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| show | n. The intellectual and moral tendencies that characterize any age or epoch.
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| show | adj. Capricious.
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| show | tr.v. To transfer(the young) from dependence on mother's milk to another form of nourishment.
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| show | n. A large fleet.
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| show | adj. Uncertain how to act or proceed. _ describes someone who feels stuck. A decision must be made, a plan acted on, but the _ person just doesn't know what to do.
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| show | n. 1. Wing of a bird 2 A gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack.
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| show | n. Someone who roams around looking for things to steal. You might hear news reports about a _ breaking into cars in your neighborhood.
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| show | v. To appease someone or make them happy by doing a particular thing. Handy strategy for lovers, too. One of the most common uses of _ historically was in the sense of appeasing the Gods, often with a gift in the form of an animal or human sacrifice
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| show | adj. 1. Not isotropic. 2. Physics Having properties that differ according to the direction of measurement.
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| show | adj. Making, given to, or marked by noisy and vehement outcry.
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| show | vb. To berate or rail (against) abusively; revile [from Latin vituperare to blame, from vitium a defect + parare to make]
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| show | n. A change, especially a complete change, of condition or circumstances, as of fortune.
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| show | n. 1. truthfulness or honesty, esp when consistent or habitual. 2. precision; accuracy. 3. something true; a truth.
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| show | adj. 1. Easily excused or forgiven; pardonable: a _ offense. 2. Roman Catholic Church Minor, therefore warranting only temporal punishment.
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| show | n. Hatred of marriage.
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| show | n. The progeny resulting from the crossing of different breeds or varieties.
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| show | n. A practitioner of midwifery.
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| show | adj. 1. marked by intensity of feeling or conviction; emphatic. 2. (of actions, gestures, etc.) characterized by great energy, vigour, or force; furious.
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| show | adj. 1. Lacking liveliness, animation, or interest; dull: _ conversation. 2. Lacking taste, zest, or flavor; flat: _ beer.
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| show | adj. Courageous.
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| show | n. 1. An erratic or outlandish notion or action; whim. 2. an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.) Half fainting from pain and exhaustion, D'Arnot watched from beneath half-closed lids what seemed
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| show | adj. 1. Causing annoyance or hinderance. 2. Not favorable. 3. Troublesome. 4. Unruly.
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| show | adj. 1. Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness: "the _, complacent court composer who is consumed with envy and self-loathing" (Rhoda Koenig). 2. Having the quality or characteristics of oil or ointment; slippery. 3. Containin
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| show | (sounds like kûr-runt) n. 1. Any of various deciduous, spineless shrubs of the genus Ribes, native chiefly to the Northern Hemisphere and having flowers in racemes and edible, variously colored berries. 2. The fruits of any of these plants, used for jam
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| show | adj. 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of trees and shrubs) Shedding all leaves annually at the end of the growing season and then having a dormant period without leaves. 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of antlers, wi
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| show | adj. 1. Warm and sincere; friendly: a _ greeting; _ relations. See Synonyms at gracious. 2. Strongly felt; fervent: a _ abhorrence of waste. 3. Serving to invigorate; stimulating. n. 1. A stimulant; a tonic. 2. A liqueur.
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| show | n. 1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) A fine transparent or almost transparent plain-weave fabric of silk, nylon, etc. 2. (often plural) Now rare feminine finery. adj. 1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) made of such fabric
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| show | v.tr. To take the color from.
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| show | v.tr. To swindle; cheat.
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| show | n. Elaborate or showy decoration, esp clothing and jewellery.
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| lambent | show 🗑
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| show | n. A moderate grayish violet to moderate reddish purple. [French, from Old French mallow, from Latin malva; see mallow.]
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| show | n. _, or simply the _(-5), also known as juice or the take, is the amount charged by a bookmaker, or bookie, for his services. In the United States it also means the interest on a shark's loan. The term is Yiddish slang originating from the Russian word
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| show | adj. 1. Disposed to fight; pugnacious. 2. Expressing bitter opposition; scathing: a _ speech against the new government. 3. Disposed to or exhibiting violence or destructiveness; fierce.
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| show | n. A noisy clamor.
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| show | n. Hatred of men.
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| show | n. Hard or agonizing labor. intr.v. To work strenuously; toil.
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| show | adj. 1. Easily led or controlled; governable. 2. Malleable.
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| show | adj. Dull; sluggish; inactive.
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| show | n. 1. Obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus. 2. An embolus. embolus: n. pl. em·bo·li (-l) A mass, such as an air bubble, a detached blood clot, or a foreign body, that travels through the bloodstream and lodges so as to obstruct o
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| show | adv. Genuinely.
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| show | n. A part built or arranged to project beyond a natural outline for support.
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| show | n. The branch of biology that treats of ancient life and fossil organisms.
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| show | n. The writing-paper of the ancient Egyptians, and later of the Romans.
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| show | v. To mumble something over and over.
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| show | v. To walk about.
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| show | v. To swear falsely to.
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| show | n. 1. An exclusive right or privelage held by a person or group, especially a hereditary or official right. 2. The exclusive right and power to command, decide, rule, or judge: the principal's _ to suspend a student. 3. A special quality that confers su
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| show | adj. 1. Producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile. 2. Producing abundant works or results: a _ artist. See Synonyms at fertile.
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| show | n. A clause in a contract, will, etc., by which its operation is rendered conditional.
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| show | adj. Exciting or exhilarating to the mind. 2. Slightly risque.
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| show | n. The act of seizing and carrying off property by superior force, as in war.
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| show | n. 1. A bird of prey, such as a hawk, eagle, or owl.
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| show | n. A cowardly or faithless person.
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| show | vb 1. (intr; foll by to) to have an advantageous or disadvantageous effect (on) brave deeds redound to your credit 2. (intr; foll by on or upon) to recoil or rebound 3. (intr) Archaic to arise; accrue wealth _ing from wise investment
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| show | n. A casket, coffer, or repository in which relics are kept.
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| show | n. A place where things are stored or gathered together.
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| show | n. A solemn mass sung for the repose of the souls of the dead.
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| show | adj. 1. moving or bending backwards 2. (esp of order) reverse or inverse 3. tending towards an earlier worse condition; declining or deteriorating
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| show | adj. Abundant.
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| sapid | show 🗑
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| show | adj. Having great wisdom and discernment.
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| show | n. 1. An upright pole, post, or support. 2. Two upright poles with a thick rope between as in movie theatres or wherever there are lines. 3. A framework consisting of two or more vertical bars, used to secure cattle in a stall or at a feed. tr.v. 1. T
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| show | v.tr. Deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless “Their behavior _(-1)ed the boss's hard work” 2. To cause to appear stupid, inconsistent, or ridiculous. 3. Law To allege or prove insane and so not legally responsible.
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| show | (v.tr. usually passive) To spread or flood through or over (something) the evening sky was _d with red.
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| show | n. Outline of a subject, course, lecture, or treatise.
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| show | ib 1. A horizontal beam or bar held up by two pairs of divergent legs and used as a support. 2. A framework consisting of vertical, slanted supports and horizontal crosspieces supporting a bridge.
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| show | adj. 1. Excessive or unwarranted. 2. Unjust, improper, or illegal.
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| show | n. Well-being.
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| show | n. 1. A stratagem or trick intended to deceive or ensnare. 2. A disarming or seductive manner, device, or procedure: the _s of a skilled negotiator. 3. Trickery; cunning.
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| show | v. To become or cause to become withered or dry.
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| show | v. To maintain by noisy argument or dispute.
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| show | adj. Pithy; concise; to the point.
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| show | n. 1. (usually foll by of) an excessive or immoderate amount 2. overindulgence, esp in eating or drinking 3. disgust, nausea, etc., caused by such overindulgence vb. 1.(tr) to supply or feed excessively; satiate 2. (intr) Archaic to eat, drink, or be s
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| show | v. 1. To beg. 2. To entreat humbly.
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| show | v. To displace.
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| show | adj. Exhibiting hauty and careless disdain / contempt.
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| show | adj. Suggesting great expense; lavish; costly.
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| show | n. Deceptive stratagem. Evasion.
