Words from P to S Flashcards

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pejorative

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adj. expressing disapproval

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noun (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game; the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition

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noun a strong liking

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adj. feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

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adj. easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; capable of being perceived by the mind or senses

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noun a person who is displeased by anything that does not meet very high standards

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noun betrayal of a trust; an act of deliberate betrayal

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adj. hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; as a formality only

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adj. fraught with danger

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adj. on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area; related to the key issue but not of central importance

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noun the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization; a legal document giving official permission to do something; verb consent to, give permission; allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting

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adj. working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; exceedingly harmful

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adj. occurring so frequently as to seem ceaseless or uninterrupted; uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing

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verb cause to continue or prevail

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noun the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)

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verb be persistent, refuse to stop

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verb stay behind; be persistent, refuse to stop

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adj. particular to a given individual; concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality

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noun the complex of all the attributes

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adj. acutely insightful and wise; mentally acute or penetratingly discerning

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adj. capable of convincing; tending or intended or having the power to induce action or belief

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adj. having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand; being of striking appropriateness and pertinence

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adj. thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)

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verb examine or consider with attention and in detail

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adj. spreading or spread throughout

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noun a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things; the feeling that things will turn out badly

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noun any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning; a remarkable development

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noun voluntary promotion of human welfare

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adj. of or relating to ancient Philistia or the culture of the Philistines; smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values

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adj. showing little emotion

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adj. (informal) small and of little importance

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adj. one thing at a time; adv. a little bit at a time

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noun a thief who steals without using violence

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noun someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art

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noun an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty

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adj. tending or intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions

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adj. living without undue worry; taking life easy

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verb take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property

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noun an annoyance; any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)

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adj. lacking embellishment or ornamentation; free from any effort to soften to disguise

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noun the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped without breaking

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noun a trite or obvious remark

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adj. apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful; given to or characterized by presenting specious arguments

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adj. full of fun and high spirits

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noun extreme excess

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noun a solemn pledge of fidelity; a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one

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adj. (of movement) slow and laborious; noun the act of walking with a slow heavy gait

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noun the metal bob of a plumb line; verb drop sharply

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adj. of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of pluralism

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adj. characterized by romantic imagery; characteristic of or befitting poetry

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adj. keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; arousing affect

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adj. lacking import; not having a point especially a sharp point

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adj. marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful; not safe to eat

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adj. of or involving dispute or controversy

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noun a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group; written contract or certificate of insurance; a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government

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verb give a political character to

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noun undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities; the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors

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noun a person of great and varied learning

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adj. (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people); carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large

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noun the act of populating (causing to live in a place); (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn

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adj. of momentous or ominous significance; puffed up with vanity

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noun a representation by picture or portraiture

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adj. causing to fall into line or into position; noun the act of putting something in a certain place

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adj. formally laid down or imposed; characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.

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noun a possible alternative; a future prospect or potential

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adj. put off to later

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noun a ruler who is unconstrained by law

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noun a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage

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adj. having great power or force or potency or effect; displaying superhuman strength or power

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adj. having or put to a practical purpose or use; concerned with actual use or practice

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adj. of or concerning the theory of pragmatism; concerned with practical matters

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noun an expression of approval and commendation; offering words of homage as an act of worship; verb express approval of

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adj. affording no ease or reassurance; not secure; beset with difficulties

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verb furnish with a preface or introduction; move ahead (of others) in time or space

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adj. preceding in time, order, or significance; noun an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time

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adj. done with very great haste and without due deliberation; noun a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering; verb separate as a fine suspension of solid particles; hurl or throw violently; bring about abruptly

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adj. sharply exact or accurate or delimited; (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct

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verb make impossible, especially beforehand; keep from happening or arising; make impossible

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adj. appearing or developing early; characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)

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noun a person who goes before or announces the coming of another

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verb make a prediction about; tell in advance; indicate by signs

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noun a predisposition in favor of something; a strong liking

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noun high status importance owing to marked superiority

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noun a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation; verb influence (somebody's) opinion in advance

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adv. too soon; in a premature manner; (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation

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adj. required as a prior condition or course of study; noun something that is required in advance

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noun a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)

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adj. perceiving the significance of events before they occur

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adj. pertaining to giving directives or rules

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adj. kept intact or in a particular condition; prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use

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adj. exerting influence by reason of high status or prestige; having an illustrious reputation; respected

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adj. excessively forward

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adj. surpassing the ordinary or normal; existing outside of or not in accordance with nature

