GRE words set 2 (501-1000 words) Flashcards

Question

incongruous

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not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something; out of place

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insignificant; unimportant

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introduce something into another thing already in existence

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(of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something.

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sudden invasion

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Permanent, impossible to remove; Memorable, unforgettable, making a lasting impression

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uncertain; indefinite

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formally accuse of or charge with a crime

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Native to or natually occuring in a region; innate or natural

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habitually lazy; idle

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ineffective

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not to be avoided or escaped; inevitable

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infallibility; lack of errors

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unable to move; sluggish

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naive and trusting; lacking sophistication

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An ungrateful person

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firmly established by nature or habit

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To restrain or hold back; to prevent, prohibit

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unconscious; unresponsive

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to suggest; say indirectly; imply

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lacking in flavor; dull

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indifferent; lacking concern or care

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narrow-mindedness; isolation

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insurmountable; unconquerable

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not material

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comprehensibility, ease of understanding

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Indulgence of appetite or passions; excessive drinking alcohol (intemperance)

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to forbid; prohibit

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deadly to both sides

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to insert; change by adding new words or material

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interval between reigns; gap in continuity

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scatter things; diversify

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marked by close acquaintance

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not easily managed

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stubbornness; refusal to compromise

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Undaunted; resolutely fearless

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contemplating one's own thoughts and feelings

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to cover with water, overwhelm

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hardened; accustomed; used to

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verbal abuse

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to disapprove; protest vehemently

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to win over by flattering or coaxing

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confirmed; long standing

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likely to provoke ill will

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not vulnerable

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easily angered

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unsure of how to act; weak

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wandering from place to place; unsettled

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route of a traveler's journey

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To talk rapidly, incoherently, or nonsensically

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having a yellowish discoloration of the skin; affected by envy

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to be in agreement

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fond of joking; jocular

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Characterized by or given to playful jesting; jolly

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huge force destroying everything in its path

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group of people united in political intrigue

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place side by side

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fame; glory; honor

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likely to change

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using few words; concise; terse

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to trash verbally or physically

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lethargy; sluggishness

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dormant; potential not apparent

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praiseworthy

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en embankment that prevents a river from overflowing

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light manner or attitude

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Impose and collect tax; draft troops into military service; declare and wage war

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tolerant; broad-minded

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one without moral restraint

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sexual desire

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extremely small

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to draw, describe

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clear; transparent

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pertaining to language

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Treat like a celeb

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lengthy recitation; repetitive chant

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scholarly of learned persons

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legal proceedings

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record of a voyage; record of daily activities

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To move or rest in a reclined, indolent manner; to droop or hang

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bright; clear; intelligible

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money or profits

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To soothe, to deceive or cause to feel a false sense of security

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To move in a clumsy, heavy, slow way; to move with a rumbling noise

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a person who inspires or influences others, especially one prominent in a particular sphere

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bright; brilliant; glowing

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To make soft or dissolve by soaking; to emaciate

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crafty; double-dealing

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plots or schemes

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Crafty schemes or plots

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whirlpool; turmoil

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generosity; nobility

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inefficient or inept; clumsy.

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to speak evil of

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to feign illness to escape duty, Nevertheless, paradoxical though it may seem, cases of pure malingering of mental disease are comparatively in actual practice. sporadic illogical intermittent obvious contradictory compelling

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capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionate

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Person who adheres to rules extremely closely; a disciplinarian

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To ramble or wander aimlessly and without urgency

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delusions of power or importance

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a variety of animals kept together

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Changeable, volatile, or given to rapid shifts in mood; cleverness, eloquence, and thievishness

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apparently attractive but having no real value; trashy, pretentious, tawdry

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to hypnotize

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To change or be transformed utterly in form or appearance

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change; transformation

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concerned with abstract thought; related to metaphysics; subtle or abstruse

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a branch of philosophy that investigates the ultimate nature of reality

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Like a meteor in speed or sudden (often temporary) brilliance

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concerned with the weather

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very careful; picky; fastidious

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courage; endurance

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full of courage and fortitude

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a small system having analogies to a larger system

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to work against

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Imitative; copying; relating to mimicry

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threatening; menacing

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very small

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petty details

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one who hates humanity; one who dislikes others

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mixture of writings on various subjects

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villain; criminal

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one who hates women

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alleviate; to become less severe

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related to memory; assisting memory

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limited quantity

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exert a modifying or controlling influence on; vary the strength, tone, or pitch of (one's voice).