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| show | adj. Being or appearing unemotional; impassive.
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| show | n. 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any liliaceous plant of the Mediterranean genus Hyacinthus, esp any cultivated variety of H. orientalis, having a thick flower stalk bearing white, blue, or pink fragrant flowers5. (Myth & Legend / Cla
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| show | n. Exemption from punishment, penalty, or harm.
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| show | tr.v. 1. To express disapproval of, criticism of, or disappointment in (someone). 2. To bring shame upon; disgrace. n. 1. Blame; rebuke. 2. One that causes rebuke or blame. 3. Disgrace; shame.
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| show | n. 1. A large group of islands: the Philippine _.
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| show | n. 1. Fiery intensity of feeling. See Synonyms at passion. 2. Strong enthusiasm or devotion; zeal: "The dazzling conquest of Mexico gave a new impulse to the _ of discovery" (William Hickling Prescott). 3. Intense heat or glow, as of fire.
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| show | n. 1. An unimportant or insignificant thing; a trifle. 2. A short, light piece of verse or music. 3. A game played on an oblong table with a cue and balls.
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| show | n. 1. A small, showy ornament of little value; a trinket.
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| show | n. (Psychiatry) a state of prolonged rigid posture, occurring for example in schizophrenia or in hypnotic trances.
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| show | n. 1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a roof or ceiling in the form of a dome 2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a small structure, usually domed, on the top of a roof or dome.
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| show | n. a. An animated Spanish or Spanish-American dance in triple time. b. A piece of music for this dance. 2. Informal Nonsense; tomfoolery.
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| show | _ry is a fraternal organisation that arose from obscure origins in the late 16th to early 17th century. Freemasonry now exists in various forms all over the world, with a membership estimated at around six million, including approximately 150,000 under th
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| show | n. 1. An area of low-lying, soggy ground. 2. Something that hinders, engulfs, or overwhelms: a _ of details.
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| show | vb.tr. To offer for acceptance; tender n. the act of _ing
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| show | adj. Having a dirty, mean, poverty-stricken appearance.
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| show | n. 1. a. The annual payment of an allowance or income. b. The right to receive this payment or the obligation to make this payment. 2. A contract or agreement by which one receives fixed payments on an investment for a lifetime or for a specified numb
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| show | n. 1. (Philosophy) a. a method of argument that is seemingly plausible though actually invalid and misleading b. the art of using such arguments 2. subtle but unsound or fallacious reasoning. a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in r
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| show | adj. 1. Full and loud and deep. 2. producing or capable of producing sound 3. (of language, sound, etc.) deep or resonant 4. (esp of speech) high-flown; grandiloquent [from Latin sonorus loud, from sonor a noise]
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| show | adj. Having sufficient funds to pay all debts.
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| show | adj. 1. Curving in and out. 2. Not direct; devious.
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| show | n. Payment for an office or employment; compensation. (sounds syllabically like e-monument)
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| show | adj. Persevering in effort or endeavour; assiduous.
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| show | n. The faintest ray.
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| show | n. A tiny spec.
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| show | n. 1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a work of art that mixes styles, materials, etc; a hogpodge 2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a work of art that imitates the style of another artist or period, often with satirical intent. [Fren
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| show | n. 1. (Linguistics) an unwritten regional dialect of a language without a literary tradition, esp of French, usually considered substandard 2. (Linguistics) the jargon of a particular group.
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| show | n. 1. a person who is unreceptive to or hostile towards culture, the arts, etc.; a smug boorish person 2. (Social Science / Peoples) a member of the non-Semitic people who inhabited ancient Philistia adj 1. (sometimes not capital) boorishly uncultured 2.
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| show | n. 1. (Medicine) Also called cataplasm a local moist and often heated application for the skin consisting of substances such as kaolin, linseed, or mustard, used to improve the circulation, treat inflamed areas, etc. 2. Australian slang a large sum of m
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| show | n. 1. persons of high birth or social standing; aristocracy 2. Brit persons just below the nobility in social rank 3. Informal, often derogatory people, esp of a particular group or kind; another commuter from the suburban gentry. [from Old French
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| show | n. The branch of zoology that deals with reptiles and amphibians.
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| show | v.tr. 1. To kill as a sacrifice. 2. To kill (oneself) by fire. 3. To destroy.
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| show | n. 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an interval between two reigns, governments, incumbencies, etc. 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any period in which a state lacks a ruler, government, etc. 3. a period of absence of some control, authority,
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| show | adj. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Of or resembling wood. [from Latin ligneus, from lignum wood]
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| show | adj. Hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy; a mealymouthed politician.
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| show | intr.v. 1. To be preoccupied with trifles or petty details. 2. To find fault constantly and trivially; carp. See Synonyms at quibble.
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| show | n. 1. A direct ancestor. See Synonyms at ancestor. 2. An originator of a line of descent; a precursor. 3. An originator; a founder: _s of the new music.
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| show | adj. 1. Belonging to childhood; juvenile. 2. Immature; childish. See Synonyms at young.
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| show | n. Physical beauty.
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| show | vb(tr) 1. to demolish (a town, buildings, etc.) completely; level (esp in the phrase _ to the ground) 2. to delete; erase 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Archaic to graze
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| show | v.tr. To accuse in return. v.intr. To counter one accusation with another.
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| show | tr.v. 1. To assign to an obscure place, position, or condition. 2. To assign to a particular class or category; classify. See Synonyms at commit. 3. To refer or assign (a matter or task, for example) for decision or action. 4. To send to a place of exile
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| show | adj. Healthful.
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| show | adj. Indulging in or manifesting coarse indecency or obscenity.
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| show | adj. Humble. Showing profound awe or respect.
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| picayune | show 🗑
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| show | n. A group of people who accompany an important person during travels.
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| restive | show 🗑
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| show | n. Interval of rest.
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| show | v.tr. To make void; repeal; annul.
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| show | v.tr. 1. To repay either good or evil, as to a person. 2. To avenge.
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| show | adj. Hasty and careless, as in execution: slapdash work. adv. In a reckless haphazard manner.
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| show | adj. 1. Marked by carelessness(of an action); sloppy or slovenly. See Synonyms at sloppy. 2. Slovenly in appearance; shabby or seedy.
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| show | adv.&adj. 1. (Music) Smooth and continuous without breaks between the notes. Used chiefly as a direction.
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| stalwart | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. a. Dull, unimaginative, and commonplace. b. Prim or pompous; stuffy: "Why is the middle-class so _, so utterly without a sense of humor!" (Katherine Mansfield). See Synonyms at dull. 2. Indigestible and starchy; heavy: _ food.
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| show | adj. 1. (of a shout, voice, etc.) having or making a loud or harsh sound 2. urgent,clamorous, or vociferous; strident demands.
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| show | adj. 1. a. Gloomy and dark. b. Infernal; hellish. 2. Of or relating to the river Styx. 3. Completely inviolable, as a vow sworn by the river Styx.
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| subsume | show 🗑
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| ligature | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. Biology A close, prolonged association between two or more different organisms of different species that may, but does not necessarily, benefit each member. 2. A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
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| show | adj. 1. Of or relating to tension. 2. Capable of being stretched or extended; ductile.
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| show | intr.v. To laugh in a restrained, nervous way; giggle. n. A nervous giggle.
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| tribune | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a Roman building, used for public administration, having a large rectangular central nave(center of church) with an aisle on each side and an apse(domed or vaulted recess usually with an altar) at the end 2.
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| show | vb. to express great sorrow over (a person or thing); lament
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| show | adj. 1. real or genuine a bona fide manuscript 2. undertaken in good faith a bonafide agreement
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| show | v.tr. 1. a. To fix or secure (a nail or bolt, for example) by bending down or flattening the pointed end that protrudes. b. To fasten together in this way. 2. To settle definitely and conclusively; make final 3. Sports To secure (a divisional championshi
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| codify | show 🗑
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| caftan, kaftan | show 🗑
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| show | n. The central part of a church, extending from the narthex to the chancel and flanked by aisles. [Medieval Latin nvis, from Latin, ship (from its shape); see nu- in Indo-European roots.]
