All 500 Flashcards

Question

CHAUVINIST

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someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he/she belongs

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deceit; trickery

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starting to develop; coming into existence

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bell tower; room in which a bell is hung

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predictable; cliched; boring

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steadily increasing in volume or force

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tending to be thrifty or cheap

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to support with evidence

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severe or stern in appearance; undecorated

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bright; brilliant; glowing

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to humble oneself in a demeaning way

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ruddy; cheerfully optimistic

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trick designed to deceive an enemy

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to copy; to try to equal or excel

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the domination of one state or group over its allies

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discussion; usually b/w enemies

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fertile; fruitful; productive

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to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character

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frolicsome; playful

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green with vegetation; inexperienced

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sin; evil act

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to overlook; pardon; or disregard

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dormant; unused

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dictatorial in one's opinions

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gaudy; cheap; or showy

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to tarnish; taint

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related to spring; fresh

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amusing in a wry; subtle way

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secret; stealthy

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cautious; aware of potential consequences

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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill

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persuasive and moving; especially in speech

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silent; reserved

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fearless and daring

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an abusive; condemnatory speech

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cynical; scornfully mocking

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to make something unpleasant less severe

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to dry out thoroughly

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to ridicule with satire

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excessive amount

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causing grief or sorrow; serious and distressing

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frantic; frenzied

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showing innocence or childlike simplicity

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relating to precious stones or the art of cutting them

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passion; excitement

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inflexible; unyielding

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a person who dislikes others

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an extremely deep hole

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practical; as opposed to idealistic

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a written note or letter

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to irritate

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to choose not to do something

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a self-serving flatterer; yes-man

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piece of literature or music imitating other works

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to cross a body of water by wading

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deeply sorrowful or repentant for a wrong

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to count; list; or itemize

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lacking sophistication or experience

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point of time; especially where two things are joined

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outgoing; sociable

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charming; happily engaging

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to physically sway or be indecisive

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wandering from place to place; unsettled

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extremely sacred; beyond criticism

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existing during the day

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silent; not talkative

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belonging to a particular area; inherent

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one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors

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new word or expression

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to replace (another) by force; to take the place of

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suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable

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rigidly devoted to theories without regard for practicality; dogmatic

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growth process from conception to birth

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effectiveness

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claw of an animal; especially a bird of prey

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earthly; down-to-earth; commonplace

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novice; beginner

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to produce; cause; or bring about

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to mar the appearance of; vandalize

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stubborn; unyielding

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generous giving (as of money) to others who may seem inferior

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to instruct morally and spiritually

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to respect deeply

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extremely loud

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purposeful exaggeration for effect

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capable of being shaped

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excessive showiness

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to fluctuate b/w choices

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a funeral hymn or mournful speech

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impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light

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appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety

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to soothe or pacify

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able to be molded; altered; or bent

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to change into bone; to become hardened or set in a rigidly conventional pattern

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long; harsh speech or verbal attack

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angelic; sweet

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lacking energy; indifferent; slow

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to judge a dispute b/w two opposing parties

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trace amount

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to damage or deface; spoil

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respected because of age

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to dance or skip around playfully

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filled with truth and accuracy

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to annoy; irritate; puzzle; confuse

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rebellious

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beliefs or character of a group

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meal or mealtime

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abundantly supplied; complete

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nonsensical talk; specialized language

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stupid; foolishly self-satisfied

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to set fire to or ignite; excite or inspire

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exhilarated; full of enthusiasm and high spirits

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tending to talk a lot

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fearless; resolutely courageous

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someone passionately devoted to a cause

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impartial and honest in speech

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a person devoted to pleasure and luxury

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fresh and clean; uncorrupted

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to calm or make less severe

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charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness

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unemotional; lacking sensitivity

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minor sin or offense

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a trace; remnant

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happening by chance; fortunate

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monarch or ruler with great power

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temporary irregularity in musical rhythm

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dignified; grandiose

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a contradiction or dilemma

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to penetrate

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to be present throughout; to permeate

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selecting from or made up from a variety of sources

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harsh; jarring noise

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fame; glory; or honor

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to combine; to mix together

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the practice of lending money at exorbitant rates

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a firmly held opinion; especially a religious belief

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to divide into two parts

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cranky person; usually old

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person with refined taste in food and wine

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rude and bad-tempered

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digressing; diverting

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having low moral standards; not noble in character; mean

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frivolity; gaiety; laughter

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not capable of being disturbed

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to make better; to improve

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to give praise; to glorify

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something out of place in time

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causing sleep or lethargy

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deviation from what is normal

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to swell; inflate; or bloat

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blocked path; dilemma with no solution

