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barrister

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counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law; CF. bar

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solicitor

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lawyer in the lower court of law

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barterer

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trader; V. barter: trade; exchange good for other goods rather than money

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bask

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luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth

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luxuriate

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take pleasure in great comfort

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bastion

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stronghold; something seen as a source of protection; Ex. the last bastion of male chauvinism

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bate

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let down; lessen the force of; moderate; restrain; Ex. with bated breath; CF. abate

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bauble

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trinket; cheap jewel; trifle

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bawdy

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indecent; obscene; about sex in a rude funny way; CF. bawd

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beatific

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giving or showing bliss; blissful

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bliss

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complete happiness; ADJ. blissful

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beatitude

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blessedness; state of great happiness

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mystic

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of hidden meaning and spiritual power; Ex. mystic ceremonies; N. CF. mysticism

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bedizen

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dress with vulgar finery

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finery

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beautiful clothes for a special occasion

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bedraggle

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wet thoroughly; ADJ. bedraggled: draggled

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beeline

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direct quick route

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befuddle

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confuse thoroughly

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fuddle

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make stupid or confused as with alcholic drink; N. in a fuddle: confused

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beget

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father; become the father of; produce; give rise to

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begrudge

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envy; give or allow unwillingly; grudge; Ex. We shouldn’t begrudge him his success.

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grudge

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deep feeling of dislike; Ex. grudge fight; V.

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beguile

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deceive; mislead or delude; cheat; pass time pleasantly; charm or attract; Ex. beguiling smile

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behemoth

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huge creature; something of monstrous size or power

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beholden

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obligated; indebted; owing thanks; obliged or indebted from gratitude

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behoove(behove)

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be suited to; be incumbent upon; be right and necessary; Ex. It behooves one to do.

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belabor

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harp on; dwell on tediously; explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally; beat severely; attack physically

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belated

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delayed

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beleaguer

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besiege or attack (with an army); harass; beset

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belie

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contradict; give a false impression; disguise; Ex. The poor sales belied our high hopes; Ex. Her smile belies her true feeling of displeasure.

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belittle

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disparage; depreciate

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bellicose

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warlike

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belligerent

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quarrelsome

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bemoan

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lament; moan for; express sorrow or disapproval of

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bemused

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confused; lost in thought; preoccupied

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benediction

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blessing

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benefactor

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gift giver; patron; person who does good or who gives money for a good purpose

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beneficent

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kindly; doing good

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beneficial

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helpful; useful; advantageous

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40
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beneficiary

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person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will

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41
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benefit

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advantage; anything that brings helpl, advantage, or profit; money provided by the government to the people; fund-raising public entertainment; Ex. unemployment benefit; V: receive benefits; be beneficial to; give benefits

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benevolent

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generous; charitable; having a wish to do good

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benign

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kindly; favorable; not malignant (disease); Ex. benign tumor

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benison

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blessing

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bent

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determined; Ex. bent on advancing in the business; N: natural talent or inclination

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46
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bequeath

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leave to someone by means of a will; hand down in his will; N. bequest

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berate

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scold strongly

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48
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bereavement

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state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved; state of being bereaved or bereft

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bereaved

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deprived of (someone beloved through death)

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bereft

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deprived of (something valuable); lacking

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51
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berserk

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mad with violent anger; frenzied; madly excited

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beseech

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beg; plead with

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beset

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harass or trouble from all directions; hem in

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hem

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surround tightly so that movement is impossible; Ex. hem in; N.

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besiege

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surround with armed forces; harass (with requests); annoy continually

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56
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besmirch

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soil; defile; make dirty

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57
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bestial

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beastlike; brutal; inhuman; very cruel

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bestow

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confer

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betoken

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signify; indicate; be a sign of

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token

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outward sign; Ex. a token of our gratitude

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betray

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be unfaithful; reveal (unconsciously or unwillingly); Ex. Her trembling hands betray her anxiety.