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| tumid | show 🗑
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| tundra | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. (Military) the leading division or units of a military force 2. the leading position in any movement or field, or the people who occupy such a position the vanguard of modern literature. [from Old French avant-garde, from avant- fore- + garde
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| show | n. The act or practice of cutting into or otherwise injuring living animals, especially for the purpose of scientific research.
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| vixen | show 🗑
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| vulpine | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. Immoral or unchaste; lewd. 2. a. Gratuitously cruel; merciless. b. Marked by unprovoked, gratuitous maliciousness; capricious and unjust: _ destruction. 3. Unrestrainedly excessive: _ extravagance; _ depletion of oil reserves. 4. Luxuriant; overa
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| wastrel | show 🗑
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| show | n. The least bit; an iota: doesn't give a _ what was said; not a _ afraid.
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| show | n. 1. a. An attendant, servant, or lesser official in a royal or noble household. b. A yeoman of the guard. 2. A petty officer performing chiefly clerical duties in the U.S. Navy. 3. An assistant or other subordinate, as of a sheriff. 4. A diligent, depe
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| apse | show 🗑
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| reprobate | show 🗑
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| repine | show 🗑
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| show | n. A meal or the food provided at a meal. Figuratively, any refreshment.
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| remonstrate | show 🗑
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| connubial | show 🗑
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| wily | show 🗑
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| brusque | show 🗑
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| Bacchanalia | show 🗑
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| ewe | show 🗑
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| regale | show 🗑
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| show | adj. Formidable; worthy of respect or honour.
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| show | v.intr. To withdraw formally one's belief (in something previously believed or maintained). To make a formal retraction.
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| recalcitrant | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. outward appearance, esp without any inner substance or reality. 2. a resemblance or copy
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| rebuff | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. Harsh. 2. Boisterous and disorderly.
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| show | adj. 1. Taking by force; plundering.
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| ramify | show 🗑
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| raconteur | show 🗑
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| quotidian | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. Idealistic but impractical. 2. Chivalrous or romantic to a ridiculous or extravagant degree. 3. Capricious; impulsive.
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| show | n. 1. An uneasy feeling about the rightness of something. 1. A sudden feeling of faintness, nausea, misgiving, or unease.
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| show | n. A heap of comubstibles arranged for burning a dead body.
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| pusillanimous | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. Strictly attentive to minute details of form in action or conduct. 2. Precise; scrupulous.
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| prudence | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. Anticipating and making ready for future needs. 2. Frugal; economical.
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| protuberent | show 🗑
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| prosaic | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. Presenting favorable circumstances. 2. Kindly; gracious.
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| show | n. 1. Nearness. 2. Kinship. 3. Similarity in nature.
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| prolix | show 🗑
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| show | n. The branch of metaphysics that deals with the nature of being.
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| consortium | show 🗑
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| cadge | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. A great work, especially a literary or artistic masterpiece. 2. The greatest single work of an artist, writer, or composer. [Latin : magnum, neuter of magnus, great + opus, work.]
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| superlative | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. The murdering of one's father, mother, or other near relative. 2. One who commits such a murder. [Latin parricda and parricdium : pri-, parri-, kin + -cda, -cdium, -cide.]
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| show | adj. 1. Having the same tastes, habits, or temperament; sympathetic. 2. Of a pleasant disposition; friendly and sociable: a _ host. 3. Suited to one's needs or nature; agreeable: _ surroundings. [Probably from con- + Latin genius, the personification
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| epigraph | show 🗑
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| show | n. A leader of an Islamic polity, regarded as a successor of Muhammad and by tradition always male. [Middle English calife, from Old French, from Arabic alfa, successor (to Muhammad), caliph, from alafa, to succeed; see lp in Semitic roots.]
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| imam | show 🗑
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| show | v.tr. To bamboozle; deceive.
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| show | adj. 1. Immense. 2. Extraordinary
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| prodigal | show 🗑
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| fledgeling | show 🗑
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| probity | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. Pure; uncorrupted. 2. Primitive or original.
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| prevaricate | show 🗑
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| preternatural | show 🗑
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| show | v. 1. To portend. 2. To fortell.
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| show | adj. Having prematurely developed mental faculties.
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| show | adj. Speaking, writing, or written in several languages. n. A person who speaks several tongues.
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| poignant | show 🗑
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| plenary | show 🗑
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| show | n. A trite or banal remark or statement.
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| pique | show 🗑
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| pious | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1.a. The art of judging human character from facial features. 1.b. Divination based on facial features.
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| phlegmatic | show 🗑
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| show | adj. Impatient, irritable, or ill-tempered.
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| show | n. Banter.
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| cistern | show 🗑
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| pernicious | show 🗑
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| peripatetic | show 🗑
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| perfunctory | show 🗑
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| show | n. Treachery. Deliberate breach of faith.
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| peremptory | show 🗑
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| show | v.intr. To journey or travel from place to place, especially on foot. v.tr. To travel through or over; traverse.
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| penury | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. Stingy. 2. Barren. 3. Destitute.
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| show | adj. 1. Transparent or translucent. 2. Transparently clear in style or meaning.
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| show | n. A small sin or fault.
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| show | n. 1. A close-fitting undergarment, often reinforced by stays, worn to support and shape the waistline, hips, and breasts. 2. A medieval outer garment, especially a laced jacket or bodice.
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| show | n. A formfitting sleeveless and usually strapless woman's top, worn as lingerie and often as evening attire. (sounds like 'boost-yay') [French, from buste, bust; see bust1.]
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| paucity | show 🗑
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| pathos | show 🗑
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| show | adj. Excessively sparing or frugal.
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| paroxysm | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. A striking array. 2. Full ceremonial attire. 3. The complete armor & arms or a warrior.
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| lechery | show 🗑
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| show | adj. Brief and to the point; terse.
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| labile | show 🗑
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| knave | show 🗑
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| show | n. Magnificant.
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| palate | show 🗑
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| show | n. A display dictated by vanity and intended to invite applause or flattery.
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| ossify | show 🗑
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| opprobrium | show 🗑
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| show | n. The philosophical doctrine that every state of affairs, including every human event, act, and decision is the inevitable consequence of antecedent states of affairs.
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| show | n. The criminal offense of marrying one person while still legally married to another.
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| officious | show 🗑
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| show | n. A feeling of extreme repugnance, or of dislike and disgust.
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| show | adj. Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure.
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| show | adj. Tending to be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence.
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| show | adj. Slanting.
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| show | v. To darken; obsure.
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| obdurate | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. Of no importance. 2. Having no power or force.
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| fungible | show 🗑
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| show | adj. Breakable.
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| show | adj. 1. Hurtful to living things; injurious to health. 2. Harmful to the mind or morals; corrupting.
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| show | n. 1. Any scheme or recipe of a charlatan character. 2. A quack remedy.
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| show | adj. 1. (esp of smells) Offensive the point of arousing disgust; foul. 2. Harmful or noxious.
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| nefarious | show 🗑
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| nadir | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. Constituting a very large, indefinite number; innumerable: the _ fish in the ocean. 2. Composed of numerous diverse elements or facets: the _life of the metropolis. n. 1. A vast number: the _s of bees in the hive. 2. Archaic Ten thousand.
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| show | adj. Extraordinarily generous.
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| show | adj. Having great variety; diverse.
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| show | adj. On the point of dying.
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| mordant | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. Characterized by preoccupation with unwholesome thoughts or feelings. 2. Gruesome; grisly.
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| monomania | show 🗑
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| molt | show 🗑
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| mollify | show 🗑
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| modicum | show 🗑
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| show | n. Application of a wrong name.
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| show | n. 1. A villain; evildoer. 2. Infidel; heretic.
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| infidel | show 🗑
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| show | n. Courage. Fortitude. Spirit.
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| mein | show 🗑
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| show | adj. Extreemly careful and precise.
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| show | n. 1. A controversial argument, especially one refuting or attacking a specific opinion or doctrine. 2. A person engaged in or inclined to controversy, argument, or refutation. adj. also _al Of or relating to a controversy, argument, or refutation.
