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wheedle

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to influence or entice by soft words or flattery

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an action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedures.

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to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses)

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a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges

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a song or poem expressing sorrow or lamentation especially for one who is dead

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1: an act of refusing to continue to follow, obey, or recognize a religious faith 2: abandonment of a previous loyalty : DEFECTION

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: secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose

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a place, typically a large deep pit, from which stone or other materials are or have been extracted

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loud and harsh

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a note or series of notes appended to a completed letter, article, or book

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a line at the beginning of a news story, magazine article, or book giving the writer's name

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a tool used to smooth out wood

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not generous or liberal : sparing or scant in using, giving, or spending

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characterized by or reflecting economy in the use of resources

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an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds. one of unknown ancestry

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not being forthright or direct in language or action

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1a: an overflowing of the land by water b: a drenching rain

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any of the small radiating bars inserted in the hub of a wheel to support the rim

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one of the crosspieces of a ladder

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rounds of a baseball game

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usually cultivated land that is allowed to lie idle during the growing season 2obsolete : plowed land

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respect and esteem due a superior or an elder

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greedy of gain : excessively acquisitive especially in seeking to hoard riches

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a branch of a tree

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especially : one who is extremely stingy with money

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a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement

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the top of a wave

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the lending of money with an interest charge for its use especially : the lending of money at exorbitant interest rates 2: an unconscionable or exorbitant rate or amount of interest specifically : interest in excess of a legal rate charged to a borrower for the use of money

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the quality of being careful with money or resources : THRIFT the necessity of wartime parsimony b: the quality or state of being stingy The charity was surprised by the parsimony of some larger corporations.

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harsh or jarring sound : DISSONANCE sense 2 | specifically : harshness in the sound of words or phrases

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: any of various boats: such as a: a roomy usually flat-bottomed boat used chiefly for the transport of goods on inland waterways and usually propelled by towing b: a large motorboat supplied to the flag officer of a flagship c: a roomy pleasure boat especially : a boat of state elegantly furnished and decorated

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1a: a supply of arms for defense or attack b: a collection of available resources 2: a place where arms and military equipment are stored especially : one used for training reserve military personnel 3: a place where arms are manufactured

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: to strive for superiority : CONTEND, COMPETE

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: to rise against or refuse to obey or observe authority He mutinied not just against God but against the older generation of Romanian intellectuals. — Will Blythe

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1: a quantity of paper being 20 quires or variously 480, 500, or 516 sheets 2: a great amount —usually used in plural

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1: to make or cause a rustle 2a: to act or move with energy or speed b: to forage food 3: to steal cattle

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``` 1: inspiring horror or intense fear houses that were dark and grisly under the blank, cold sky — D. H. Lawrence 2: inspiring disgust or distaste a grisly account of the fire ```

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transitive verb 1: to deprive of possession or proprietary rights 2: to transfer (the property of another) to one's own possession

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1a: a framework or structure of crossed wood or metal strips b: a window, door, or gate having a lattice c: a network or design resembling a lattice 2: a regular geometrical arrangement of points or objects over an area or in space specifically : the arrangement of atoms in a crystal

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noun | an apparatus for making fabric by weaving yarn or thread.

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: a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true | especially : one held in common by members of an organization, movement, or profession

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a female horse or other equine animal especially when fully mature or of breeding age

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a: to cut off the hair from b: to cut or clip (hair, wool, etc.) from someone or something also : to cut something from shear a lawn

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1: a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen 2: one that lives on the labors of others : PARASITE

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: to find fault or complain querulously

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1: a book containing accounts to which debits and credits are posted from books of original entry 2: a horizontal board used for vertical support (as in scaffolding)

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a set of terms or articles (see ARTICLE sense 1c) constituting an agreement between governments

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o incite or rouse as if with a goad (see GOAD entry 2 sense 2a) was goaded into fighting with another player

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lasting a very short time

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a military blockade of a city or fortified place to compel it to surrender

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a: inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence b: a conclusion deduced by surmise or guesswork The criminal's motive remains a matter of conjecture. c: a proposition (as in mathematics) before it has been proved or disproved

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