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dilate

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(v) To become wider or make wider, cause to expand; to speak or write at length, elaborate upon

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dilatory

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(adj) Slow, late; procrastinating or stalling for time

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dilettante

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(n) Person who takes up an art or activity for amusement only or in a superficial way

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dirge

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(n) A funeral or mourning song or poem

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discomfiting

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(adj) Disconcerting, confusing, frustrating

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discordant

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(adj) Harsh or inharmonious in sound; disagreeing, incongruous

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discrete

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(adj) Separate, distinct, detached, existing as individual parts

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disparage

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(v) Belittle, put down; bring shame upon, discredit

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disparate

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(adj) Distinct, different

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dissemble

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(v) Mislead, conceal the truth, put on a false appearance of

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dissolution

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(n) Dissolving, the state of having been dissolved; breaking bonds or breaking up of a group of people; death, disintegration; sinking into extreme hedonism, vice, and degradation

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distaff

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(adj, n) Female, esp. relating to the maternal side of the family; women or women’s work; a staff that holds wool or flax for spinning

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distend

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(v) Swell, expand, stretch, bloat

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dither

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Act indecisively (verb); a state of fear or trembling excitement (n)

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diurnal

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(adj) Occurring every day; happening in the daytime (rather than at night)

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doctrinaire

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(n,adj)Person who applies doctrine in an impractical or rigid and close-minded way (noun); merely theoretical, impractical, or fanatical about other people accepting one’s ideas (adj)

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doff

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(v) Take off (such as clothes), put aside; remove one’s hat as a gesture

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dovetail

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(v) Join or fit together

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droll

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(adj) Funny in an odd way

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dupe

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Person who is easily fooled or used (noun); to fool or exploit (verb)

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duplicity

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(n) Deceit, double-dealing, acting in two different ways for the purpose of deception

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dyspeptic

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(adj) Grumpy, pessimistic, irritable; suffering from dyspepsia (indigestion)

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ebullient

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(adj) Very enthusiastic, lively, excited; bubbling as though being boiled

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echelon

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(n) A level, rank or grade; the people at that level

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edify

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(v) Uplift, enlighten, instruct or improve in a spiritual or moral way

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effigy

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(n) Representation or image of a person, esp. a crude facsimile used to mock a hated person

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effrontery

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(n) Shameless boldness

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egress

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(v,n) An exit or the action of exiting

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elegy

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(n) Song or poem of sorrow, esp. for a deceased person

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emaciate

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(v) Make abnormally thin, cause to physically waste away

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encomium

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(n) Warm, glowing praise, esp. a formal expression of praise

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endemic

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(adj) Native, local; natural, specific to, or confined to a particular place

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engender

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(v) Produce, give rise to, cause to exist; procreate

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epicure

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(n) Person with cultivated, refined tastes, esp. in food and wine

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equanimity

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(n) Composure, evenness of mind; mental or emotional stability, esp. under stress

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equivocate

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(v) Use unclear language to deceive or avoid committing to a position

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ersatz

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(adj) Artificial, synthetic; being an inferior substitute

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erstwhile

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Former, previous (adj); in the past, formerly (adv)

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ethos

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(n) The character, personality, or moral values specific to a person, group, time period, etc.

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euphemism

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(n) a word or phrase used to avoid saying an unpleasant or offensive word

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euphony

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(n) Pleasing or sweet sound, especially as formed by a harmonious use of words

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exigent

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(adj) Requiring immediate attention, action, or aid; excessively demanding

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exonerate

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(v) Clear from blame or accusation; free from a responsibility

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expedient

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(adj) Suitable, proper; effective, often at the expense of ethics or other considerations

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expurgate

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(v) Censor; remove objectionable or offensive parts

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extemporaneous

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(adj) Done without preparation (esp. of a speech), or with some preparation but no notes; improvised, done on the spur of the moment

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faction

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(n) Group or clique within a larger organization; party strife and dissension

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fallow

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(adj) Left unplanted (of land); not in use

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fastidious

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(adj) Excessively particular, difficult to please; painstaking, meticulous, requiring excessive attention to detail

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fatuous

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(adj) Foolish, silly, esp. in a smug or complacent manner

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fawn

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(v) Show affection or try to please in the manner of a dog; try to win favor through flattery and submissive behavior

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fecund

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(adj) Fruitful, fertile; capable of abundantly producing offspring, vegetation, or creative or intellectual work