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| phylactery | show 🗑
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| meretricious | show 🗑
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| show | adj. Marked by strident color or excessive ornamentation; gaudy.
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| show | adj. 1. Relating to or occurring in a 24-hour period; daily. 2. Occurring or active during the daytime rather than at night: _ animals.
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| mendicant | show 🗑
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| show | adj. Lying; Untrue.
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| mawkish | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. swollen and distended; congested. 2. (of style or language) pompous and high-flown; bombastic. [from Latin turgidus, from turgere to swell]
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| show | adj. 1. Lacking flavor or taste. 2. Dull
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| maudlin | show 🗑
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| massacre | show 🗑
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| malign | show 🗑
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| malaise | show 🗑
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| lustrous | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. An object, such as a celestial body, that gives light. 2. A person who has achieved eminance in a specific field.
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| show | adj. 1. Indicating sorrow, often riduculously. 2. Mournful, gloomy, or dismal, esp. to an exaggerated degree.
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| loquacious | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. Readily bent; supple. 2. Marked by effortless grace.
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| show | adj. 1. Lethargic. 2. Unattentive.
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|
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| show | n. 1. Law a. A calendar of the cases awaiting action in a court. b. A brief entry of the court proceedings in a legal case. c. The book containing such entries. 2. A summary or other brief statement of the contents of a document; an abstract. 3. A list o
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| lode | show 🗑
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| lien | show 🗑
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| licentious | show 🗑
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| show | n. Defamation in print.
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| lexicon | show 🗑
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| levity | show 🗑
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| show | adj. Expressing or confering praise.
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| show | adj. Praiseworthy.
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| show | n. Lack of vitality or energy.
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||||
| show | adj. Lacking energy, vigor, or spirit. Relaxed.
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| show | adj. 1. Inclined to weep; tearful. 2. Causing or tending to cause tears.
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|
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| show | n. 1. A group of military officers ruling a country after siezing a country. 2. A council in government, especially in South America.
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| show | adj. Prudent.
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| show | adj. Merry.
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| jocular | show 🗑
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| show | v. To wander from place to place.
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| show | adj. Wandering.
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| niggardly | show 🗑
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| irksome | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding. 2. Damage; loss.
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| show | v. 1. to bring or combine together or with something else.
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| reactionary | show 🗑
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| pert | show 🗑
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| show | adj. _ combines ideas such as cheerful, spiffy, upbeat, and natty into one delightfully economical adjective that means all of those things at once!
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| aria | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); retort. 2. (Law)(in pleading) the answer made by a defendant to the claimant's reply.
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|
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| show | n. Adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing.
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| show | n. Gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy.
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| defray | show 🗑
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| dictum | show 🗑
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| dissimilate | show 🗑
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| irascible | show 🗑
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| iota | show 🗑
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| invidious | show 🗑
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| inverterate | show 🗑
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| show | v. To rail against; utter invective.
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| invective | show 🗑
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| intransigent | show 🗑
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| show | tr.v. 1. To prohibit or place under an ecclesiastical or legal sanction. 2. To forbid or debar, especially authoritatively. See Synonyms at forbid. 3. a. To cut or destroy (a line of communication) by firepower so as to halt an enemy's advance. b. To conf
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| show | n. A directive prohibiting a party from a specific course of action.
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|
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| show | n. The act or an instance of rebelling against a government in power or the civil authorities; insurgency.
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| insouciant | show 🗑
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| show | adj. Harmless.
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| show | adj. 1. Candid, frank, or open in character or quality. 2. Lacking in cunning, guile, or worldliness; artless.
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| babushka | show 🗑
|
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| Bolshevik | show 🗑
|
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| glasnost | show 🗑
|
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| gulag | show 🗑
|
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| show | n. The Soviet-era system of reform, from the Russian word for “restructuring”
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| keelhaul | show 🗑
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| ombudsman | show 🗑
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| inexorable | show 🗑
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| ineluctable | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. Undescribable. 2. Not to be uttered; Taboo.
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| indomitable | show 🗑
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| indistinct | show 🗑
|
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| show | n. Poverty; neediness.
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| incongruous | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. Beginning to exist or appear. 2. Just starting; beginning.
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| show | adj. Silly. Lacking sense or substance.
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| impute | show 🗑
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| impugn | show 🗑
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| improvident | show 🗑
|
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| show | n. 1. Sports a. A play in Rugby in which the two sets of forwards mass together around the ball and, with their heads down, struggle to gain possession of the ball. b. The mass or formation of players during such a play. 2. Chiefly British A disordered o
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| show | v. To beset with insistent or repeated requests; entreat pressingly.
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| show | adj. Unplacateable.
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| show | adj. 1. Irreverence torward God. 2. Undutifulness.
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| impetuous | show 🗑
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| eristic | show 🗑
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| imperious | show 🗑
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| impecunious | show 🗑
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| imminent | show 🗑
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| imbue | show 🗑
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| meme | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. A difficult or intricate situation; entanglement. 2. A confused or complicated disagreement.
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| show | adj. Shameful. Marked by disgrace.
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| iconoclast | show 🗑
|
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| hirsute | show 🗑
|
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| show | n. A subversive opinion or doctrine with respect to settled beliefs or principals.
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| heinous | show 🗑
|
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| harbinger | show 🗑
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| show | vb.(tr) (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) To remove passages or words regarded as indecent from (a play, novel, etc.); expurgate.
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| arraign | show 🗑
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| harangue | show 🗑
|
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| show | adj. 1. Calm; tranquil. 2. Prosperous; golden. The word halcyon comes from a story in Greek mythology about the halcyon bird, which had the power to calm the rough ocean waves every December so she could nest. Like those calm waters, halcyon has come
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| show | n. A reappearance of an earlier characteristic
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| reprise | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. the exact opposite 2. in contrast or opposition.
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| cachet | show 🗑
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| frippery | show 🗑
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| show | n. A commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem.
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| juxtapose | show 🗑
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| show | v. Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness.
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| show | n. 1. A thin greenish layer, usually basic copper sulfate, that forms on copper or copper alloys, such as bronze, as a result of corrosion. 2. A fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal 3. Any fine layer on a surface; a _ of frost 4. The sheen on
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| quintessential | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics relating to or denoting the consonants (s, z, ?, ?), all pronounced with a characteristic hissing sound 2. having a hissing sound: the _ sound of wind among the leaves
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| sobriquet | show 🗑
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| show | adj. Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style.
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| show | n. A compound leaf — that is, a leaf with many fine and deep divisions — is a _, such as on ferns and palm trees. In parts of the United States and Canada, you may eat the _s of fiddlehead ferns, which are cooked and served as a vegetable.
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| talon | show 🗑
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| show | adj. Quick and neat in movement; nimble; dexterous.
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| show | adj. Expressing sorrow.
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| show | v. Undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops.
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| tumult | show 🗑
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| show | adj. Devoid of intelligence
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| bylaw | show 🗑
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| show | n. A use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
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| rhetorical question | show 🗑
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| palomino | show 🗑
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| grievous | show 🗑
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| gourmand | show 🗑
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| gossamer | show 🗑
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| fulminate | show 🗑
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| show | v.t. 1. To renounce upon oath. 2. To disavow under oath; deny. It was made a great favour of; and altogether it was more than I could bear; and so I never would finish it, to have it apologised over as an unfavourable likeness, to every morning visitor
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| foppish | show 🗑
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| foment | show 🗑
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| show | adj. Flushed with red.
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| flippant | show 🗑
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| fervid | show 🗑
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| feint | show 🗑
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| show | n. A young deer.
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| show | adj. Foolish or silly, esp in a smug or self-satisified way.
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| gild | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. excessively dramatic, insincere, or artificial _ gestures. 2. Now rare dramatic n. 1. (plural) melodramatic displays of temperament 2. (Performing Arts / Theatre) Rare (plural, functioning as singular) dramatics [from Late Latin histrionicu
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| show | n. 1. The land directly adjacent to and inland from a coast. 2.a. A region remote from urban areas; backcountry. b. A region situated beyond metropolitan centers of culture.
