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writhe |
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adj. fearful |
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adj. likely; inclined or disposed |
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n. a forerunner; ail announcer |
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v. to twist about (usually with pain) |
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zealous |
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adj. industrious |
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n. homesickness |
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adj. full of enthusiasm or eagerness |
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adj. having the force to compel, usually by appealing to reason |
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versatile |
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n. something that is believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion and worship |
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v. to restate in a brief, concise form; to sum up |
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n. a sudden notion or passing fancy |
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adj. able to do many things skillfully |
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venerable |
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adj. deserving respect or reverence because of age |
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adj. temporary; for the time being |
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adj. smooth-spoken, fluent |
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n. a person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others |
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vicarious |
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adj. taking the place of another; felt, received, or done in place of another |
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adj. living loosely; unrestrained in conduct or morals |
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n. the highest point |
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n. regret for wrongdoing |
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tranquil |
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adj. quick to find fault about trifles |
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adj. deserving blame or censure |
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adj. calm; peaceful |
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v. to speak angrily or bitterly |
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vaunt |
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n. a cliff |
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v. to boast |
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adj. dark; cloudy |
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adj. materially or practically useful |
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trivial |
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n. a sudden notion or passing fancy |
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adj. good-natured; friendly |
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adj. of little worth or importance |
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n. a direct vote by the people |
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waive |
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n. a branching; sub-division |
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adj. loud and noisy |
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v. to attack or criticize as false; to call in question |
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v. to give up (privileges, etc.); to do without |
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untenable |
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n. a garland of flowers, leaves, etc. hung between two points |
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adj. sentimental to the point of tears |
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adj. lying flat on the back; inert, inactive, averse to taking action |
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adj. incapable of being defended or held |
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tenuous |
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adj. demonstrating originality, skill, or resourcefulness |
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adj. slender; not substantial |
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v. to smile in a silly or affected way |
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adj. unsound; misleading |
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ubiquitous |
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adj. existing everywhere |
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adj. disgustingly excessive |
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n. a record of a person's or a family's ancestors or relatives |
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v. to exercise self control; to keep from |
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vicissitude |
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adj. of unknown authorship |
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adj. industrious |
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n. an offender |
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n. a change from one condition to another, often unexpected |
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temporize |
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adj. excessive |
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adj. incapable of being defended or held |
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v. to make a mistake or to do something wrong |
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v. to delay or refuse to commit oneself in order to gain time |
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vituperate |
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adj. strange and foreign |
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n. a scolding or ill-tempered woman |
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v. to estrange |
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v. to scold or blame loudly, find fault with in abusive language |
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tenet |
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adj. pertaining to money |
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v. to confuse; to embarrass |
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adj. rambling from one subject to another |
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n. a principle of belief held as true |
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transgress |
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adj. elastic; light-hearted |
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v. to estrange |
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v. to break a law or command; to violate a moral principle |
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v. to make fun of or copy by imitating |
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temerity |
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n. one who dabbles in the fine arts for amusement only and without concentrated study |
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adj. prejudiced |
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n. unwise or reckless boldness |
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n. meaning; significance or importance |
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tremulous |
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n. two words having the same sound but different meanings |
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adj. profitable |
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adj. trembling |
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v. to give a false idea of |
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veneer |
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n. a public command or proclamation issued by an authority |
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n. a superficial appearance or show designed to impress one with superiority |
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n. a garland of flowers, leaves, etc. hung between two points |
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adj. unable to be satisfied |
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virago |
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adj. destructive, poisonous |
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n. a scolding or ill-tempered woman |
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v. to refuse or reject with contempt |
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v. to yield; to admit as true |
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truculent |
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adj. amazing by, virtue of its immense size, force, or any quality in exceptional degree |
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adj. cruel, fierce; harsh |
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adj. despotic |
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adj. devoted to religious observances |
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temporal |
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adj. worldly, as opposed to spiritual; existing for a time only |
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adj. causing or given to shedding tears |
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n. an opinion held in opposition to the traditional view |
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v. to confuse; to embarrass |
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whim |
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adj. of various colors; of mixed ingredients |
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v. to make fun of or copy by imitating |
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n. a sudden notion or passing fancy |
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adj. all-powerful |
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utilitarian |
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adj. materially or practically useful |
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v. to use for one's selfish purpose |
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adj. bearing, or acting with, deliberate ill-will or spite |
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v. to shorten |
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vernal |
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n. a distortion of the face to express an attitude or feeling |
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n. an indirect reference or suggestion (frequently derogatory) |
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adj. disgustingly excessive |
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adj. pertaining to spring |
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turgid |
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adj. of various colors; of mixed ingredients |
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v. to restate in a brief, concise form; to sum up |
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adj. swollen, inflated; using big or high-sounding words |
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adj. separate |
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zenith |
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n. the highest point |
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v. to restate in a brief, concise form; to sum up |
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v. assign |
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v. to speak clearly or distinctly |
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vanquish |
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n. indifferent, calm in bearing pain or pleasure; practising remarkable self-control over emotions |
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v. to control, check, or restrain |
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v. to refuse or reject with contempt |
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v. to subdue or conquer |
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