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hyperbole |
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n. extravagant exaggeration for effect |
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n. a privilege or power attaching to a position |
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n. one who proudly shows off his learning or who overrates his knowledge |
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adj. in an early stage of development |
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immaculate |
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v. to penetrate and understand |
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adj. extravagantly romantic or idealistic; highly impractical |
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v. to speak clearly or distinctly |
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adj. spotless; pure |
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impropriety |
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adj. lacking in freshness, originality, or vigor |
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n. a disorderly quarrel |
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adv. with one's identity concealed |
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n. improper act, manners, or expression |
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impale |
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v. to soil or dirty |
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adj. sick |
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adj. swollen, inflated; using big or high-sounding words |
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v. to pierce through with a pointed instrument |
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homonym |
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adj. profuse or generous; given to extravagance |
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n. a sudden notion or passing fancy |
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n. temporary deferment or cessation of work or pain; a temporary delay in the execution of -a sentence |
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n. two words having the same sound but different meanings |
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implicit |
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adj. implied but not clearly expressed; unquestioning |
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adj. unmoved or indifferent; casual |
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v. to echo |
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adj. able to do many things skillfully |
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heresy |
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adj. bloody |
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n. theft |
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n. an opinion held in opposition to the traditional view |
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n. to interpret, explain the sense of, or analyze |
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hiatus |
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v. to speak against |
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n. a gap or vacancy; break |
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v. to instruct or uplift, particularly in morals or religion |
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adj. varied; different |
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incognito |
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v. to win another's favor or good opinion |
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v. to read carefully |
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n. to interpret, explain the sense of, or analyze |
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adv. with one's identity concealed |
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impeach |
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n. a speech by one person |
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v. to accuse (a public official) of wrongdoing; to cast discredit upon |
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n. a god |
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v. repeat (several times) |
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idiosyncrasy |
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v. to root out, destroy totally |
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n. a picture or other description of a person which exaggerates ludicrously one or more of his distinctive features |
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n. a. personal peculiarity |
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n. a brief summary of the main ideas of a larger work |
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hypothesis |
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n. a clown |
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n. an assumption made for the sake of argument |
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v. to trim or decorate |
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v. to encourage -or support |
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incontrovertible |
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adj. high-sounding; pretentious in language |
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adj. indisputable |
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adj. lacking in; not possessing |
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n. a feeling of hatred |
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ignominious |
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adj. pertaining to money |
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adj. unfeeling or insensitive |
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n. art authoritative statement; a saying |
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adj. incurring public disgrace |
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incisive |
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adj. cutting, penetrating |
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v. to subdue or conquer |
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adj. gloomy; ill-humored |
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adj. bloody |
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implacable |
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adj. incapable of being soothed, made peaceful, or forgiving |
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adj. good-natured; friendly |
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adj. positive in expressing an opinion; asserting an opinion as though it were an undisputed fact |
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adj. affectedly or falsely modest or prim |
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indefatigable |
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adj. of or having to do with citizens or the state; polite, courteous |
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adj. lacking firmness |
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adj. untiring |
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adj. of a hopeful disposition; blood-red in color |
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impervious |
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adj. containing hidden meaning |
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adj. incapable of being penetrated |
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adj. very heavy; clumsy |
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adj. mentally distressed; distracted |
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improvident |
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adj. very holy |
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n. a gap or vacancy; break |
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adj. kindly; charitable |
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adj. lacking in thrift; not providing for future needs |
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incumbent |
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n. an officeholder |
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v. to make gestures, or indicate feelings by motions |
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adj. pertaining to school |
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adj. serving as a model; commendable |
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imprecation |
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adj. threatening or showing evil; dishonest |
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adj. affectedly or falsely modest or prim |
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n. a curse |
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v. to warn or find fault gently |
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impostor |
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adj. extravagantly romantic or idealistic; highly impractical |
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v. to imprison |
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n. a person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others |
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n. a branching; sub-division |
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increment |
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adj. hurried; hence, superficial |
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adj. often of mistakes, extremely and noticeably bad |
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n. an increase |
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adj. supreme power and authority; independent of the control of any other government |
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indomitable |
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adj. wise; shrewd |
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v. to pretend |
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v. to set forth in detail; to explain |
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adj. stubborn in determination not to be subdued |
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incarcerate |
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n. a person devoted to luxurious living and pleasure |
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v. to give up claim to |
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adj. smooth-spoken, fluent |
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v. to imprison |
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import |
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n. state of confusion or lawlessness |
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adj. untiring |
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n. a person sent on an errand or mission |
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n. meaning; significance or importance |
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indigenous |
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adj. native |
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n. an award or salute |
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adj. trembling |
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n. a group of people joined by common interests a coterie of select friend. |
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immune |
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adj. exempt from; protected from |
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adj. attracting in a false, cheap, or showy manner |
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adj. secret; stealthy |
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n. an increase |
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impregnable |
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adj. unconquerable |
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adj. gay and light-hearted in spirit or mood |
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adj. unable to be satisfied |
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v. to lose self-confidence; to confuse, put to shame |
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imminent |
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n. a speech or writing of extravagant praise |
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adj. likely to occur soon |
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v. to stir tip |
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v. to agree to |
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impugn |
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v. to attack or criticize as false; to call in question |
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adj. often of mistakes, extremely and noticeably bad |
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adj. worthy of belief |
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adj. pertaining to school |
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hoax |
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adj. sacrificing moral principles in order to attain power; politically cunning |
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adj. conceited |
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adj. no longer in use |
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n. a trick or deception; a practical joke |
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impeccable |
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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. faultless |
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n. departure, emigration |
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n. a disorderly quarrel |
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histrionic |
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adj. acting solely from a consideration of reward or profit |
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adj. separate |
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n. a false name assumed by a writer |
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adj. pertaining to the theater; designed for show |
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hovel |
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adj. plentiful |
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n. a dirty or wretched dwelling |
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n. front or face, especially of a building |
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adj. perfect or highly accomplished |
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