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noun something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason; an artful or simulated semblance

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verb use persuasion successfully; prove superior

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adj. encountered generally especially at the present time

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noun a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly

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verb prevent from doing something or being in a certain state; keep from happening or arising; make impossible

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noun a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible

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noun complete and confirmed integrity; having strong moral principles

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noun a question raised for consideration or solution; a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

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adj. subjected to a special process or treatment; prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process

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noun someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness)

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noun a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion; a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; verb urge on; cause to act; poke or thrust abruptly; to push against gently

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adj. marked by rash extravagance; very generous

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adj. so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe; far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree

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noun an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality; an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration

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adj. producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly); yielding positive results

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adj. engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood;

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adj. having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

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adj. promoting benefit or gain; yielding material gain or profit

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noun someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in short supply); verb make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods

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noun dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure; the trait of spending extravagantly

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adj. situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed; coming from deep within one

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noun an ancestor in the direct line

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noun a prediction of the course of a disease; a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop

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noun a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation; a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; a document stating the aims and principles of a political party; a radio or television show; an integrated course of academic studies; verb arrange a program of or for

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adj. advancing in severity; favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)

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adj. forbidden by law; excluded from use or mention

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adj. bearing in abundance especially offspring; intellectually productive

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adj. conspicuous in position or importance; having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

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adj. assured by (usually) spoken agreement

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verb to rfurther the progress of; to raise to a higher rank

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adj. (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand; noun a trial photographic print from a negative

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adj. of or relating to or characterized by propaganda; noun a person who disseminates messages calculated to assist some cause or some government

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noun a disposition to behave in a certain way; a natural inclination

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adj. foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention

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adj. presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs or success

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adj. planned for the future

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verb put forward, as of an idea

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noun correct or appropriate behavior

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adj. not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; lacking wit or imagination

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noun the possibility of future success; a prediction of the course of a disease

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noun a formal written offer to sell securities (filed with the SEC) that sets forth a plan for a (proposed) business enterprise; a catalog listing the courses offered by a college or university

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noun the condition of prospering; having good fortune; an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment

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adj. guarded from injury or destruction; kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss

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noun a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career

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noun a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent; a formal and solemn declaration of objection

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adj. feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; having or displaying great dignity or nobility

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noun the proper sphere or extent of your activities; the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

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adj. characteristic of the provinces or their people; narrow-minded or unsophisticated

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adj. incited, especially deliberately, to anger

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noun the property of being close together

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noun discretion in practical affairs; knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress

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noun the quality of being open to public view; a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution

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adj. made known; especially made widely known

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adj. prepared and printed for distribution and sale; formally made public

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adj. of or characteristic of a child; displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity

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adj. ready and able to resort to force or violence; tough and callous by virtue of experience

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adj. marked by precise accordance with details

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noun someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

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adj. freeing from noxious matter; acting like an antiseptic

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noun someone who supplies provisions (especially food)

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noun confusion resulting from failure to understand

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noun medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings; the dishonesty of a charlatan

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adj. involving distinctions based on qualities; relating to or involving comparisons based on qualities

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noun isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease; enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease

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noun an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges; an angry dispute

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adj. habitually complaining

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adj. able to be refuted; subject to question

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adj. causing no symptoms; being quiet or still or inactive

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adj. perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know); playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)

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adj. found in the ordinary course of events

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noun a person skilled in telling anecdotes

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noun an proponent of social reform; adj. far-reaching or thorough in nature

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noun especially fine or decorative clothing; verb provide with clothes or put clothes on

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noun a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

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adj. lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance; taken haphazardly

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noun a variety of different things or activities

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adj. excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities

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adj. not widely distributed; not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness

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adv. in a hasty and foolhardy manner

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noun making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it

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noun the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct; (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience

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noun something that is read; verb to hear and understand

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adj. aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are; of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of realism

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noun the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion

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adj. marked by sound judgment; showing reason or sound judgment

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verb to rise in opposition

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verb prove to be false or incorrect; overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof

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adj. marked by stubborn resistance to authority; stubbornly resistant to authority or control

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noun the act of removing an official by petition; the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)

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verb formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

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adj. widely accepted as true or worthy; conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

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noun the act of receiving; (American football) the act of catching a pass in football

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adj. (of genes) producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical; of or pertaining to a recession

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adj. concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return

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verb perceive to be the same; be fully aware or cognizant of

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verb recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; keep in mind for attention or consideration

