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n. lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm


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v. stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy


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n. termination of pregnancy; failure of a plan


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a. preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish


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n. improper use or handling; misuse


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a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to the scholarly organization; based on formal education


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n. school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists


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n. approach; entry; entrance


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n. narrative or record of events; the reason given for a particular action or event


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n. one who maintains and audits business accounts


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a. capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision


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v. blame; say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind


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n. defendant or defendants in a criminal case; a person charged with an offense


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n. sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful


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v. declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks


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v. make a formal speech to; deal with or discuss; direct efforts or attention of


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v. change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable


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n. management; supervision; people who are in charge of management; the activity of government for powers and duties


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v. accept; take on; raise; take into one's family


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v. worship with profound reverence; pay divine honors to; regard with the utmost esteem and affection


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n. one who has attained maturity or legal age; fully grown


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v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon


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n. fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness


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v. pay; provide; have the financial means for; bear the cost of


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n. a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government


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n. items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered


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a. making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly


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n. state of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character


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n. person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant


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v. be broadcast on television or radio


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n. passageway between rows of seats, as in an auditorium or an airplane; the wing of a building


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n. any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger


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n. a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing, photographs


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a. dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person


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n. state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union of interests between families, states, parties


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n. confederate; partner; collaborator


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a. solitary; by oneself, not with any other people  


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n. one of two or more things, ideas, or courses of action that may be used; option or choice


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v. astonish; affect with wonder


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n. authorized messenger or representative


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n. field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; a wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital


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n. total of two or more quantities; aggregate; sum


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a. annual; yearly; annual return of the day on which any notable event took place


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a. occurring or payable every year


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a. having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name


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n. any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion


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n. concern something  in a state of painful uneasiness;  state of restlessness and agitation


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ad. in any way or manner whatever; at any rate; in any event


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ad. separately, regarding space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside


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n. attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge


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n. instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink


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v. exert; put into service; avail oneself to;


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n. act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement


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v. be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of


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n. a way of considering or doing something


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v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use


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n. official approbation; endorsement; an act of approving


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n. a plane surface, as of the floor of a room; open space in a building; the enclosed space; extent; scope; range


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v. invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; debate


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a. arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others


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n. essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class


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a. affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt


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ad. on, or to, one side; out of a straight line, course, or direction; at a little distance from the rest


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n. white crystalline compound drug to relieve pain and reduce fever and inflammation


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n. a violent attack; an onslaught


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v. give help or support to, especially as a subordinate


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v. connect or join together; combine


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v. suppose; presume; take on; bear


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v. tell someone confidently that something is true; guarantee; convince


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n. offensive move; expression of strong criticism; hostile comment


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n. the action of trying at something


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v. be present at; go to; take care of; tend


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n. posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue


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n. lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy


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a. appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting


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n. public sale of property to the highest bidder


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n. a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance


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n. jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government


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a. convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible


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v. shield away from; prevent


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a. knowing; having knowledge or cognizance


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a. causing fear, dread, or terror; extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible


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a. difficult to handle or manage


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n. unmarried men; the first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges


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a. directed to the back or rear; unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; undeveloped


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n. back and sides of a pig salted and smoked


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n. a distinctive mark, token, or sign worn on the person


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n. trunks, bags, parcels, and suitcases in which one carries one's belongings while traveling; luggage


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v. harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap


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v. prepare, as food, by cooking in dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal


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n. being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability


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n. platform projecting from the wall of a building


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a. hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering


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n. a sort of theatrical representation by dancers


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n. orchestra; team; strip; ribbon; belt; unite; ally


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n. a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success


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n. flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page


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n. a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick


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n. a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors


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a. lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing


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ad. just; only; hardly; scarcely


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n. agreement between parties concerning the sale of property


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n. an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals


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n. vessel; large cylindrical container


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n. game played with a bat and ball by two opposing teams of nine players; ball used in this game


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n. cellar; a part of a building that is below the level of the first floor


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n. beating or pounding; set of guns or heavy artillery; a dry cell that produces an electric current


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n. an inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf; a small body of water set off from the main body


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n. ray of light; a long piece of metal or wood; long piece fixed or movable in structure, machine, or tool


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v. support; sustain; carry; have; yield; give birth; hold up or support


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n. carrying another part; patient endurance; suffering without complaint; the act of producing or giving birth


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v. whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly


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a. formed or made thin by hammering; totally worn-out; exhausted


