Barrons + PR Wordsmart (501-1000) Flashcards

Question

EFFACE

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remove completely from recognition or memory

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exhausted; self-indulgent; infertile

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power to produce an effect

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the ability to produce an intended result

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a likeness (usually of a hated person)

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the process of flowing out

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slight or invisible vapor, esp. one that is noxious

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extreme boldness; presumptuousness

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a pouring out; an uncontrolled display of emotion

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gushing; excessively demonstrative

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a vain, conceited person

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conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

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remarkably bad (not flagrant)

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the act of coming (or going) out

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to slip by, lapse

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charitable

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a mournful poem, especially one lamenting the dead; any mournful writing or piece of music

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to draw forth

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an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture

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well-spoken; expressive; articulate

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to make clear

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hard to grasp/ out of reach

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abnormally thin, wasted away

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adorn, touch up

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to edit or change a text; correct

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of high reputation, outstanding

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to give off

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soothing, especially to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying

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based on observation or experiment

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to try to equal or excel

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glowing and enthusiastic praise; panegyric, tribute, eulogy

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high praise

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Burden, handicap, load

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characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people; restricted to or peculiar to that region; indigenous

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to weaken; to reduce in vitality

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to cause, produce, give rise to

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absorbed/ preoccupied, engaged

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intensify, heighten

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mysterious, obscure, difficult to understand

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boredom, lack of interest and energy

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dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

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excessive wickedness, evilness

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settled in

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group of attendants

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appeal, plea

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to utter, proclaim

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brief; fleeting, short-lived

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one devoted to sensual pleasure, particularly in food and drink; gourmand, sybarite

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loosely connected, not flowing logically, occurring at intervals

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descriptive name

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disparaging word or phrase

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embodiment; quintessence

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person or thing that embodies or represents the best

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level; not able to be easily disturbed

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calm, composure, self-possession

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Calmness; composure

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evenness of mind, composure

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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

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to wipe out

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traveling, itinerant, peripatetic

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without consistency

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very learned; scholarly

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very learned; scholarly

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bursting out

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an increase, intensification

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steep cliff

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to shun or avoid

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intended for or understood by a small, specific group

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to make one's own; adopt or embrace, as in a cause

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to test or try; attempt, experiment

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worthy, formidable

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code of principles

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the study of causation

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a speech honoring the dead

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a less offensive term

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appraise, find the value of

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momentary, ephemeral, fleeting

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tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing

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to result finally

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show plainly, exhibit

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to show clearly, to indicate

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to irritate, make worse

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to make worse or more severe

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to demand, call for, require, take

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criticize severely

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to censure scathingly, to upbraid

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agonizing, torturing

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exonerate; to clear of blame

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typical or standard specimen; paradigm, model

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to incite, to make urgent appeals

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to urge strongly, advise earnestly

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urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

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to free from guilt

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to remove blame

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discuss or write about at length; to range freely

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advisable, fit

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carry out promptly

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to atone or make amends for

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utilize, profit by

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a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic

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remove by erasing or crossing out

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to remove objectionable parts or passages

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to remove obscenity, purify, censor

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existing, not destroyed or lost

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still existing; not destroyed or lost

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improvised; done without preparation

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with little or no preparation or forethought

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partially excusing or justifying, to represent as less serious

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no longer existing

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to destroy, exterminate, cut out, pull out by the roots

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to praise highly

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getting money by threats

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Foreign, not belonging

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foreign, coming from outside

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rejoice greatly

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triumphant joy

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to lie, concoct

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to lie, construct

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face, front; mask, superficial appearance

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one side or view of person or situation

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comical, humorous, witty

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playful; humorous; not serious

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acting, working, or proceeding with ease; fluent

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easily accomplished or attained

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artificial; sham

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misleading

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an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief

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untilled, inactive, dormant

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stumble, hesitate, waver

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zealous; single-mindedly obsessed with one thing

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choosy, particular

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deadly, disastrous

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silly, foolish

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silly, inanely foolish

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to flatter or praise excessively

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ineffectual; irresponsible

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pretense, sham, a false attack

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apt, suitable for the occasion

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apt; suitably expressed, well chosen, apropos; delightful

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Happy or delightful

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a barren or stony hill; an animal's hide

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a person guilty of a major crime

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uproar, agitation, turmoil

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greatly emotional or zealous

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passionate, intense, zealous

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stinking, having a heavy bad smell

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an object that is thought to have magic powers

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to shackle, put in chains, restrain

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complete failure

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an official order, a decree

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a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary

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intentional obstruction, usually using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action