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noun the act of compensating for service or loss or injury; payment or reward (as for service rendered); verb make payment to; compensate

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verb come to terms; bring into consonance or accord

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adj. difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge

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noun the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy)

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noun the sum of recognized accomplishments; an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport)

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noun an act of narration

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noun mutual accusations

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noun righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest

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adj. bringing about salvation or redemption from sin; of or relating to or resulting in redemption

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noun becoming slimmer or lesser in quantity

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adj. repetition of same sense in different words; more than is needed, desired, or required

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adj. (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; freed from impurities by processing

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adj. devoted to matters of the mind; capable of physically reflecting light or sound

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verb determine the refracting power of (a lens); subject to refraction

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noun the act of returning money received previously; money returned to a payer

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noun food that is discarded (as from a kitchen); verb show unwillingness towards

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adj. belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler

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noun an official list or record; verb to detect or show automatically

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adj. opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state; (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases

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adv. in a regular manner; in a regular way without variation

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adj. controlled or governed according to rule or principle or law; marked by system or regularity or discipline

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noun the restoration of someone to a useful place in society; the treatment of physical disabilities by massage and electrotherapy and exercises

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verb engage in a rehearsal (of)

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verb make stronger; strengthen and support with rewards

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verb to say, state, or perform again

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adj. something or someone judged unacceptable; rebuffed (by a lover) without warning

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verb become young again; make younger or more youthful; develop youthful topographical features; cause (a stream or river) to erode, as by an uplift of the land; return to life; get or give new life or energy

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adj. made less tense or rigid; without strain or anxiety

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adj. having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue

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verb relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another; release, as from one's grip

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noun the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth; spicy or savory condiment; vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment; verb derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

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adj. not eager; unwilling to become involved

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verb recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; keep in mind for attention or consideration

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noun a mental impression retained and recalled from the past; the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)

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noun the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest

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adj. feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

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adj. far apart in nature; inaccessible and sparsely populated

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verb cast off or disown; turn away from; give up; leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations

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noun something done or paid in expiation of a wrong; (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors

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noun the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation; verb annul by recalling or rescinding

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adj. recurring again and again

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adj. feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

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adj. characterized by repetition; persistently continual

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verb substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); put something back where it belongs; switch seemingly equivalent items

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noun copy that is not the original; something that has been copied

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adj. represented accurately or precisely

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adj. restrictive of action

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noun an act or expression of criticism and censure; verb rebuke formally; censure severely or angrily

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adj. punished especially by reproof or reprimand

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verb refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid; reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust

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adj. having a good reputation

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noun the general estimation that the public has for a person; notoriety for some particular characteristic

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verb annul by recalling or rescinding

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noun systematic investigation to establish facts; a search for knowledge

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noun a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

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noun the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary; something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose

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adj. relating to or indicating a remainder; noun (often plural) a payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing

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verb accept as inevitable; part with a possession or right

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adj. recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like; elastic; rebounds readily

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verb withstand the force of something; stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something; refuse to comply; express opposition through action or words

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adj. firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination; characterized by quickness and firmness

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noun a pause from doing something (as work); a pause for relaxation

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noun getting something back again; the act of restoring something to its original state

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verb give or bring back; bring back into original existence, use, function, or position; return to its original or usable and functioning condition; return to life; get or give new life or energy; restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

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adj. the lowest level of official classification for documents; restricted in meaning; (as e.g. `man' in `a tall man')

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noun a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; verb issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end; have as a result or residue

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noun bringing again into activity and prominence

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verb cause to regain consciousness; return to consciousness

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verb make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil; take revenge for a perceived wrong

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adj. having the power, capacity, or quality of retaining water; good at remembering

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adj. reluctant to draw attention to yourself; temperamentally disinclined to talk

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adj. no longer active in your work or profession; discharged as too old for use or work; especially with a pension

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adj. drawn back and in

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noun the reduction of expenditures in order to become financial stable; entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense

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adj. of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma; moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or

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adj. no longer concealed; uncovered as by opening a curtain; `discovered' is archaic and primarily a theater term

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noun an enlightening or astonishing disclosure

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adj. feeling or manifesting veneration

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noun a change from one state to the opposite state; a decision to reverse an earlier decision; turning in an opposite direction or position; a major change in attitude or principle or point of viewturning in the opposite direction; an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

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noun editing that involves writing something again

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verb give new life or vigor to; restore strength

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adj. restored to consciousness or life or vigor; given fresh life or vigor or spirit

