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asseverate |
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adj. strange and foreign |
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v. to root out, destroy totally |
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v. to declare positively; to confirm |
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adj. not essential; foreign |
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archetype |
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n. an original pattern |
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v. to converse or talk; to discuss |
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n. confused, unintelligible, meaningless talk; special vocabulary used only by members of a group or trade |
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adj. implied but not clearly expressed; unquestioning |
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apathy |
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adj. rudely abrupt |
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n. lack of feeling, emotion, or interest |
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n. honesty, moral soundness |
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v. to banish; to exclude from public favor or privileges |
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autocratic |
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adj. roomy |
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adj. despotic |
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adj. gentle; polite |
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adj. very steep; descending rapidly |
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awry |
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adj. spirited; ardent |
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adj. unsymmetrical; not straight |
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v. to express sympathy with another in sorrow, pain, or misfortune |
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v. to reproach with contempt |
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ascetic |
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adj. unable to be satisfied |
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v. to prevent, dispose of, or make unnecessary by appropriate actions |
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n. an embankment used as a fortification; a person, idea, or object serving as a protection |
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adj. rigorously self-denying |
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banal |
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v. to break a law or command; to violate a moral principle |
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adj. lacking in freshness, originality, or vigor |
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n. a humorous imitation of an author's style and mannerisms |
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v. to use for one's selfish purpose |
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approbation |
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adj. inclined to plunder or rob; preying on, others |
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n. widespread ruin |
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adj. cutting, penetrating |
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n. approval; praise |
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askance |
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adv. with distrust |
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n. a great flood; downpour |
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adj. genuine |
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adj. engaged in war |
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baneful |
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adj. destructive, poisonous |
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v. to pretend |
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adj. of or having to do with citizens or the state; polite, courteous |
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n. an officeholder |
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apt |
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n. a dirty or wretched dwelling |
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n. a self -contradictory statement; something 'that appears to be absurd and yet may be true -"Life is too important a matter to he taken seriously." |
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adj. likely; inclined or disposed |
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n. a person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others |
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avarice |
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n. danger |
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adj. of or having to do with citizens or the state; polite, courteous |
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n. to interpret, explain the sense of, or analyze |
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n. excessive greed |
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benevolent |
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n. a privilege or power attaching to a position |
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adj. cautious |
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adj. occurring singly, at irregular intervals; scattered |
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adj. kindly; charitable |
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articulate |
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adj. bloody |
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v. to speak clearly or distinctly |
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adv. with one's identity concealed |
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adj. sly; crafty |
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belligerent |
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adj. engaged in war |
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v. to laugh at; to utter with scorn |
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v. to inform |
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n. an attentive or flattering follower; a country influenced or controlled by another |
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assiduous |
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adj. industrious |
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n. extravagant exaggeration for effect |
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adj. serving as a model; commendable |
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adj. harmless; inoffensive |
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authentic |
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v. to delay or refuse to commit oneself in order to gain time |
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adj. genuine |
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adj. prosperous, flourishing; copious |
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adj. unsound; misleading |
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anthology |
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ad. indicating a happy outcome |
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adj. unreal; made-up |
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n. an embankment used as a fortification; a person, idea, or object serving as a protection |
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n. a collection of choice literary works |
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artful |
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adj. incapable of interpretation or understanding |
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adj. sly; crafty |
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adj. close, hot, and moist |
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n. misfortune |
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auspicious |
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ad. indicating a happy outcome |
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adj. gloomy; ill-humored |
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v. to exclaim or utter suddenly |
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adj. fragrant; reminiscent of |
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asylum |
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adj. entertaining |
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adj. roomy |
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adj. lacking in thrift; not providing for future needs |
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n. a place offering shelter and retreat |
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antithesis |
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v. to drive away; to scatter |
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adj. untiring |
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adj. likely to occur soon |
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n. contrast; the direct opposite |
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arid |
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adj. dry; barren |
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adj. given to fault-finding and complaining |
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adj. unharmonious sounding |
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adj. gloomy; ill-humored |
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baton |
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n. a stick or staff |
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n. homesickness |
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n. trickery, deception |
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adj. rigorously self-denying |
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attribute |
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n. a person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others |
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adj. gentle; polite |
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adj. inclined to cat to excess |
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v. assign |
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apprehensive |
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adj. fearful |
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v. to paralyze with horror, fear, or surprise |
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adj. lacking in thrift; not providing for future needs |
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adj. sentimental to the point of tears |
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apprise |
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adj. very short-lived |
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v. to converse or talk; to discuss |
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v. to inform |
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v. to scar or spoil |
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banter |
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n. conversation which is amusing and not serious |
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n. a dull and commonplace remark |
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n. a stick or staff |
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n. burden; duty |
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aristocracy |
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n. government by the best people; a privileged class |
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adj. perfect or highly accomplished |
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v. to gain an advantage by the use of trick to evade by the use of deception; to go around |
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n. a person who has authority to decide matters in dispute |
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belie |
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adj. rambling from one subject to another |
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v. to make gestures, or indicate feelings by motions |
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v. to give a false idea of |
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v. to bellow softly like cattle |
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arbiter |
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n. a group of people joined by common interests a coterie of select friend. |
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n. a ludicrous and complete failure |
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v. to express sympathy with another in sorrow, pain, or misfortune |
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n. a person who has authority to decide matters in dispute |
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augment |
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v. to increase or enlarge |
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adj. convenient in helping to attain some purpose |
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n. government by the best people; a privileged class |
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v. to penetrate and understand |
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bellicose |
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adj. inclined to quarrel; warlike |
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n. an officeholder |
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n. approval; praise |
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adj. smooth-spoken, fluent |
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atheist |
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v. to estrange |
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n. one who denies that God exists |
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adj. positive in expressing an opinion |
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adj. kindly; charitable |
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armistice |
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n. a temporary suspension of hostilities. |
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n. something taken for granted; going beyond proper bounds |
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adj. no longer existing or active |
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adj. pertaining to a tailor or clothes |
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