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to annoy or provoke to anger

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to shun; to avoid (as something wrong or distasteful)

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urgent; requiring immediate action

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something that brings about a change in something else

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to foretell or know by inspiration

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peculiarity of temperament; eccentricity

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to clear from blame; prove innocent

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to deceive; a person who is easily deceived

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great disorder or confused situation

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pleasant; harmonious sound

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a person with expert knowledge or discriminating tastes

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theft of property

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use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one

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a state of diminished energy

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playful; humorous

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lack of interest or emotion

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determined by chance or impulse

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extremely careful; fastidious; painstaking

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to reduce in strength

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to make larger; expand

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a fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers

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a gentle breeze; something airy or insubstantial

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stinking; putrid

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figure of speech comparing two different things

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a sorrowful poem or speech

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corrupt; degenerate

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a false and malicious accusation; misrepresentation

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shrewd; wise

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to conciliate; to appease

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unfortunate; having bad luck

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relating to a palace; magnificent

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to gather and store

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a speaker of many languages

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clear and easily understood

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to add ornamental or fictitious details

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sharp and irritating to the senses

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deviating from what is normal or expected

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pompous in speech and manner

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to support; prop up

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thick and adhesive; like a slow-flowing fluid

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process occurring by regular degrees or stages; variation in color

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fixed customs or manners; moral attitudes

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easily arouse or changeable; lively or explosive

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to speak in favor of

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to soften; to lessen

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to make more bearable

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to ward off or deflect; especially by a quick-witted answer

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done without using words

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no variation; tediously the same

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to shed hair; skin; or an outer layer periodically

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highest point; summit; the highest level or degree attainable

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to make impure

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to calm down or moderate

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unruly; rebellious

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warm praise

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abusive language

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stuffed doll; likeness of a person

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ancient; old-fashioned

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aware; conscious; able to perceive

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the female branch of a family

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a well-paying job or office that requires little or no work

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cowardly; without courage

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respect; courtesy

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able to speak clearly and expressively

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to satisfy fully or overindulge

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relaxation; leisure

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to reject the validity of

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to return or repay

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childish; immature; or silly

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not easily managed or manipulated

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an outcast

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to assume as real or conceded; propose as an explanation

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to make less serious; ease

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known or understood only by a few

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the quality of behaving in a proper manner; obeying rules and customs

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to increase in number quickly

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period between reigns

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lavish; wasteful

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to operate against; work against

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lacking foresight; having a narrow view or lang-range perspective

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a puzzle; a mystery

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doubtful or uncertain; can be interpreted several ways

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authoritative statement

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agitated; overdone

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to reduce in amount; degree; or severity

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wandering and unpredictable

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to overwhelm; to cover with water

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of a similar kind

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lofty or grand

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unable to be calmed down or made peaceful

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a mark of shame or discredit

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quick to act without thinking

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composed of unlike parts; different; diverse

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changing one's mind quickly and often

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speech in praise of someone

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acting in an indifferent or slow; sluggish manner

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a harsh and disagreeable combination; especially of sounds

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cooperation; mutual helpfulness

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to prevent or delay; anticipate

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highly self-disciplined; frugal; austere

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impudent boldness; audacity

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premise; postulate; self-evident truth

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to make worse

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to clear of blame

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deception by means of craft or guile

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to act confusedly or without clear purpose

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complete honesty and integriity

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lowest point

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wisdom; caution; restraint

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science or art of making maps

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clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression

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a state of static balance or equilibrium; stagnation

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to arouse or incite

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varied; marked with different colors

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ungrateful person

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a change or variation; ups and downs

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vitality and energy

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to abuse verbally; berate

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talkative; speaking easily; glib

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sickly pale

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undisciplined; unrestrained; reckless

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to reject; abandon formally

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to humble; disgrace

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sour in taste or manner

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speed or quickness

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book; usually large and academic

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inclined to complain; irritable

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motionless

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to wander from place to place; to travel; especially on foot

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jumping from one thing to another; disconnected

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to diminish by installment payments

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willing to betray one's trust

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overly idealistic; impractical

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done in a routine way; indifferent

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ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits

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occurring daily; commonplace

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allowing light to show through; delicate

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extreme mental and physical sluggishness

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temporary; lasting a brief time

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a natural inclination or predisposition

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a lessening or pain without loss of consciousness

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to leave secretly

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similar or alike in some way; equivalent to

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something that calms or soothes pain

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extreme dislike

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acute; sharp; or incisive; forceful; effective

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of questionable authority or authenticity

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one who renounces a religious faith

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moderate in appetite

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approval and praise

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swollen as from a fluid; bloated

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a growth in size; an increase in amount