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adj. highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

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noun the overthrow of a government by those who are governed; a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving

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adj. markedly new or introducing radical change; advocating or engaged in revolution

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noun an act performed to strengthen approved behavior; benefit resulting from some event or action; a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing; verb act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions; strengthen and support with rewards; bestow honor or rewards upon

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noun study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking); using language effectively to please or persuade

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adj. demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard

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noun a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; verb expose to a chance of loss or damage; take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

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adj. of or characterized by or adhering to ritualism

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noun the contestant you hope to defeat; verb be the rival of, be in competition with; be equal to in quality or ability

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verb move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

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adj. rough and crude; physically strong

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verb act in a romantic way; make romantic in style; interpret romantically

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adj. rousing to activity or heightened action as by spurring or goading; capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement

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adj. being in the earliest stages of development; not fully developed in mature animals

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adj. having decorative ruffles or frills; shaken into waves or undulations as by wind

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noun the quality of being topologically uneven; the quality of being difficult to do

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verb chew the cuds; reflect deeply on a subject

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adj. skillful in statecraft or management; acutely insightful and wise

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adj.having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

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adj. tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health

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noun the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire; the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction

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adj. excessively or hypocritically pious

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noun a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards; official permission or approval; verb give religious sanction to, such as through on oath; give authority or permission to; give sanction to

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adj. confidently optimistic and cheerful; inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life

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adj. surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power; noun man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon; any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star; a person who follows or serves another

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noun witty language used to convey insults or scorn

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noun act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite; the contentment you feel when you have done something right

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noun a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions

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adj. giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation

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adj. less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; verb limit in quality or quantity

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adj. deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; not enough; hard to find

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adj. marked by harshly abusive criticism

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adj. spreading by diffusion; noun a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby

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noun setting an order and time for planned events

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noun an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control; electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities

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adj. treated with contempt

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adj. having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled; characterized by extreme care and great effort

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noun a prolonged intense look; the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

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noun the act of secluding yourself from others; the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others

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adj. inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information

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adj. requiring sitting or little activity

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adj. marked by care and persistent effort

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verb inquire for; go to or towards; try to get or reach; try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; make an effort or attempt

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adj. taken without permission or consent especially by public authority

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adj. tending to select; characterized by careful choice; characterized by very careful or fastidious selection

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adj. limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs

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adj. dangerous to yourself or your interests

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adj. obvious without proof or argument

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noun the activity of persuading someone to buy; verb persuade somebody to accept something

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noun the study of language meaning

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adj. aware intuitively or intellectually of something sensed; readily perceived by the senses

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adj. of or pertaining to classified information or matters affecting national security; hurting

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noun tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion; a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

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noun good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries

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adj. completely clear and fine; not agitated

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adj. submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior; relating to or involving slaves

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noun an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

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adj. lacking physical depth; not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply

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adj. seemingly loud enough to break something; violently rattling or clattering; noun the act of breaking something into small pieces

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adj. showing a sense of shame; like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity

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adj. protected from danger or bad weather

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adj. giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation; glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism

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adj. lasting a very short time

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noun a Spanish mackerel of western North America; a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline)

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adj. marked by correspondence or resemblance; (of words) expressing closely related meanings

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noun a machine that simulates an environment for the purpose of training or research

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adj. occurring or operating at the same time

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adj. open and genuine; not deceitful; characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions

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noun an office that involves minimal duties; a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached

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adv. in a sinuous manner

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noun someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs

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adj. having an oblique or slanting direction or position; verb turn or place at an angle

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adj. unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)

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adj. negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt

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adj. with shoulders drooping

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adj. limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope

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noun an excessive feeling of self-satisfaction

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noun the act of rising upward into the air; verb go or move upward; fly upwards or high in the sky; rise rapidly; fly a plane without an engine; fly by means of a hang glider

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adj. marked by friendly companionship with others; living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups

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noun a temporary resident

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noun comfort in disappointment or misery; the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction

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adj. showing hovering attentiveness; full of anxiety and concern

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adj. remote or secluded; being the only one; single and isolated from others

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adj. grave or even gloomy in character; lacking brightness or color; dull

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adj. inclined to or marked by drowsiness

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adj. full and loud and deep

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verb cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to

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noun a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone

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adj. sleep inducing; inducing mental lethargy

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noun a facility where something is available; anything that provides inspiration for later work

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adj. greatest in status or authority or power; (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

