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


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n. the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force


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a. being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status


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a. rubbing away; tending to grind down


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a. perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain


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v. pronounce clear of guilt or blame; grant remission of sin to; acquit


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v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention


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n. restraint from eating or drinking;  refraining from indulging appetite or desire


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a. theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand


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a. coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use


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n. enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell


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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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v. move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected


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a. easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with


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n. additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item


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v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for


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n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing


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n. settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states


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


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n. the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal


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v. gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with a tracking system


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n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty


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a. quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe


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n. wise saying; brief familiar proverb;  expression of popular wisdom


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a. extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding


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v. make fit for; change to suit a new purpose


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n. the compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something


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


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a. expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude


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v. stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with


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a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near


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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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n. state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; transitional period between youth and maturity


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n. the opponent in a contest; someone who offers opposition


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a. in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose


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n. state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune


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v. speak, plead, or argue in favor of; plead for; push for something


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a. elegant or tasteful; of or concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste


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a. speaking or behaving in an artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked


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n. written statement made under oath


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n. partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society


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n. cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress


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n. outcome; consequence, especially of a disaster or misfortune


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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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n. one that acts on behalf of other persons or organizations


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n. one that engages in aggression; a person who first attacks


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n. assumed name; another name; a name that has been assumed temporarily


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


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v. cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally


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n. payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa


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n. loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion


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v. provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part


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n. mixture; a combination of diverse things


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v. attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive


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a. apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote


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n. a noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy


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v. change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors


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a. out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty


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n. military stores or provisions; articles used in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells


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n. partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness


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n. the general pardon granted by the government, especially for political offenses


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a. lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong


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a. more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large


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n. object worn, especially around the neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm


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n. the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity


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n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion


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v. secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate


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n. a short account of the amusing or interesting event; short narrative; a secret story of history or biography


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n. condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality


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n. a substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling


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n. agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering


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a. having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in the form of cartoon


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n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act


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v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit


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n. irregularity; a person or something unusual; departure from the normal or common order


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n. state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged


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


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n. song of praise or patriotism; the song of devotion or loyalty


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n. one who studies history and science of mankind


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n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease; an agent that relieves or counteracts


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a. too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged


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n. a substance that prevents infection; a substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms


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v. imitate; mimic, as an [___] imitates human actions


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a. prophetic; involving or portending widespread devastation


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n. a group of parts that work together to perform a given function; appliance, or device for a particular purpose


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v. bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve


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n. close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance


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


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v. take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive


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


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n. inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding


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a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle


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n. someone chosen to judge and decide the disputed issue;  one having the power to make authoritative decisions


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n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place


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n. public records; place where public records are kept


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n. operatic solo; a solo vocal piece with instrumental accompaniment


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v. set out for display or use; place in orderly arrangement


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v. stop or slow down; catch someone's attention; take into custody


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n. overbearing pride; haughtiness; manifest feeling of personal superiority in rank, power, or estimation


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


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n. storage place for military equipment; a stock of weapons


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a. expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language


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n. the object made by human beings; inaccurate observation, effect, or result


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v. find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of


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a. utterly stupid or silly; inanely foolish


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v. seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end


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v. declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly


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n. act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable


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n. something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of


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n. promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt


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n. small planet; any small celestial bodies that revolve around the sun


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a. relating to stars; star-shaped


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a. enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy


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a. wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence


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n. place of refuge or shelter; protection


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n. a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables


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v. make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin


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v. achieve or accomplish; gain


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a. alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful


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v. testify; authenticate, affirm to be true


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n. essential quality; reputation; honor


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v. examine, verify, or correct the financial accounts of


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n. area of theater or concert hall where the audience sits


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a. impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration


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a. weighting authority; peremptory and dictatorial


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n. examination of dead body; post-mortem


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a. helper, additional or subsidiary


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v. turn to the advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote


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n. a great mass of falling snow and ice


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v. take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone


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n. firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike


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v. prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away


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a. greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm


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n. mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder; fear, as of something evil


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v. talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds


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v. pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts


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


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n. something that relieves pain


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a. mild and pleasant; fragrant


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n. something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin


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n. sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark


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a. desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking


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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. resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of


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v. disparage or depreciate; put down


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n. gift giver; a person who gives people or institutions financial help


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a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being


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n. a person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will


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a. generous in providing aid to others; charitable


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a. kindly; favorable; not malignant


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a. determined to do or have


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a. mentally or emotionally upset; deranged; excessively agitated


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v. beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly


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v. give as a gift; present


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v. be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly


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a. favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced


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


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a. lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable


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n. act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God


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a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive


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a. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable


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a. swollen or puffed as with water or air


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n. the pretense of strength; mislead or deceive


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a. having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive


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v. utter suddenly and impulsively