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a nest built high in the air; an elevated; often secluded; dwelling

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beginner; novice

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offense; resentment

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intense and passionate feeling

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to claim without justification; to claim for oneself without right

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to attack; assault

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unscrupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust

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absolute; certain

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to scold sharply

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tightly sealed

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very old; whitish or gray from age

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concerning the appreciation of beauty

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to reduce in force or degree; weaken

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prophecy; prediction of events

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phony; artificial

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to increase in power; influence; and reputation

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downward slope

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to manage economically; to use sparingly

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to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead

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proper; tasteful; socially correct

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subtly or unexpectedly harmful

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a leader or rabble-rouser; usually appealing to emotion or prejudice

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to express doubts or objection

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witty; skillful storyteller

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learned; scholarly; bookish

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having bad connotations; disparaging

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an oppressive lack of resource (as money); severe poverty

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to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock

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to make thinner or sparser

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relief from wrong or injury

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lacking self-confidence

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intended to delay

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one who champions or advocates

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wandering from place to place; especially on foot

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coin collecting

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shrewd; astute; or keen-witted

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hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion

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someone with an amateurish or superficial interest in a topic

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impatient; uneasy; or restless

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a compact or close-knit body of people; animals; or things

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to set right; free from error

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to perceive or recognize

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a person who is guided by materialism and is disdainful of intellectual or artistic values

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fundamentally different; entirely unalike

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belligerent support of one's country

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an investigation; an inquiry

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having a sharp edge; intellectually sharp; perceptive

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potential that is not readily apparent

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to teach; impress in the mind

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indirect or evasive; misleading or devious

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extremely generous or extravagant; giving unsparingly

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overly submissive and eager to please

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relating to motion; characterized by movement

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suspicious

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to prevent; to make unnecessary

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sound of a funeral bell; omen of death or failure

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an inappropriate lack of seriousness; overly casual

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to stop up; prevent the passage of

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too helpful; meddlesome

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tolerant or broad-minded; generous or lavish

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using few words

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hostile; unfriendly

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not fully formed; disorganized

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troublesome and oppressive; burdensome

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to express an opinion

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calm and unemotional in temperament

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a free thinker; usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint

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profound or substantial yet concise succinct; and to the point

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immoral; unrestrained by society

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crude or coarse; characteristic of commoners

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clear; transparent

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courageous; spunky

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to treat as a celebrity

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easily flexed; limber; agile

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controversy; argument; verbal attack

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public disgrace

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lacking energy and enthusiasm

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shrewd and practical in managing or dealing with things; diplomatic

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effective writing or speaking

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discolored from a bruise; reddened with anger

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sorrowful; mournful; dismal

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to move slowly and awkwardly

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plot or scheme

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sickly sweet; excessive

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humorous in a vulgar way

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very highly ornamented

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to call into question; to attack verbally

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to grow together to form a single whole

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strongbox; large chest for money

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convincing and well-reasoned

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lightly acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable

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clever; deceptive

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collaboration; complicity; conspiracy

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shriveled; withered; wrinkled

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a ghost or specter; a ghost of a living person seen just before his/her death

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to join together

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the point of culmination; peak

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one who opposes established beliefs; customs; and institutions

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intricate and complicated

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to pamper; treat with great care

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an intimate group of persons with a similar purpose

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too trusting; gullible

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lacking courage

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greed; strong desire

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young woman making debut in high society

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prominent; of notable significance

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meaningless; foolish talk

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to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation

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short summary of facts

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sensible; showing good judgement

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uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled

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lacking interest or flavor

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envious; obnoxious; or offensive; likely to promote ill-will

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ceremony conferring authority

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to harden; accustom become used to

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lacking color or liveliness

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flamboyance or dash in style and action; verve

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temporary suppression or suspension

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elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise

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to punish or criticize harshly

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impressive array

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good-natured geniality; atmosphere of good cheer

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model of excellence or perfection

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crude person; one lacking manners or taste

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to grow and flourish

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whirlpool; turmoil; agitated state of mind

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powerful or influential person

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a curse; a wish of evil upon another

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artificial or stilted in character

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strict disciplinarian; one who rigidly follows rules

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universal; broad and comprehensive

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to trim off excess; reduce

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biting in wit

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a secret group seeking to overturn something

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overly sentimental

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quick; shrewd; and unpredictable

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gaudy; falsely attractive

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to gain favor with another by deliberate effort; to seek to please somebody so as to gain an advantage

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having foresight

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to lie or deviate from the truth

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to infuse; dye; wet; or moisten

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poor; having no money

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impossible to penetrate

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not devout in religion

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blood-red in color

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habitually lazy or idle