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adj. thin and fit; kept in reserve especially for emergency use

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adj. not dense

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adj. resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity; of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people

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noun the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow; a sudden forceful flow

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noun the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs; verb lay spawn; call forth

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adj. marked by or characteristic of specialization in a mechanical or scientific subject; developed or designed for a special activity or function

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noun the quality of being specific rather than general; the quality of being specific to a particular organism

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noun a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence); an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits

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adj. attracting and holding interest as if by a spell

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noun the belief that the spirits of dead people can communicate with people who are still alive (especially via a medium); (theology) any doctrine that asserts the separate existence of God

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noun a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal; verb break up into splinters or slivers; divide into slivers or splinters; withdraw from an organization or communion

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noun support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim; one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder

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noun the act of sponsoring (either officially or financially)

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adj. happening or arising without apparent external cause; said or done without having been planned or written in advance

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noun a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way; verb make a parody of

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adj. spreading out carelessly (as if wandering) in different directions; noun an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about

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adj. prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out; distributed or spread over a considerable extent

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adj. intended to deceive; born out of wedlock

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adj. foul and run-down and repulsive; morally degraded

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noun the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast; a stable order

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adj. maintaining equilibrium; not taking part readily in chemical change

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adj. not growing or changing; without force or vitality; not circulating or flowing

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noun a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

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noun the quality of being complete or utter or extreme; an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation

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adj. so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm

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noun (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot; high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement

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noun the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; a state at a particular time

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adj. firm and dependable especially in loyalty; marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

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noun avoiding detection by moving carefully

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adj. artificially formal

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verb cause to be alert and energetic; act as a stimulant

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noun any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action

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verb make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force; specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement

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adj. set into a usually circular motion in order to mix or blend; emotionally aroused

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adj. seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive; pertaining to Stoicism or its followers

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adj. having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited

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adj. pointed directly ahead; free from ambiguity

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adj. exaggeratedly proper

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adj. made efficient by stripping off nonessentials; designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow

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verb gain strength; make strong or stronger

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adj. characterized by or performed with much energy or force; taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance

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adj. being sharply insistent on being heard; unpleasantly loud and harsh

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adj. demanding strict attention to rules and procedures

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adj. inferior in size or quality

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adj. shocking with surprise and consternation; making physically stupid or dull or insensible

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noun a thwarting and distressing situation; verb hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

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adj. quieted and brought under control; lacking in light; not bright or harsh

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adj. likely to be affected by something (especially something unpleasant); being under the power or sovereignty of another or others

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adj. below the threshold of conscious perception

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noun the quality of obedient submissiveness; the grammatical relation of a modifying word or phrase to its head

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adj. compliant and obedient to authority; abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant

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verb support through subsidies; secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces

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noun minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting; the state of existing in reality; having substance

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adj. having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable; "substantial equivalents"

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adj. supported or established by evidence or proof

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noun something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity

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verb destroy completely; cause the downfall of; of rulers

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noun an attainment that is successful; an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

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noun a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone; a person who inherits some title or office

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adj. briefly giving the gist of something

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adj. full of juice;

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noun a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment

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noun the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association; an idea that is suggested; a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; persuasion formulated as a suggestion; the act of inducing hypnosis; a just detectable amount

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noun a sullen moody resentful disposition; a gloomy ill-tempered feeling

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adj. consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity)

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adj. expressive of contempt; having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

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adj. being or affecting or concerned with a surface; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually; of little substance or significance

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adj. more than is needed, desired, or required; serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being

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adj. (often followed by `to') above being affected or influenced by; (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by

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verb take the place or move into the position of

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verb take the place or move into the position of

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noun a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening

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verb to put down by force or authority; put out of one's consciousness

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adj. inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace

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noun a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence; verb infer from incomplete evidence

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noun the delivery of a principal into lawful custody; the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions)

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adj. conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed

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verb continue to live; endure or last; continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)

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adj. (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of; easily impressed emotionally

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adj. not as expected; noun someone who is under suspicion

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noun an uncertain cognitive state; excited anticipation of an approaching climax

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adj. not as expected; openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

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noun the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; a source of materials to nourish the body

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adj. ignoring distinctions; taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination

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adj. used of organisms (especially of different species) living together but not necessarily in a relation beneficial to each

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noun an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion; sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)

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noun anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence; (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease

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adj. stressing a normally weak beat

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verb combine so as to form a more complex, product; combine and form a synthesis

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adj. characterized by order and planning; not haphazard

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