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to soothe; calm temper; to soften or make less rigid

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solid and uniform; constituting a single, unified whole

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ill-humored; sullen

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many colored; made up of many parts

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worldly as opposed to spiritual; concerned with the ordinary

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A person who is wealthy, prominent, or important; Nebab in hindi

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The lowest point

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Developing or coming into existence

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Smart and trim in dress or appearance (usually of a man: “nattily dressed”)

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black magic

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to cancel out; nullify

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new word or expression

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novice; beginner

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a means of connection; a center

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Having an extremely offensive smell

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lacking distinctive or interesting features or characteristics.

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bewildered

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Norm or standard; expressing value judgements instead of just stating the facts

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sentimental longing for a past time

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medicine or remedy of doubtful effectiveness

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harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant.

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trifling; invalid

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overly submissive

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funeral ceremony

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annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand. "he wondered if the doctor was being deliberately obtuse"

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to make unnecessary; to anticipate and prevent

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to shut; block

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To obstruct; prevent passage of

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relating to practices connected with supernatural phenomena

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Odious; contempt, dislike or repugnance; disgrace or infamy due to reprehensible acts

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a long, adventurous voyage; a quest

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too helpful; meddlesome

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concerning the sense of smell

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form of government in which power belongs to only a few leaders

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burdensome

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formation or use of words that imitate sounds of the actions they refer to

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expressing scorn or criticism.

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public disgrace; contempt

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scientist who studies birds

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to move back and forth

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showy; pretentious

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To exclude; to exile from a group by general consent

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the start or beginning of something.

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presumptuous; arrogant

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song of joy or triumph; a fervent expression of joy

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study of past geological eras through fossil remains

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lacking color or liveliness

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elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise

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A seemingly false or contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true

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model of perfection or excellence

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an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.

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to turn aside; evade or dodge: to parry an embarrassing question.

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one-sided; committed to a party, group or cause

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departing from normal condition

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jargon; a regional dialect

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showing off learning

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transparent; easily understood

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inclination

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extreme poverty

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wandering from place to place

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imperative; leaving no choice

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present throughout the years; persistent

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faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy

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treachery, faithlessness; act of disloyalty

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a hole made by boring or piercing.

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superficial; performed really as a duty

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point in an orbit that is closest to the earth

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penetrable

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having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way. "the pernicious influences of the mass media"

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to disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious

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to read through with thoroughness or care:

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spread throughout every part

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A shifty or unethical lawyer; A person who bickers over trivial matters

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rude; peevish

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unemotional; calm in temperament

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anything that is restored after suffering great destruction

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facial features

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devoutness

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pleasantly pungent; attractive

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fleeting feeling or hurt pride

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The core, essence or substance of the matter; mettle or vigor; importance or significance

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soothe; pacify

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melancholy; mournful

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pliability; condition of being able to be shaped or formed

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stale; overused expression

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spiritual; theoretical

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excess; overabundance

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to examine deeply; determine the depth

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to fall; plunge

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society ruled by the wealthy

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of or involving strongly critical or disputatious writing or speech; vitriolic, caustic, trenchant, corrosive, biting, mordacious

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Of great weight; unwieldy due to heaviness and bulk; Labored, dull or lifeless

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full of holes; permeable to liquids

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person who affects an attitude to impress others

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to talk idly; chatter

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meaningless, foolish talk

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preliminary statement

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principle; law

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cause (an event or situation, typically one that is undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely

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done, made, or acting suddenly or without careful consideration.