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n. represent;  advantage, benefit, the interest of someone


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v. perform; conduct oneself in a proper way


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n. part of the human body which extends downward from breast to thighs, and contains bowels; womb


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a. greatly loved; dear to the heart


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v. strain or move out of a straight line; curve; turn toward some certain point


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n. advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being; welfare; gain


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a. determined to do or have


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n. stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; amount or object risked in a wager


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v. be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly


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v. make an offer of; propose; offer in words; declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or defiance


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v. pierce the skin with teeth; seize with the teeth; sting with a stinger; eat into; have a sharp taste


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a. harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious


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a. fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance


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v. condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure


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a. of white or pale color; without color; empty; void


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n. explode; burst; gale; a powerful gust of wind or air


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v. emit blood; lose blood; withdraw blood from the body


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v. make or pronounce holy; consecrate; make happy


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v. hinder; obstruct;  indicate broadly without great detail; sketch


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a. of a fair color; light-colored; as, blond hair; a blond complexion.


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n. a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose


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n. wooden boards collectively; act of entering a ship; supplying with meals and lodgings for pay


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a. brave; daring; intrepid; impudent


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v. dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly


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n. link; connection; uniting force or tie; binding agreement; duty


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n. an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation


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n. bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish


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n. house or shed built for temporary occupation; covered stall or temporary structure


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n. outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden; margin; verge; brink; boundary


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v. drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill


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v. annoy; trouble; make agitated or nervous; fluster


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v. jolt; rebound after having struck an object or a surface


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n. tied; held; committed; limit; constraint; leap; jump


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n. small shop within a large department store or supermarket


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n. a burning piece of wood; mark made by burning with a hot iron; distinctive mark upon in any way


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n. opportunity to do something; pause or interval, as from work; a sudden change


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n. process of failing to function or continue; a sudden collapse in physical or mental health; summary of itemized data


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n. light current of air; gentle wind; progress swiftly and effortlessly


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n. something serving to influence or persuade; reward or gift to prevent judgment


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a. short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise


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n. portable, often flat case with a handle, used for carrying papers or books


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a. full of light; shining; bright; sharp and clear in tone


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a. like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; merciless


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n. foam; dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; fantastic or impracticable idea or belief


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v. move quickly and violently; jump vertically; strive with determination


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n. vessel for drawing up water from a well; a vessel for hoisting and conveying coal, ore, grain


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n. one that is not yet fully developed; sprout


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n. estimate; a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose


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n. general name applied to various insects


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n. male of any species of cattle; large, strong, and aggressive person; optimist regarding business conditions


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n. noisy, blustering fellow; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; insolent, tyrannical fellow


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n. impact as from a collision; lump on the body caused by a blow


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n. clump; cluster; gathering


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n. place abounding in trees or shrubs; the wild forest


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n. rightful concern or responsibility; occupation, work, or trade-in which a person is engaged; commercial enterprise


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n. the occasion for excessive eating or drinking; complete failure; sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person


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n. confusion of activity and gossip; the sound of rapid vibration


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n. a small room on a ship or boat where people sleep


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n. group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; a closet


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n. solid thick rope made of twisted steel or metal wire


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n. coffee house; restaurant where coffee and liquors are served


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n. a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier


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n. the orderly arrangement as years, months, weeks, and days; a table showing months, weeks, and days


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n. battle; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end


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n. the field where the buildings of a university are situated


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v. revoke; call off; omit or delete


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n. a person who is considered for something; a person who is nominated for an office, prize, or honor


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a. having the ability required for a specific task


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n. mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate


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n. piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; sleeveless outer garment


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n. wealth in the form of money or property; assets available for use; a city that is the official seat of government


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n. act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power; thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem


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n. the root of cultivated varieties of the plant, usually spindle-shaped and of a reddish yellow color


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v. convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; hold or support while moving; bear


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n. common name for various kinds of vehicles; two-wheeled vehicle; light business wagon


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n. pasteboard for paper boxes; pasteboard box


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n. money paid at the time of purchase; money in the form of bills or coins; currency


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v. assign the roles of; choose at random


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a. informal; purposeless; occurring by chance


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v. capture or seize, especially after a chase; take by or as if by trapping; reach just in time


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a. act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring


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a. broadly sympathetic; universal; related to Roman Catholic Church


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n. room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground


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n. place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; graveyard


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n. grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as a food


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n. a formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom


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n. the document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; document issued to a person completing a course


