitality or vigor |
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| leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others |
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recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources;
n: a licentious, dissolute person |
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a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant;
alteration between opposite or contrasting things |
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| the abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief |
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deriving ideas, style or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources;
n: a person who derives ideas... |
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waste or debris;
gravel, sand, silt or other material produced by erosion |
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a medicine, especially one not considered effective, prepared by an unqualified person;
a usually questionable remedy or scheme |
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| strong desire, especially sexual desire; lust |
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| an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
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the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms, as in parasitism or commensalism;
a cooperative relationship, as between two persons or groups |
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lacking courage and resolution;
marked by contemptible timidity |
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the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work;
the outcome of a complex sequence of events |
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the artifices and intrigues of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government);
a group engaged in such artifices and intrigues;
club; group;
a secret political clique or faction |
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to reduce the violence of (a disease);
to ease (symptoms) without curing the underlying disease;
to cover by excuses and apologies;
to moderate the intensity of |
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| not capable of or susceptible to change |
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| a person whose chief interests are luxury and the gratification of sensual appetites |
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something that brings disgrace;
public disgrace/ill fame that follows from conduct considered grossly wrong or vicious |
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| producing the "s" or "sh" sound |
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| disgrace, dishonor, public contempt |
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| foolishly fond of or doting on one's wife |
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| of or pertaining to conflict or struggle within a group; mutually destructive |
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peevish, irritable, cranky;
extremely unpleasant/distasteful |
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