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| hapless | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. Music a. A high-pitched woodwind instrument consisting of a slender tube closed at one end with keys and finger holes on the side and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown. Also called transverse _. b. Any of various simil
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| show | n. 1. Delicate and intricate ornamental work made from gold, silver, or other fine twisted wire. 2.a. An intricate, delicate, or fanciful ornamentation. b. A design resembling such ornamentation: _s of frosting on a cake.
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| fiat | show 🗑
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| factious | show 🗑
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| show | adj. Easy to do.
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| exuberant | show 🗑
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| extort | show 🗑
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| show | tr.v. 1. To send or order back. 2. Law a. To send back to custody. b. To send back (a case) to a lower court with instructions about further proceedings.
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| estuary | show 🗑
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| extirpate | show 🗑
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| show | v. To lessen the seriousness of.
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| extempore | show 🗑
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| extant | show 🗑
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| expropriate | show 🗑
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| expostulate | show 🗑
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| explicate | show 🗑
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| expiate | show 🗑
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| show | adj. Serving to promote one's interest.
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| expatiate | show 🗑
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| expository | show 🗑
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| exorbitant | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. The state or quality of requiring much effort or immediate action. 2. A pressing or urgent situation.
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| show | n. US slang the interest on a loan that is paid to a moneylender.
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| sere | show 🗑
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| malefactor | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. A systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject. 2. Obsolete A tale or narrative. (sounds like treat-hiss)
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| show | n. 1. A wine merchant. 2. One who makes wine.
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| motif | show 🗑
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| infirmity | show 🗑
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| show | (sounds like bat-in-ozj) n. Light, playful banter.
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| perigee | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. An act of bidding farewell; a leave-taking. 2. A speech or statement made as a farewell. 3. A word or phrase of farewell used to end a letter or message.
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| conscript | show 🗑
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| memento | show 🗑
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| factotum | show 🗑
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| show | adj. Relating to marriage.
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| rivulet | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. Having elements of great variety or incongruity; heterogeneous: "Most Ivy League freshman classes are chosen from a _ collection of constituencies . . . and a bare majority of entering students can honestly be called scholars" (New York Times). 2
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| taxonomy | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. An atmosphere of social harmony. 2. See _ of nations. 3. The principle by which the courts of one jurisdiction may accede or give effect to the laws or decisions of another.
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| show | v. Climb by crawling with difficulties; scramble. n. A difficult, awkward climb.
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| plebiscite | show 🗑
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| malodorous | show 🗑
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| show | v. 1. To make manifest or evident. 2. To show or indicate.
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| manifest | show 🗑
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| show | adj. Fleeting.
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| show | adj. Pleasing to the ear.
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| errant | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. Of or relating to _s. 2. Relating or adapted to the production of good or improved offspring.
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| equivocate | show 🗑
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| equivocal | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. Unvarying. 2. Free from extremes; even-tempered.
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| show | n. 1. A term used to characterize a person or thing i.e. "The Great" in "Catherine The Great". 2. A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person, such as The Great Emancipator for Abraham Lincoln
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| assay | show 🗑
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| neologism | show 🗑
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| show | adj. Devoted to the pursuit of sensual pleasure, especially to the enjoyment of good food and comfort.
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| entreat | show 🗑
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| show | n. Deep seated, often mutual hatred.
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| engender | show 🗑
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| show | adj. Peculiar to some specified locality or people.
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| show | n. 1. Warm, glowing praise. 2. A formal expression of praise.
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| show | v.tr. To adorn with prominent markings.
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| show | v.tr. To misappropriate secretly.
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| show | n. 1. A lyric poem lamenting the dead or a dead person. 2. A lamentful poem or song.
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| egress | show 🗑
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| egregious | show 🗑
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| effulgence | show 🗑
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| show | n. Brazen boldness; presumptiousness.
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| show | n. Power or capacity to produce a desired effect; effectiveness.
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| effete | show 🗑
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| educe | show 🗑
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| show | adj. Showing enthusiasm and or exhilaration of feeling.
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| duplicity | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. Making statements without arguments or evidence. 2. n. A statement of religious faith or duty formulated by a body claiming authority.
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| show | n. 1. Decomposition into fragments. 2. Debauchery. 3. Annulment; termination; death.
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| disseminate | show 🗑
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| dissemble | show 🗑
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| flotilla | show 🗑
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| show | v. 1. Steal goods; take as spoils. 2. Destroy and strip of its possession.
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| show | v.tr. 1. To put into confusion; make uneasy or perplexed. 2. To thwart; frustrate.
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| show | adj. Intended or tending to delay.
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| diffident | show 🗑
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| show | adj. Of such fine texture as to be transparent.
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| desultory | show 🗑
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| descry | show 🗑
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| remit | show 🗑
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| show | v. 1. To express disapproval or regret for. 2. To belittle.
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| show | v.tr. To render bad, esp. morally bad.
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| deposition | show 🗑
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| show | n. The part of a play or story in which the mystery is cleared up; resolution; end result.
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| show | n. A leader who obtains power through appealing to the prejudices and passions of the mob.
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| delineate | show 🗑
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| show | v.tr. To deem worth of notice or account; condescend.
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| show | n. Avarice; covetousness.
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| archaic | show 🗑
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| show | adj. Requiring secret knowledge to be understood; mysterious; esoteric.
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| credulous | show 🗑
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| crass | show 🗑
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| show | v. To counteract; offset.
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| show | adj. Rebellious; insubordinate.
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| convivial | show 🗑
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| contrite | show 🗑
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| consummate | show 🗑
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| consternation | show 🗑
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| conjoin | show 🗑
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| show | n. Harmony; peaceful relations.
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| show | n. Remorseful feeling; pangs of conscience.
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| complaisance | show 🗑
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| show | intr.v. 1. To cooperate secretly in an illegal or wrongful action; collude: The dealers _d with customs officials to bring in narcotics. 2. To scheme; plot. 3. To feign ignorance of or fail to take measures against a wrong, thus implying tacit encourag
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| show | n. 1. A usually invisible emanation or exhalation, as of vapor or gas. 2.a. A byproduct or residue; waste. b. The odorous fumes given off by waste or decaying matter. 3. An impalpable emanation; an aura.
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| draconian | show 🗑
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| comport | show 🗑
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| comestible | show 🗑
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| conclave | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. Relationship by blood or by a common ancestor. 2. A close affinity or connection.
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| continence | show 🗑
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| frock | show 🗑
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| diadem | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. Covering a wide field of subjects; rambling. 2. Proceeding to a conclusion through reason rather than intuition.
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| disport | show 🗑
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| show | vb(tr) 1. to teach (a person or group of people) systematically to accept doctrines, esp uncritically 2. Rare to impart learning to; instruct.
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| doldrums | show 🗑
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| show | adj (Clothing & Fashion) (esp of a woman's dress) drab, unflattering, and old-fashioned n (Clothing & Fashion) a _ woman.
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| emissary | show 🗑
|
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| show | vb(tr) 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to grant the power of voting to, esp as a right of citizenship 2. to liberate, as from servitude 3. (Law) (in England) to invest (a town, city, etc.) with the right to be represented in Parliament 4. (Law) Eng
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| epoch | show 🗑
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| show | n. a written or spoken passage conveying approval, praise, and laudation, often of someone who has just died.
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| faze | show 🗑
|
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| show | n. A secret agreement for a deceitful purpose.
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| colloquial | show 🗑
|
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| show | v.tr&intr. Ponder.
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| commodious | show 🗑
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| cog | show 🗑
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| show | adj. Appealing strongly to reason or conscience.
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| coddle | show 🗑
|
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| show | n. The use of evasive, indirect, roundabout language. 2. The overuse of language to explain something.
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| Occam's razor | show 🗑
|
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| show | n. The use of trickery to deceive.
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| chagrin | show 🗑
|
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| show | n. The captain of a company of 100 from the ancient Roman army.
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| show | n. 1. An expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism. 2. An official rebuke, as by a legislature of one of its members. tr.v. 1. To criticize severely; blame. 2. To express official disapproval of: "whether the Senate will _ one of its memb
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| castigate | show 🗑
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| limpid | show 🗑
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| libretto | show 🗑
|
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| show | adj. 1. Hypercritical. 2. Intending to entrap or confuse, as in an argument.