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forerunner; predecessor

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A preference or partiality for something

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to supersede; appropriate for oneself

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To gloat, congratulate oneself, or swell with pride; to dress with great care or primp

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capable of grasping

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forewarning; presentiment

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to foretell; indicate in advance

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rude; improperly bold; innapropriately forward or taking liberties; overstepping bounds of what is right

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supernatural; beyond the normal use of nature

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to quibble; evade the truth

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original; existing from the beginning

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untouched; uncorrupted

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honesty; high-mindness

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posing a problem; doubtful

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wasteful; extravagant; lavish

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Enormous, bulky; marvelous, eliciting amazement

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Wildly extravagant or wasteful

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deep, not superficial

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Something profound; intellectual, mental, or emotional depth

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so high as to prevent the purchase or use of, forbidding

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to increase rapidly

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a separate introductory section of a literary or other work; an event or act that leads to another

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To foster wider knowledge or spread word of; to publicize; multiply or breed

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inclination, tendency

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to win over, appease; To gain or regain the favour of

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correct conduct, fitness

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to condemn, forbid, outlaw

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providing for future need, frugal

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Childishly foolish or immature; juvenile

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eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.

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Power; might

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careful in observing rules of behavior

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The state or quality of being acrid in smell; biting, caustic, sharp, or incisive

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penetrating, caustic, to the point

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to profess, suppose, claim

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One who fraudulently claims to have medical skills; a charlatan

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marsh, difficult situation

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to cower, lose heart

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limited, restricted

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sudden feeling of faintness or nausea

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State of perplexity, especially regarding how to proceed

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To suppress, subdue, or put down forcefully; calm or pacify

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complaining

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to argue over insignificant and irrelevant details

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The state of being quiescent; tranquil restfulness or repose

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inactive, still

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number of member necessary to conduct a meeting

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of or occurring every day; daily, Nothing special, unpretentious

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witty, skillful storyteller

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to scold with bitter or abusive language

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implication, consequence

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To make or become thin, less compact, or less dense; To purify, refine or make more spiritual

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fundamental reason

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To reject or criticize bluntly or abruptly; to snub

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puzzle in which pictures or symbols represent words

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resisting authority or control

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retract a statement of opinion

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give (a metal object) a different form by melting it down and reshaping it; present or organize in a diff form or style

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person who lives in seclusion and often in solitude

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abstruse, profound

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Lying down or reclining, especially in repose; resting or idle

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formidable, arousing fear

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Superfluous; excessively wordy or repetitive

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stubborn, resisting ordinary methods of treatment

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brightly shining, resplendent

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to contradict, disprove

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to entertain

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to consign to an inferior position

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to object or protest

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to go back on one's word

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Having been torn, violently lacerated, or wrested from; A tear; rift in relations

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amends, compensation

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fret, complain

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repetition, especially of a piece of music

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to find fault with, blame

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morally unprincipled person

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to reject as having no authority

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To repay or make return for; to reciprocate; to Avenge

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determination, resolve

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determination, firmness of purpose

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nor speaking freely, reserved, reluctant

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expressing deep respect, worshipful

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retaliatory action or retort

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excessively ornate

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protocol, title or heading

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trick, crafty stratagem

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lascivious, lustful

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Standing out; most noticeable or important

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expecting an improvement, favorable to health

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to approve, ratify, permit

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Self-possession or composure, especially under stress

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Health, vitality or energy; A gullible person

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To deplete, drain or weaken especially of energy or vitality

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cynical, scornfully mocking

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pertaining to tailors

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To satisfy an appetite; to indulge in excess; glut

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to satisfy

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imbue throughout, soak thoroughly

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a creature that is half-man, half beast, with the horns and legs of a goat

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A learned person, scholar, or sage; an idiot savant

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to enjoy, have a distinctive flavor or smell

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relating to or in the form of an outline or diagram

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To put an end to (the storm scotched our plans)

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A long discourse or piece of writing; A diatribe; an angry speech

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Contemptible, despicable, or mean

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Sordid; unpleasant; showing the low side of life

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produce and release substance into organism

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behavior prompting rebellion

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diligent, assiduous

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relating to earthquakes

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Very original and influencing later works (as a seminal artist or artwork)

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The theory or study of signs and symbols used as elements of communication

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aware, conscious, able to perceive