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betroth

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become engaged to marry

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bevy

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large group; Ex. a bevy of starlets

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bicameral

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two-chambered as a legislative body

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65
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bicker

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quarrel

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66
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biennial

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every two years

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bifurcated

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divided into two branches; forked

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68
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bigotry

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stubborn intolerance

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69
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bigot

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one who is intolerant (in matters of religion or politics)

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intolerant

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not willing to accept ways of thinking different from one’s own; CF. tolerant; CF. tolerate

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bilious

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suffering from indigestion; sick from having too much bile; irritable; easily irritated

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bilk

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swindle; cheat

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73
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billowing

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swelling out in waves; surging

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billow

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large wave of water; a great swell or surge (of smoke); V: surge, swell, roll in billows

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swell

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long wave of water that moves continuously without breaking; V.

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76
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surge

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powerful movement of or like a wave; V.

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bivouac

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temporary encampment; camp without tents; V.

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bizarre

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fantastic; violently contrasting; noticeably odd; strikingly unconventional

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blanch

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bleach; whiten; make white or pale

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bland

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soothing or mild (food); agreeable; causing no trouble or offence

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blandishment

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blare

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loud or harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light

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screech

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unpleasant high sharp sound; shriek; V.

84
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dazzle

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make blind with a sudden intense light; amaze; fill with wonder

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blasé

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bored with pleasure or dissipation; uninterested or bored

86
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blasphemy

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irreverence; sacrilege; cursing; bad language about God or holy things; V. blasphem; ADJ. blasphemous; CF. sacrilege

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blatant

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extremely (offensively) obvious; loudly offensive; Ex. blatant lie; N. blatancy

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bleak

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cold or cheerless; frigid; unlikely to be favorable; depressing

89
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blighted

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suffering from a disease; destroyed

90
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blight

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plant disease; V: infect with blight; ruin; destroy

91
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blithe(blithesome)

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gay; joyous

92
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bloated

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(unpleasantly) swollen or puffed as with water or air

93
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blowhard

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talkative boaster; braggart

94
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bludgeon

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club; heavy-headed weapon; V.

95
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bluff

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pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff; ADJ: rough but good-natured

96
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blunder

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error; stupid mistake

97
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blurt

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utter impulsively from nervousness or excitement

98
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bluster

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blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully; speak in a noisy or bullying manner; CF. breeze, gust, gale

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bully

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one who is habitually cruel to weaker people; V.

100
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bode

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foreshadow; portend

101
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bogus

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counterfeit; not authentic; intentionally false; Ex. bogus interview

102
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bohemian

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unconventional (in an artistic way)

103
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boisterous

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violent; rough; noisy

104
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bolster

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support; reinforce

105
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bolt

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door bar; fastening pin or screw; length of fabric; large roll of cloth; V: dash or dart off; fasten (a door); gobble down

106
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dart

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move or throw suddenly and quickly

107
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gobble

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eat very quickly

108
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bombardment

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attack (as with missiles or bombs); V. bombard

109
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bombastic

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pompous; using inflated language

110
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bombast

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grandiloquent, pompous speech

111
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boon

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blessing; benefit; something very helpful

112
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boorish

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rude; insensitive

113
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boor

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rude, insensitive person

114
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bouillon

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clear beef (or meat) soup

115
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bountiful

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generous; graciously generous; showing bounty

116
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gracious

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kind in a generous way (to someone less important)

117
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bourgeois

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middle class; selfishly materialistic; too interested in material possessions

118
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bovine

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cowlike; placid and dull; slow-thinking; calm

119
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bowdlerize

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expurgate; CF. Thomas Bowdler

120
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brackish

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somewhat saline

121
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braggadocio

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brag

123
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braggart

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boaster; bragger

124
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brandish

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wave around (a weapon); flourish

125
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bravado

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swagger; assumed air of defiance; false show of bravery

126
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swagger

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walk or behave with an over-confident manner

127
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brawn

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human muscle; muscular strength; sturdiness

128
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brawny

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muscular; having well-developed muscles

129
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sturdy

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strong and firm (in the body)

130
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brazen

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insolent; without shame; bold; Ex. brazen lie; V: face with bold self-assurance or with unshamed confidence

131
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brawl

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noisy quarrel

132
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breach

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breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap; opening; V.