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| calumny | show 🗑
|
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| show | adj. Without worldly experience; immature.
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| show | vb (tr) 1. To trouble persistently; harass. 2. (Military) To lay siege to.
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| show | n. 1. A literary or dramatic work that ridicules a subject either by presenting a solemn subject in an undignified style or an inconsequential subject in a dignified style. 2. A ludicrous or mocking imitation; a travesty: The antics of the defense attor
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| show | n. A young woman making a formal debut into society.
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|
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| show | v.tr. To impose on or persuade by flattering speech.
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| waiver | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1.
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| burnish | show 🗑
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| bumptious | show 🗑
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| broach | show 🗑
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| boorish | show 🗑
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| trellis | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. One who assists the celebrant in the performance of liturgical rites. 2. A devoted follower or attendant.
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| Olmec | show 🗑
|
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| levy | show 🗑
|
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| show | n. 1. (Military) (originally) a mounted infantryman armed with a carbine 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) (sometimes capital) a domestic fancy pigeon 3. (Military) a. a type of cavalryman vb(tr) 1. to coerce; force he was _ed into adm
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| show | n. 1. Ardor 2. elegance 3. enthusiastic vigor.
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| interstice | show 🗑
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| languor | show 🗑
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| lilt | show 🗑
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| show | n. A man who is a rake, libertine, or seducer.
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| misgiving | show 🗑
|
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| show | n. (Slang) Courage, nerve, or vigour.
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| nascent | show 🗑
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| panache | show 🗑
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| perdition | show 🗑
|
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| show | n. 1. A moderate to strong brown. 2. A coarse reddish-brown to brown homespun cloth. 3. A winter apple with a rough reddish-brown skin. adj. Moderate to strong brown.
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| show | n. 1. A loose wrap or cloak. 2. Such a garmet regarded as a symbol of someone's power or authority. 3. Anything that covers or envelopes.
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| show | n. 1. (Capitalized, Greek Mythology) The Muse of epic poetry. 2. Non-capitalized A musical instrument fitted with steam whistles, played from a keyboard.
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| treacle | show 🗑
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| limn | show 🗑
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| expatriate | show 🗑
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| episodic | show 🗑
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| distrait | show 🗑
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| declaim | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. (Psychology) Denoting a personality disorder characterized by extreme shyness and oversensitivity to others. 2. (Informal) charachterized by or showing conflicting or contradictory attitudes, ideas, etc.
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| show | n. A bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables.
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| show | adj. Of or relating to or suggestive of dreams.
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| show | n. A slovenly woman or girl; slut.
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| show | adj. Expressing entreaty or supplication.
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| show | adj. Excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion.
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| corvine | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. Pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence. 2. Characterized by kindness and warmth, especialy of a king to his subjects.
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|
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| anodyne | show 🗑
|
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| show | n. 1. a. An area where rabbits live in burrows. b. A colony of rabbits. See Synonyms at flock.
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| analgesic | show 🗑
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| stilted | show 🗑
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| show | n. A fast sailing vessel.
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| contravene | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. A clang or repeated clanging. 2. A loud racket; a din.
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|
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| show | adj. Loud and clear: a clarion call to resistance. n. Music 1. A medieval trumpet with a shrill clear tone. 2. The sound of this instrument or a sound resembling it.
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| bromide | show 🗑
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| codicil | show 🗑
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| show | adj. Originating or existing during the same period; lasting through the same era. n. One of the same era or period; a contemporary.
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| chortle | show 🗑
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| show | n. The comic misuse of a word.
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| show | adj. 1. Carefree and casual. 2. Joyous.
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| blandishment | show 🗑
|
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| show | v.tr. To scold severly and at length.
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| benefactor | show 🗑
|
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| show | v.tr. 1. To smear over, as with something oily. 2.To ornament in a showy, vulgar fashion.
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| banal | show 🗑
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| avow | show 🗑
|
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| show | v. To affirm positively; assert.
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| austere | show 🗑
|
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| show | adj. Attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success.
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| augury | show 🗑
|
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| show | adj. Recklessly bold or daring.
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| show | v. 1. To cause to be less harsh or severe. 2. To satisfy or appease. 3. To pacify or calm.
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|
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| show | adj. Leading a life of self-denial for spiritual improvement. n. Such a person.
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|
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| show | adj. Utter; out-and-out (often pejorative).
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| show | n. 1. Commendation; official recognition. 2. Sanction.
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|
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| show | adj. Strikingly approriate and relevant. Something _ is fitting or relevant. It is _ that radio stations play Christmas carols on Christmas Eve, and that your tax accountant takes vacation after April 15th. It all makes sense.
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| appease | show 🗑
|
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| show | n. Diefication. If your teacher says the term paper you handed in last week is a work of genius that sets a new gold standard for the school, he's telling you your work is the _ of term papers. The epitome. Perfection. Hidden in the middle of _ you'll
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| apostate | show 🗑
|
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| apocryphal | show 🗑
|
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| show | intr. v. To chatter;talk idly.
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| aplomb | show 🗑
|
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| apercu | show 🗑
|
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| show | adj. 1. Of, relating to, resembling, or having the nature of glass; glassy. 2. Obtained or made from glass.
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|
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| diaspora | show 🗑
|
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| show | adj. Of the times before the great flood in the days of Noah.
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|
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| show | n. 1. A detested person or thing. 2. A formal ecclesiastical curse or a person so cursed.
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|
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| aloof | show 🗑
|
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| show | n. 1. Cheerful willingness. 2. Speed or quickness.
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| agog | show 🗑
|
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| aggrandize | show 🗑
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| affable | show 🗑
|
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| show | v. 1. To represent beforehand in outline or by emblem. 2. To foreshadow. 2. To overshadow or obscure.
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|
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| show | n. 1. Mild, kind, yet earnest reproof. 2. Cautionary advice or warning.
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|
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| acrid | show 🗑
|
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| acquiesce | show 🗑
|
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| accede | show 🗑
|
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| abut | show 🗑
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| abstemious | show 🗑
|
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| abscond | show 🗑
|
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| abrogate | show 🗑
|
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| abjure | show 🗑
|
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| abeyance | show 🗑
|
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| show | v. To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense).
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|
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| show | adj. Markedly different from an accepted norm.
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|
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| show | n. 1. (Linguistics) the study of signs and symbols, esp the relations between written or spoken signs and their referents in the physical world or the world of ideas See also semantics, syntactics, pragmatics. 2. (Medicine) the scientific study of the sy
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| show | n. 1. Greek Mythology A fire-breathing she-monster usually represented as a composite of a lion, goat, and serpent. 2. An imaginary monster made up of grotesquely disparate parts. (sounds like kai-mera)
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| show | v. 1. To make (an offense or crime) seem less serious; extenuate. 2. To make less severe or intense; mitigate: tried unsuccessfully to _ the widespread discontent. 3. To relieve the symptoms of a disease or disorder.
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| show | n. The vault or expanse of the heavens; the sky.
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| show | n. A full turn of the body on the point of the toe or the ball of the foot in ballet. intr.v. To execute a such an action.
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| show | adj. 1. Relating to or having dyspepsia(indigestion) 2. Of or displaying a morose disposition.
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| show | adj. 1. Expressing contemptuous reproach; scornful or abusive: _ epithets. 2. Bringing disgrace; shameful or infamous: _ conduct.
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| show | v. To sparkle or give off reflected flashes of light. Although coruscate means to glitter with light, you can also use the word, in a less literal way, to refer to someone with such great style or ability that they seem to sparkle. Your best frien
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| show | vb.(tr) To group or place together in some system or order. [from Latin collocare, from com- together + locare to place, from locus place]
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| show | adj. 1.a. Generally incompetent and ineffectual: _ attempts to repair the plumbing. 1.b. Not qualified or suited for a purpose. 2. Not fit to assume responsibility. The “feck” in feckless began as a short form of effect used in the Scots dialect.