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an ornamental work, especially of delicate lacelike patterns; resembling such a pattern

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to trick, swindle or cheat

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to sag or droop, to become spiritless, to decline

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outrageous, glaringly bad (not egregious)

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showy, colorful/ extravagant

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strip off skin, scold harshly

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Little known, newly developed

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sarcastic, impertinent

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flushed with color, ruddy, ornate

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wreckage of a ship floating in water

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show contempt, scoff

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to demonstrate contempt for

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alternate, shift

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pass off slyly, pass as genuine

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stir up; instigate

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to stir up, incite, rouse

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recklessly or thoughtlessly bold

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patience, willingness to wait

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to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream

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to act in a way to hinder, exclude or prevent an action; to circumvent or thwart

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to renounce, disallow, repudiate

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immediately

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accidental

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happening by fortunate accident or chance

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to fail ; to collapse ; to sink

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noisy fight or quarrel, brawl

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noisy fight, brawl

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quarrelsome, rebellious, unruly, cranky

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quarrelsome/ cross, captious

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weak or delicate

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a fight (not skirmish)

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frantic; frenzied

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wild fit, frantic outburst

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worrisome, irritable

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intractable, not willing to yield or comply, stubbornly disobedient

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counteract, foil, thwart

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fleeting; transitory

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to attack loudly or denounce

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excessive, insincere

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to lay off from work, usually temporarily

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marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious

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secret, stealthy

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uselessness

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to deny, dispute, contradict, oppose

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Excite or arouse to activity

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to stimulate, to startle into sudden action

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to skip about playfully, frolic

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confused, mixed up/ belied

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to gather and save, store up, acquire

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loquacious; wordy; talkative

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pointlessly talkative, talking too much

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the art and practice of choosing and preparing and eating good food

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crude, awkward, tasteless

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flashy; showy

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haggard, thin

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planned destruction of an entire people

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a kind of type of literature (poetry, drama, fiction, etc.)

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bend the knees and bow in a servile manner

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relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter

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relevant, appropriate

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move the arms energetically

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essence; main point; substance

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gather, collect

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marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial

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smooth of speech

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delicate, insubstantial or tenuous; insincere

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pompous speech or expression

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freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted

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sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people

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facial expression of disgust

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strange, ugly, bizarre

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to complain or grumble

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trickery, duplicity, cunning

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mien, appearance, manner

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easily cheated or fooled

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enthusiasm, enjoyment, zest

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natural environment

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rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage

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calm and peaceful, prosperous

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calm; peaceful

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to set apart as holy

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unfortunate

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to deliver a loud, pompous speech or tirade

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to trouble, torment

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a forerunner, advance notice

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to distress, create stress or torment

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place of safety/ refuge, sanctuary

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devotion to pleasurable pursuits, especially to the pleasures of the senses

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the consistent dominance or influence of one group, state, or ideology over others

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hatefully or shockingly evil

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unbelief, dissent, lack of faith

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violating accepted dogma or convention, unorthodox

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airtight, impervious to outside influence

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characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards

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unorthodox, heretical, iconoclastic

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dissimilar

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the wilderness

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hairy, shaggy

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display of emotions/ theatrics

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hide, store, accumulate

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a sermon or morally instructive lecture, a platitude

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same throughout

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uniform, same

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antagonistic, angry

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arrogant presumption or pride

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humbleness, modesty, meekness

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an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech

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exaggerated figure of speech

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image-breaker, attacker of beliefs

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one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions

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given to intense or excessive devotion to something

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a carefree, light-hearted pastoral or romantic episode or experience; a literary or musical piece describing such

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simple and pleasant

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shameful, dishonorable, ignoble, undignified, disgraceful

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humiliating, disgracing

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kind, sort

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difficult or embarrassing situation

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about to happen; impending

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likely to happen, threatening/ menacing, approaching, forthcoming

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to kill as a sacrifice

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not capable of change

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revealing no emotion or sensibility

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lacking funds; without money

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interfere, block, hinder

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urgent, necessary, compulsory

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extremely slight or gradual

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commanding, masterful, arrogant, domineering, haughty

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calm, steady, serene

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marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness

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hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement

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lacking respect, irreverent

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cannot be pacified, inexorable

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not capable of being appeased or significantly changed

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to plead urgently for aid or mercy

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ask urgently/ beg

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to ask incessantly, beg, nag

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one who presents cultural series, organizer

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Spur of the moment, offhand

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lacking foresight, not cautious

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unwise, not careful

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shamelessly bold; insolent; impertinent