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felicitous

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(adj) Admirably appropriate, very well-suited for the occasion; pleasant, fortunate, marked by happiness

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fervid

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(adj) Very hot; heated in passion or enthusiasm

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fetid

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(adj) Stinking; having an offensive smell

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fledgling

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A young bird that has just recently gotten its feathers, an inexperienced person (noun); new or inexperienced (adj)

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florid

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(adj) Reddish or rosy; flowery, showy, or excessively fancy

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flout

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(v) Treat with disdain, contempt, or scorn (usually of rules)

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fluke

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(n) Stroke of luck, something accidentally successful

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forage

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(v) Wander in search of; rummage, hunt, make a raid

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ford

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Place where a river or similar body of water is shallow enough to walk or ride a vehicle across (noun); to cross at such a place (verb)

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forestall

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(v) Delay, hinder, prevent by taking action beforehand

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fortuitous

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(adj) Happening by chance; lucky

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fracas

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(n) Noisy disturbance or fight; brawl

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fractious

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(adj) Unruly, troublemaking; irritable

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frenetic

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(adj) Wildly excited, frantic, distracted

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fulminate

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(v) Explode, detonate; attack verbally in a vehement, thunderous way

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furtive

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(adj) Done secretly; stealthy, sly, shifty

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gambol

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(v) Frolic; skip or leap playfully

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garner

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(v) Gather and store; amass, collect

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gestation

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(n) Pregnancy; the period from conception until birth of an animal or (metaphorically) of an idea or plan

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glacial

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(adj) Pertaining to glaciers; cold, icy, slow, unsympathetic

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glower

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(v) Stare in an angry, sullen way

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goad

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(v) Urge on (as cattle) with a pointed or electrically charged stick; spur on, stimulate, encourage

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gouge

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Scooping or digging tool, like a chisel, or a hole made with such a tool (noun); cut or scoop out; force out a person’s eye with one’s thumb; swindle, extort money from (verb)

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graft

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Insert part of a plant into another plant, where it continues to grow; join living tissue (such as skin) to part of the body where it will continue to live and grow; attach as if by grafting (verb); the part so grafted (as in a graft of skin); the act of acquiring money or other benefits through illegal means, esp. by abusing one’s power (noun)

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grandiloquent

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(adj) Relating to lofty speech, esp. to the point of being pompous, overblown, bombastic

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grandstand

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(v) Perform showily in an attempt to impress onlookers

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grating

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(adj) Irritating; harsh or discordant (of a noise); scraping

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grievous

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(adj) Causing grief or suffering; very serious, grave; flagrant, outrageous

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grouse

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Complain or grumble (verb); a reason for complaint (noun)

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grovel

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(v) Creep or crawl with one’s face to the ground, prostrate oneself as a token of subservience, degrade or abase oneself

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halcyon

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(adj) Calm and peaceful, carefree; prosperous, successful, happy

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hallmark

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(n) A mark indicating quality, purity, genuineness, etc.; any distinguishing characteristic

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hand-wringing

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(n) Grasping, squeezing, etc. of the hands as an expression of nervousness, guilt, etc.; extend debate over what to do about an issue

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hapless

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(adj) Unlucky, unfortunate

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harangue

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(n,v) Long, intense verbal attack, esp. when delivered publicly

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harrow

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(n,v) Farming tool that breaks up soil (noun); painfully disturb or distress (verb)

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hedge

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(v) Avoid commitment by leaving provisions for withdrawal or changing one’s mind; protect a bet by also betting on the other side

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hegemony

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(n) Domination, authority; influence by one country over others socially, culturally, economically, etc.

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hermetic

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(adj) Airtight, sealed, isolated; reclusive; pertaining to alchemy, occult

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hew

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(v) Strike, chop, or hack (as with an axe, sword. etc.); make or shape something (such as a statue) with a cutting tool

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hoary

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(adj) Very old, gray or white as from old age

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homage

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(n) Honor or respect demonstrated publicly

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hoodwink

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(v) Trick, deceive

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hotly

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(adv) In an intense, fiery, or heated way

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husband

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(v) Manage prudently, sparingly, or economically; conserve

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iconoclast

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(n) Attacker of cherished beliefs or institutions

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idolatry

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(n) Idol worship; excessive or unthinking devotion or adoration

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idyllic

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(adj) Presenting a positive, peaceful view of rural life (as poetry or prose); pleasant in a natural, simple way

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