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| show | n. A new convert to a doctrine or religion.
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| Machiavellian | show 🗑
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| show | tr.v. To spot, blemish, or pollute. adj. 1. Spotted or blotched. 2. Stained; impure. (sounds like mac-you-late)
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| show | adj. 1. In an initial or early stage; incipient. 2. Imperfectly formed or developed: a vague, _ idea.
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| show | n. Spiritual torpor and apathy; ennui. (personified as one of the deadly sins). (sounds like a-media)
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| show | v.tr. 1. a. To separate the chaff from (grain) by means of a current of air. b. To rid of undesirable parts. 2. To blow (chaff) off or away. 3. To blow away; scatter. 4. To blow on; fan: a breeze _ing the tall grass. 5. To examine closely in order to
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| show | tr.v. 1. To take or claim for oneself without right; appropriate: Presidents who have _d the power of Congress to declare war. 2. To ascribe on behalf of another in an unwarranted manner.
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| show | r.v. 1. To envy the possession or enjoyment of: She _d him his youth. See Synonyms at envy. 2. To give or expend with reluctance: _d every penny spent.
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| show | adj. 1.a. Pleasing to the ear; melodious. b. Having a soothing, agreeable quality. 2. Archaic Sweet to the taste.
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| show | n. A person's specific area of interest, skill, or authority. See Synonyms at field. 2. The office or district of a bailiff. (sounds like baily-wick)
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| show | n. 1. A thing that causes obsessive fear or anxiety. 2. (Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) (in English folklore) A goblin said to eat naughty children and thought to be in the form of a bear. [from bug2 + bear2; compare bugaboo]
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| bete noir | show 🗑
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| show | n. An uproar; a free-for-all. See brawl.
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| moiety | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. a clever expedient; ingenious stratagem 2. crafty or subtle deception 3. skill; cleverness 4. a skilfully contrived device 5. Obsolete craftsmanship [from Old French, from Latin artificium skill, from artifex one possessed of a specific skill, from
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| show | def 1 adj. 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (of land) left unseeded after being ploughed and harrowed to regain fertility for a crop 2. (of an idea, state of mind, etc.) undeveloped or inactive, but potentially useful n. (Life Sci
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| show | vb. (tr) 1. to put right (a wrong), esp by compensation; make reparation for to _ a grievance 2. to correct or adjust (esp in the phrase _ the balance) 3. to make compensation to (a person) for a wrong n. 1. the act or an instance of setting right a wr
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| show | n. grey reinforced shell case used for transporting electronics and other hardware. (_s have gery or brown plumage).
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| show | adj. 1. Intended to instruct. 2. Morally instructive. 3. Inclined to teach or moralize excessively.
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| show | tr.v. 1. To denounce or condemn. 2. To prohibit; forbid. See Synonyms at forbid. 3. a. To banish or outlaw (a person). b. To publish the name of (a person) as outlawed.
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| show | n. A woman's loose-fitting dressing gown. (sounds like pain-wah)
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| show | n. 1. the appearance or semblance of truth or reality; quality of seeming true 2. something that merely seems to be true or real, such as a doubtful statement [from Latin verisimilitudo, from verus true + similitudo similitude]
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| show | adj. Not sincere; lacking candour.
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| show | adj. Strong and in good health.
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| show | n. Superiority or decisive advantage; domination.
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| lancet | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. pride or arrogance. 2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (in Greek tragedy) an excess of ambition, pride, etc., ultimately causing the transgressor's ruin [from Greek]
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| chutzpa | show 🗑
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| show | adv. Devoid of passion, emotion, or bias.
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| show | v. To eat away at or aggravate to the point of causing anger
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| show | n. A political group of any size or shape — it can be a government, a state, a country, or even a social group.
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| show | n. A downward slope or bend.
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| show | n. Merrymaking.
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| incorrigible | show 🗑
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| purvey | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy 2. expecting unquestioning obedience
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| show | v. 1. to persuade or try to persuade (someone) by coaxing words, flattery, etc. 2. (tr) to obtain by coaxing and flattery: she _d some money out of her father.
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| show | adj. 1. lacking grace when moving 2. difficult to move or use; unwieldy
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| homily | show 🗑
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| show | tr.v. 1. To evade or go around 2. to outwit 3. (Military) to encircle (an enemy) so as to intercept or capture. tr.v. 1. to evade or go around 2. to outwit 3.(Military) to encircle (an enemy) so as to intercept or capture.
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| circumnavigate | show 🗑
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| show | n. Deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
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| unction | show 🗑
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| show | v. 1. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority. 2. strongly suggest. 3. issue an injunction.
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| disaffected | show 🗑
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| show | adj. powerful; mighty.
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| show | vb.tr. 1. to involve (a person, oneself, etc.) in trouble, conflict, or argument 2. to throw (affairs) into a state of confusion or disorder; complicate; entangle.
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| show | n. 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) an implement used for threshing grain, consisting of a wooden handle with a free-swinging metal or wooden bar attached to it 2. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a weapon so shaped u
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| etymology | show 🗑
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| show | n. Anything that resembles a water slide with a gate — a narrow channel that controls water flow. The word originally comes from an old English word meaning a narrow channel that controlled a flow of water, usually to a watermill, and it still has th
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| dapper | show 🗑
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| show | n. A thin porridge or soup (usually oatmeal and water flavored with meat)
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| show | n. The state of total disapproval and condemnation. It is often used in conjunction with a moral or social offense
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| show | If your friend gives you a piece of jewelry that has a raised carving of a face in profile showing all the curves and shapes, that’s called a _. Often used to show a person’s head in profile, a _ typically has two layers of color: one color for the subje
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| sublimate | show 🗑
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| show | n. A piece of wood that has been burned or is burning.
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| show | n. Sudden and violent collapse
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| show | adj. Following or accompanying as a consequence
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| show | n. A person who defends, in speech or writing, a faith, doctrine, idea, or action (usually an unpopular one).
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| simper | show 🗑
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| lout | show 🗑
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| erstwhile | show 🗑
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| show | v. Pitch dangerously to one side
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| show | v. To seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious behavior.
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| show | n. (Greek & Roman Mythology) The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality.
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| show | v. Vomit.
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| peon | show 🗑
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| fanfare | show 🗑
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| show | n. A natural tendency to like something. _ comes from the Latin word _is, which literally means "sloping forward." You slide toward a _ — no effort is needed. You just give in to it, since you're headed in that direction naturally.
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| perspicuous | show 🗑
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| nonplussed | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. A large number. 2. A sudden forceful flow.
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| show | n. An unaccompanied (a capella) partsong for 2 or 3 voices; follows a strict poetic form
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| show | n. A gentle breeze.
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| show | v. Issue an opposing command.
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| cognate | show 🗑
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| agnate | show 🗑
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| largesse | show 🗑
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| show | adj. Showing or producing exalted joy or blessedness: a _ smile.
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| factitious | show 🗑
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| show | v. To develop in the womb.
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| show | v. To speak badly of; to cause humiliation or disgrace to by making malicious and false statements.
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| rococo | show 🗑
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| show | n. (Medicine / Pathology) A skin disease characterized by the formation of reddish spots and patches covered with silvery scales: tends to run in families. [via New Latin from Greek: itching disease, from psora itch]
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| show | n. Someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief.
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| show | n. The process of bubbling as gas escapes.
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| unimpeachable | show 🗑
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| show | v. Lock or confine, as in a jail. You may recognize the -mur- in _ as the root for "wall," as in mural, which is a painting on a wall, or intramural, literally "inside the walls," as, for instance, the walls of a school — intramural sports are played
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| triumvirate | show 🗑
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| show | n. An insulting remark or "dis." v. 1. “be compatible with or similar to.” 2 (Nautical) a particular manner of changing the course of a ship.
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| obloquy | show 🗑
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| show | n. Any of a number of tiny parallel grooves such as: the scratches left by a glacier on rocks or the streaks or ridges in muscle tissue
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| show | n. 1. A heading or a category in a chart, or a rule of conduct. A teacher's grading _s may include participation, homework completion, tests, quizzes, and papers. 2. A rule or a procedure. 3. an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text.