133
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breadth

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width; extent

134
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brevity

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conciseness; shortness of duration

135
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brindled

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tawny or grayish with streaks or spots (of animals)

136
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tawny

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brownish yellow

137
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bristling

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rising like bristles; showing irritation

138
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bristle

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short stiff hair; V: (hair or fur) stand up stiffly

139
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brittle

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hard but easily broken; difficult; unstable; Ex. brittle situation

140
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broach

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introduce as a subject; moot; open up

141
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brocade

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rich, figured(patterned) fabric

142
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brochure

143
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brooch

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ornamental clasp; pin

144
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clasp

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hold firmly within arms

145
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brook

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tolerate; endure; Ex. brook no interference; N: small stream

146
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browbeat

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bully; intimidate

147
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browse

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graze; feed on growing grass; skim or glance at casually

148
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graze

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(of an animal) feed on growing grass; cause (an animal) to feed on grass; scrape (esp. the skin) or touch lightly in passing; brush; Ex. We can’t graze the cattle till summer; N: surface wound

149
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skim

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read or glance through quickly; touch lightly in passing; brush; remove from the surface of a liquid

150
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brunt

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main impact or shock (of an attack or blow); Ex. brunt of the argument

151
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brusque

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blunt; abrupt; curt; not wanting to waste time being nice

152
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buccaneer

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bucolic

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rustic; pastoral

154
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buffet

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strike forcefully; slap; batter; knock out; N: table with food set out for people to server themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that’s been set

155
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slap

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hit quickly with the flat part of the hand; N. CF. smack

156
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buffoonery

157
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buffoon

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stupid person; clown

158
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clown

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act stupidly; play the fool; N.

159
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bugaboo

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bugbear; object of baseless terror

160
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bullion

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gold and silver in the form of bars

161
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bulwark

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strong wall built for defense; earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends

162
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bungle

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mismanage; blunder; botch; blow; spoil by clumsy behavior

163
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botch

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mismanage; blow

164
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buoyant

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able to float; cheerful and optimistic; N. buoyancy; Ex. buoyancy of wood/water/American market

165
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bureaucracy

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overregulated administrative system marked by red tape; ADJ. bureaucratic

166
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burgeon

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grow rapidly; grow forth; send out buds; Ex. burgeoning computer industry; CF. bludgeon

167
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burlesque

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give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly

168
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burnish

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make shiny by rubbing; polish

169
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buttress

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support; prop up; N. stationary structure to support wall; Ex. flying buttress

170
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prop

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support placed under or against something; V.

171
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buxom

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full-bosomed; plump; jolly

172
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plump

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pleasantly fat; nicely rounded

173
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cabal

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small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests

174
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cache

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hiding place; V.

175
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cacophonous

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discordant; inharmonious; N. cacophony: unpleasant mixture of loud sounds

176
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cadaver

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corpse; dead human body

177
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cadaverous

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like a corpse; pale

178
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cadence

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rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat; regular beat of sound; rhythm

179
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cajole

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persuade by praise or false promise; coax; wheedle

180
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coax

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persuade by flattery

181
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calamity

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disaster; misery

182
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calculated

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deliberately planned; likely

183
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caldron(cauldron)

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large kettle

184
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caliber

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ability; quality; diameter of the inside of a round cylinder; Ex. work of very high caliber

185
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calligraphy

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beautiful writing; excellent penmanship

186
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callous

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hardened; unfeeling; without sympathy for the sufferings of others; unkind

187
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callus

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area of thick hard skin

188
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callow

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youthful; immature; inexperienced

189
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calorific

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heat-producing; N. calorie

190
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calumny

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malicious misrepresentation; slander

191
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camaraderie

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good-fellowship; CF. comrade

192
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cameo

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shell or jewel carved in relief; star’s special appearance in a minor role in a film

193
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canard

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unfounded false rumor; exaggerated false report

194
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candor

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frankness; open honesty; ADJ. candid

195
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canine

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related to dogs; doglike

196
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canker

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any ulcerous sore; ulcer; any evil; CF. cancer

197
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ulcer

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sore place appearing on the skin inside or outside the body; Ex. stomach ulcer; ADJ. ulcerous; V. ulcerate

198
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canny

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shrewd in money matters; thrifty

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cant

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insincere speech or expression of piety; jargon of thieves; special words used by a particular group of people

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cantankerous

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ill-humored; irritable

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