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v. assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to


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n. cell; compartment; room


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n. light wine, of several kinds, originally made in the province of Champagne, in France


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v. protect or fight for the first place


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n. passage for water or other fluids to flow through; bed of a stream or river; route of communication or access


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n. disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass


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n. place of worship that is smaller than and subordinate to a church; service conducted in a chapel


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n. division of a book or treatise; assembly of monks; bishop's council; organized branch of some society


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v. set or ask for a certain price; load to capacity; fill; instruct or urge authoritatively; command


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n. activity or gift that benefits the public at large


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n. power or quality of pleasing or delighting; attractiveness; item worn for its supposed magical benefit


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n. graph; diagram;  map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators


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v. pursue to kill or take; hunt; follow as if to catch


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n. talk without exchanging too much information; informal conversation


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v. stop motion; curb or restrain


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n. the lightness of spirits or mood; source of joy or happiness; festive food and drink; refreshment


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v. harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear


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v. bite and grind with the teeth


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a. highest in office or rank; principal; head


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a. cool; freeze; a feeling of cold


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n. the central forward portion of the lower jaw; bottom of the face


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v. cut small pieces from; diminish or reduce to shape; break or crack


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n. band or organized company of singers, especially in church service


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v. breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply


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n. electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow


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n. public entertainment of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals


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a. having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite


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a. of or relating to non-military life


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n. demand for something as rightful or due


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n. work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author; creation of the highest excellence


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n. act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust


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v. make a slight, sharp noise by gentle striking; tick


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n. someone who pays to get goods or services


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n. healthcare facility for outpatient care


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n. a small section of filmed or filed material


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n. a small room or apartment; room for privacy


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n. a ball of thread or cord; thread; something guides or directs anything of a doubtful or intricate nature


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n. tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many passengers


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n. drug extracted from coca leaves as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure, that can become addictive


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n. body of law; system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; system of symbols, letters, or words


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v. make pieces of money from metal; invent or fabricate


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n. two or more things occurring at the same time by chance


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n. pillar; cylindrical or polygonal support for roof; anything resembling, in form or position; upright body or mass


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v. struggle as with an opposing force; fight with


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v. blend; fuse; merge


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n. light and humorous drama with a happy ending


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a. arousing or provoking laughter; ridiculous; amusing; humorous


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v. express an opinion; remark


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a. money-making; involved in work that is intended for the mass market


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n. fee for services; a group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize


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v. do something that cannot be changed; cause to be admitted


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n. pledge, undertaking; an act of binding yourself  to a course of action


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n. special group delegated to consider some matter


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v. send information about; make known; impart; reveal clearly


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n. the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information


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n. society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government


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n. team; guard team; group of persons; business enterprise


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v. examine and note the similarities or differences of


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n. struggle; rivalry; an act of competing as for a profit prize


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a. of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition


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a. complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures


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a. difficult to analyze or understand


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n. praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise


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v. adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of


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v. bring to or direct toward a common center; unite more closely; gather into one body


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n. something formed in mind; thought or notion


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n. interest in any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety


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n. solid mass; covering with cement; hard, strong construction material consisting of sand, conglomerate, and gravel


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n. mode or state of being; fitness; existing circumstances


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v. direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide


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v. acknowledge; admit that you have done something wrong


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n. feeling secure or certain about something


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a. assured; having or marked by assurance


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a. treated with confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; secret


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v. support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify


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n. fight; struggle; incompatibility of dates or events


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v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with


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n. a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order


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n. meeting of elected or appointed representatives


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n. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment


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a. awake, thinking, and knowing what is happening around you; alert


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n. plot; intrigue; agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act


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a. invariable; repeating; continually occurring; persistent


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n. law determining the fundamental political principles of a government; the act of forming something


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v. seek advice or information of; take into account; consider


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n. people who buy goods or services


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v. get in touch with; reach


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n. state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of


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n. volume; something contained; material, including text and images


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v. contend for; call in question; oppose; dispute


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v. constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate


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a. relation of direct opposition; very opposed in nature or character or purpose


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n. social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states


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v. find or declare guilty


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n. the judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief


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v. overpower; force to yield assent to truth; satisfy by proof; prove guilty


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v. work or act together toward a common end or purpose


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n. basic, center,  or most important part; the essence


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n. position at which two lines, surfaces, or edges meet and form an angle


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a. united or combined into one body; collective; belonging to a corporation or incorporated body


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