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attack or assail verbally, censure, execrate, deny

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exemption from punishment or loss

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freedom from punishment

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immunity from punishment, penalty or harm

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to attribute to a cause or source, ascribe, assign as a characteristic

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heedless, not attentive, unintentional

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unintentional

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cannot be transferred

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a woman with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship

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brilliant; giving off heat or light

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disabled, made unfit

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in an early stage

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in an initial stage, not fully formed

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beginning to come into being or to become apparent

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beginning; in an early stage

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just beginning to exist

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having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

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unfavorable/ stormy, bleak, cold

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disjointed/ unintelligible, discordant

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quality of being mismated, lack of harmony

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inappropriate

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undeniable/ indisputable

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skeptical/ cynical, doubtful

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morally required

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an attack or raid; the act of entering another's territory

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not easily exhaustible, tireless, dogged

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accuse formally of a crime

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to formally decide that someone should be put on trial for a crime

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lack of concern

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having no interest or concern, apathetic; showing no bias or prejudice

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poor enough to need help from others

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poor, needy

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choosing at random without careful selection

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produce a literary work

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to teach certain principles

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inactivity resulting from a dislike of work; laziness

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lazy, listless, torpid

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too obvious to be doubted

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drunk; intoxicated

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defying expression or description

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not effective

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certain, inevitable

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unmoving, lethargic, sluggish, not reactive chemically

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without power to move/ languid

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unavoidable, certain to happen

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inflexible, unrelenting

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unchanging, unyielding

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exempt from error, right

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having a bad reputation

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an artless girl; an actress who plays such parts

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artless, frank and candid, lacking in sophistication

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charm, win confidence

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ingrained within one's nature, intrinsic, firmly established, essential

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restraint/ restriction/ barrier

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damaging, harmful, injurious, hostile, unfriendly

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one of a kind, peerless

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wickedness, gross injustice

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wickedness, injustice

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start, set going

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to supply with nerves, energize

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harmless, mild, innocent

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harmless; causing no damage

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cannot be satisfied

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incapable of being discovered or understood, mysterious

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without compunction or human feeling

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unconscious, unresponsive, unaware, unaffected, numb

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intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous

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sly, treacherous, devious

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without taste or flavor, lacking in spirit, dull

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unconcerned, carefree, nonchalant

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parochial, narrow-minded, like an island

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essential/ basic, constituent

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an official prohibition or restraint

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prohibit, forbid, ban, halt

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insert, interrupt/ intercalate, interpolate, interpose

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a person who takes part in a conversation

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an unauthorized person

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someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission

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characterized by bloodshed and carnage for both sides

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mutually destructive, involving conflict in a group

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to question

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to imply, suggest or insinuate

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to overawe, to make afraid

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not easily managed or directed, stubborn, obstinate

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refusing to compromise

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steadfast, courageous

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essential, natural, inborn

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essential; inherent; built-in

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looking into one's own feelings

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to cover or overwhelm, to flood

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to flood/ deluge

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accustomed to accepting something undesirable

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to deprive of legal force, to nullify

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insulting or abusive speech

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attack verbally

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to attack verbally, denounce, deprecate

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to obtain by deception or flattery

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deep rooted, ingrained, habitual

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habitual, firmly established

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tending to arouse envy or ill will in others

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safe (from destruction, etc.)

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easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

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angry, incensed

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varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; having rainbow-like colors

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unreasonable, absurd

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not related to the subject

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to travel from place to place

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sprightly, gay/ lively

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vapid, uninteresting; childish, immature; lacking nutrition

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endanger/ threaten

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goods thrown overboard deliberately to lighten the load

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to throw overboard; to discard

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to agree, to be in accord

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given to joking; humorous

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Humorous, merry

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to shove hard

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joyful and triumphant

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power, range of authority

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to place side by side

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having to do with motion; lively; active

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readily open to change, unstable

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arrangement of winding passages

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jagged wound, rough cut

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causing tears, tearful, showing sorrow

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without interest, vigor, or determination; lazy

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dull, lacking brilliance or vitality, lacking luster or shine

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expressing much in few words

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using few words; terse

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historic, turning point of a period

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gift, gratuity, liberality

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fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor

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languor; weariness; listlessness

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listlessness, languor, weariness

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lying hidden

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freedom from narrow restrictions

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to praise highly

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praiseworthy

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extravagant

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careless, negligent/ slack, remiss

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someone who receives a legacy

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sleight of hand, deceptive adroitness

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a large number

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characterized by sluggishness

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lazy, indifferent