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v. foreshadow; indicate by signs; be an omen of; predict


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a. counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine


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v. dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly


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a. deep and resonant; flourishing; thriving


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a. being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast


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a. middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional


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v. refrain from buying or using


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n. defiant or swaggering behavior; the pretense of courage; false show of bravery


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a. having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless


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n. breaking of contract or duty; breaking of waves or surf; fissure or gap


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a. easily broken; having little elasticity


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n. pamphlet; small book usually having a paper cover


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n. ornamental clasp;  decorative pin worn by women


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v. graze; skim or glance at casually


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n. table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out


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n. over-regulated administrative system


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a. husky; muscular and heavily built


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n. hiding place; secret store of valuables or money


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n. corpse; dead body, especially one intended for dissection


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a. deliberately planned; carefully thought out in advance


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n. ability; degree or grade of excellence or worth; diameter of a tube or gun barrel


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a. emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened


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v. exploit natural surroundings to disguise something; conceal


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n. frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech


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a. related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs


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n. inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect


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n. mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate


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n. sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind


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n. title; chapter heading; text under illustration


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n. unit of weight for precious stones; a measure of fineness of gold


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a. chief; serving as an essential component


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n. the doctor who specializes in medical problems related to heart


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n. destruction of life; the savage and excessive killing of many people


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a. fleshly; of or relating to body or flesh; bodily


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n. small waterfall; sudden downpour


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n. serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident


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n. an agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged


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n. calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune


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


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n. a private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy


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a. offhand or casual; given to haughty disregard of others


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a. famous; well-known; having illustrious past


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n. overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content


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a. relating to the brain or cerebrum;  intellectual rather than emotional


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v. protect or fight for the first place


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a. in utter disorder; lacking visible order or organization


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n. divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of a political leader


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n. quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance


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a. morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest


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v. stop motion; curb or restrain


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a. divided into squares; diversified in color; marked by great changes or shifts in fortune


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n. a metal tool with a sharp edge used to cut and shape stone, wood, or metal


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a. having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave


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n. art of representing dances in written symbols; the arrangement of dances


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a. lasting for a long period;  marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases


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v. report or record in chronological order


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v. quote; adduce as an instance


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


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n. having foresight; fortuneteller


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a. secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods


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n. fastening device; firm grip


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n. mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act


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n. clients of professional person; the body of customers or patrons


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n. a small section of filmed or filed material


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n. blow, especially with the fist; great influence, especially political or social


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n. partnership; league; state of being combined into one body


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n. use of force to get someone to obey


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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. work of art put together from fragments


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n. security pledged for repayment of loan


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a. of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic


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a. in coma; extremely sleepy; unconscious


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v. serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony


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a. held in common; of a group of people


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v. obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; regularly travel from a place of residence to another place


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n. small and economical car; small cosmetics case


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a. harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes


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a. overpowering; drivingly forceful; urgently requiring attention


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v. complete; consummate; make perfect


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n. readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement


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n. element; ingredient; abstract part of something


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n. combination of two or more elements or parts


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a. thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope


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v. close; squeeze or press together; contract


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


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v. reckon; make a mathematical calculation


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v. admit; yield; give up physical control of another


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n. beginning; forming of an idea; an act of conceiving


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n. act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission


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n. agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things


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n. riddle; difficult problem; dilemma


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v. cause to come together formally


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


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a. based upon traditional rules; formed by agreement or compact


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v. chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts


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n. change something into another form; transform


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


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a. gracious; showing warmth and friendliness


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n. ceremony of crowning queen or king


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v. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence


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a. of the universe; vast


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a. sophisticated; of worldwide scope


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a. secretive, not openly shown


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n. one who manages museum or library; superintendent; manager


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a. having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner


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a. skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic


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v. splash liquid gently and playfully; undertake something without serious intent


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a. disagreeably damp or humid; cold moisture; unpleasant humidity


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n. standstill resulting from the opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate


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n. sudden downfall; complete disaster


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n. remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up


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n. young woman making formal entrance into society


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v. convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty


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n. propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior


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n. lure or bait; means used to mislead or lead into danger


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n. failure to act; an option that is selected automatically


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v. delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time


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n. refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist


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a. final; complete; precisely defined or explicit


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v. turn aside; draw someone's attention away from something


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v. remove the fuse of the bomb; reduce or eliminate the threat


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v. become worse; decline; fall


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n. humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level


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a. delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste


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v. erase; strike out; remove or make invisible


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v. consider; think about carefully; weigh


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n. false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion


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n. conduct; management; way in which a person behaves


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a. insane; mad; of unsound mind; mentally ill


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n. end of existence or activity; termination


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n. act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying


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v. position troops in readiness for combat, as along a front or line; put into use or action


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n. testimony under oath; the act of depositing, especially laying down of matter by natural process


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a. disordered; especially in mind; crazy; insane


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