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Dry or withered; seared

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submissive, obedient

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navigation tool that determines latitude and longitude

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a piece of broken glass or pottery

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A person who uses petty or unethical practices, esp. a lawyer who does this

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relating to the stars

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apelike, relating to apes

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comparison of one thing with another using "like" or "as"

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well-paying job that requires little or no work

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Lean and muscular; strong, forceful, or vigorous

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unique, extraordinary, odd

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intricate, complex

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one who doubts

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Deceitful, underhanded, unscrupulous behavior

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Negligent, careless, or lax; to shirl or evade work

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A large number or quantity (“a whole slew of problems”)

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To treat as unimportant or make light of; flimsy; slim

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seriousness

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thoroughly soaked, saturated

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concerned, attentive, eager

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literary or dramatic speech by one character, not addressed to others

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able to meet financial obligations

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relating to or affecting the body, corporeal

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Immature; showing lack of judgment; pretentious and immature at the same time

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sleep producing

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filthy, contemptible and corrupt

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seeming to be logical and sound, but not really so; falsely appearing true, genuine or plausible

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band of color, broad range of related ideas or objects

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person who spends money recklessly

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Morally repulsive or sordid; dirty, extreme poverty

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filthy, wretched condition

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To crush or squash as if by trampling; to silence as by a crushing remark

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marked by abrupt, clear-cut sounds

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Strong or vigorous in mind, body, or spirit

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to stop or check the flow of

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to soak in water or other liquid, to steep tea in boiling water. Opposite word: Parch.

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extremely loud

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mark of disgrace or inferiority

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to be sparing

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to specify as an essential condition

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having or showing little emotion, unemotional, impassive

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arranged in layers

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marked with thin, narrow grooves or channels

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something that restrains, negative criticism

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loud, harsh, unpleasantly noisy

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to swagger, display to impress others

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to impair or reduce to uselessness

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to dull the senses of, stun, astonish

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dark and gloomy, hellish

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To block, thwart, or stand in the way of

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notice ordering someone to appear in court

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to settle down, grow quiet

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to support with proof or evidence

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to include, incorporate

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intended to undermine or underthrown, especially an established government

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relief, help in time of distress or want

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the right to vote

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immediately; in a prompt or direct manner; without prior notice

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to replace, especially to displace as inferior or antiquated

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lying in the back, marked by lethargy

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to replace, substitute

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beseeching

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one who asks humbly and earnestly

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To ask humbly of (someone); to beseech; To ask for something humbly; to pray for

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the act of assuming to be true or real

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An excessive amount or oversupply; Overindulgence; disgust from overindulgence; To feed or supply to surfeit (i.e. excess)

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a form of deductive reasoning with a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion

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related to the woods or forest

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Reconciliation or fusion (esp. only partial) of different philosophies, religions, belief systems etc.

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silently understood, implied

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Disinclined to speak by temperament

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charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune

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peripheral, irrelevant, digressing

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unnecessary repetition

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science of classification

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expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, especially a controversial one

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belief, doctrine

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not dense, thin or diluted consistency; slender; lacking strength, flimsy weak, insubstantial;

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earthly, commonplace

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government by priests representing a god

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an actor or actress

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voice tone color

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long, violent speech, verbal assault

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flatterer, yes-man

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book, usually large and academic

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lethargy, dormancy, sluggishness

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a turning or twisting force

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Parched; burning or intensely hot; passionate

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having many twists and turns, highly complex; crooked, tricky or devious

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to promote or praise energetically

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Capacity for being led, controlled or taught; malleability, ease of being handled or worked with

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obedient, yielding

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act of trespassing or violating a law or rule

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temporary, fleeting

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partially transparent

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change in form, nature, or substance.

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work, especially arduous work

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parody, exaggerated imitation, caricature

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article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly

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trembling, frugal, timid

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fear and anxiety

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aggressiveness, ferocity

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Ferocious, cruel, or savage; deadly or destructive; scathing or harsh; aggressive

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agreement between lovest to meet, rendez-vous

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swollen, distended

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muddy, opaque, in a state of great confusion

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swollen, pompous