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| show | n. an abundance; a fulll supply.
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| capacious | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. also capitalized Of, relating to, or characteristic of a style in art and architecture developed in Europe from the early 17th to mid-18th century, emphasizing dramatic, often strained effect and typified by bold, curving forms, elaborate ornam
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| show | n. 1. a violent upheaval, esp of a political, military, or social nature. 2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a disastrous flood; deluge 3. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) another name for catastrophe.
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| show | n. Dead and decaying flesh. adj. 1. Of or similar to dead and decaying flesh. 2. Feeding on such flesh.
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| categorical | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. A book giving a brief summary of the basic principles of Christianity in question-and-answer form. 2. A manual giving basic instruction in a subject, usually by rote or repetition.
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| alluvion | show 🗑
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| arcadian | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. severe; harsh 2. sharp or invigorating 3. (Medicine) causing contraction of body tissues, checking blood flow, or restricting secretions of fluids; styptic
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| show | n. pl. 1. A minor short-term fight. 2. An awkward mishap. 3. An unforeseen event that disrupts the normal course of things; an inopportune occurrence. [French : contre-, against (from Latin contr-; see contra-) + temps, time (from Latin tempus).
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| show | n. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Also called _al mark a sign placed above or below a character or letter to indicate that it has a different phonetic value, is stressed, or for some other reason adj. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) anoth
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| acme | show 🗑
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| show | v.b. 1. To pour or flow out. 2. To spread out; diffuse. 3. (intr) To talk profusely, esp in an excited manner. 4. (Physics / General Physics) To cause (a gas) to flow or (of a gas) to flow under pressure. adj. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Bo
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| show | vb. (tr) 1. (often foll by off or on) to sell or pass off (something, esp an inferior article) as genuine, valuable, etc. 2. (Law) (usually foll by in or into) to insert surreptitiously or wrongfully
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| fulsome | show 🗑
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| show | tr.v. 1. To declare false; deny. 2. To oppose, especially by contradiction. 3. Take exception to.
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| show | adj. Causing vomiting. n. An agent that causes vomiting.
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| show | n. Someone who participates in a discussion or conversation, sometimes as a go-between. If you and your friend are in an argument and aren't speaking, a third friend could act as an _, delivering messages back and forth. _ traces back to the Latin wor
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| brinkmanship | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. mutually destructive or ruinous; maiming both or all sides: _ war 2. of or relating to slaughter or carnage; bloody 3. of or involving conflict within a group or organization
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| show | n. A move or step or maneuver in political or diplomatic affairs. (sounds like 'day-marsh')
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| schlerotic | show 🗑
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| renminbi | show 🗑
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| Manichaean | show 🗑
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| show | adj. (chemistry, physics) That can be mixed in all proportions. Used of liquids. Opposite is im_.
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| adenoidal | show 🗑
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| show | n. Referring to a higher-order recursive abstraction.
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| solipsism | show 🗑
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| show | n. A hypothetical substance once believed to be present in all combustible materials and to be released during burning. (sounds like 'flow just on')
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| show | adj. Regulating or controlling expenditure or personal behavior “_ laws discouraging construction of large houses on small plots” “_ laws forbidding gambling”
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| sui generis | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1.
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| show | n. 1. A word or phrase formed by reordering the letters of another word or phrase, such as satin to stain.
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| show | n. A cudgel of oak, blackthorn, or other hardwood. [After _, a village of east-central Ireland.] (ordinance) _ - A United States weapon system including a gun launcher and a fire-control system mounted on the main battle tank and assault reconnaissance
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| aboriginal | show 🗑
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| show | tr.v. 1. To insult intentionally, especially openly. See Synonyms at offend. 2. a. To meet defiantly; confront. b. Obsolete To meet or encounter face to face. n. 1. An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult: Such behavior is an _ to society. 2. O
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| aggrieve | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. subsidiary 2. auxiliary; supplementary _ services n. a subsidiary or auxiliary thing or person the company has an _ abroad [from Latin ancillaris concerning maidservants, from ancilla, diminutive of ancula female servant]
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| show | adj. 1. free from deceit, guile, or artfulness; ingenuous: an _ remark 2. natural, without artifice; unpretentious: _ elegance 3. without art or skill; crude
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| show | n. A direct or diametrical opposite. (sounds like 'ant-apode')
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| show | adj. (Medicine) contracting the blood vessels or tissues n. (Medicine / Pharmacology) a _ drug [via Late Latin, from Greek stuptikos capable of contracting; see stypsis]
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| show | n. calmness of mind or temper; composure [from Latin aequanimitas, from aequus even, equal + animus mind, spirit]
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| show | n. 1.a. the act of bequeathing b. something that is bequeathed 2. (Law) Law a gift of property by will, esp personal property Compare devise [be- + Old English -cwiss degree; see bequeath]
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| a la carte | show 🗑
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| show | v.tr. to deny to oneself; renounce (privileges, pleasure, etc.) [from Latin abnegare to deny]
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| adduce | show 🗑
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| show | vb (tr). 1. to reprove firmly but not harshly 2. to advise to do or against doing something; warn; caution. [via Old French from Vulgar Latin admonestare (unattested), from Latin admonere to put one in mind of, from monere to advise]
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| adulterate | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. a. An image that appears distorted unless it is viewed from a special angle or with a special instrument. b. The production of such an image. 2. Evolutionary increase in complexity of form and function. [New Latin anamorphsis, from Late Greek a
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| apportion | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. a secondary or less significant thing or part. 2. (plural) accessories or equipment. 3. (Law) Property law a minor right, interest, or privilege which passes when the title to the principal property is transferred. [from Anglo-French apurtenance,
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| show | adj. appropriate; pertinent adv. 1. appropriately or pertinently 2. by the way; incidentally _ of (preposition) with regard to; in respect of
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| show | n. (Military) an agreement between opposing armies to suspend hostilities in order to discuss peace terms; truce. [from New Latin armistitium, from Latin arma arms + sistere to stop, stand still]
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| atomistic | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a ruler who possesses absolute and unrestricted authority. 2. a domineering or dictatorial person
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| show | v.tr. 1. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church), RC Church (of the pope) to declare formally that (a deceased person) showed a heroic degree of holiness in his or her life and therefore is worthy of public veneration: the first step towards canonization
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| show | adj. Of little or no use; vain; fruitless: a _ search.
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| show | n. 1. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) A false report; rumour or hoax. A deliberately misleading story. 2. (Engineering / Aeronautics) an aircraft in which the tailplane is mounted in front of the wing.
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| show | adj. 1. wary; careful 2. choosy; finicky 3. shy 4. sparing; mean [Old English cearig; related to caru care, Old High German charag sorrowful] (sounds like cherry)
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| show | n. 1. An opening in chess in which a minor piece, or pieces, usually a pawn, is offered in exchange for a favorable position. 2. A maneuver, stratagem, or ploy, especially one used at an initial stage. 3. A remark intended to open a conversation.
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| show | n. 1. Now Rare something written; writing; document 2. A formal legal document ordering or prohibiting some action.
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| show | adj. Cautious, prudent, or discreet. [from Latin circumspectus, from circum- + specere to look]
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| show | n. 1. mercy or leniency 2. mildness, esp of the weather from Latin clementia, from clemens gentle]
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| show | n. 1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a covered or enclosed walk, usually around a quadrangle in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade on the inside and a wall on the outside 2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (someti
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| show | n. 1. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) a. Christianity God's foreseeing protection and care of his creatures b. such protection and care as manifest by some other force 2. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) a supposed manifestation of
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| show | n. A _ is a place to grow. It could be one of those glass greenhouses where rare and delicate plants can thrive. Or it could be a place to grow your artistic talent — like a music _. A _ can conserve more than just plants; it can conserve culture, too.
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| show | v. To get worse instead of better.
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| show | n. False confidence and bravado. Can also mean a strong wind. On a _y day, you'll see trees blowing and people holding onto their hats. When someone full of _ is talking about how they can do something that you think they can't, they're blowing a lot
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| show | adv. 1. Profoundly honored. 2. Esteemed or regal. (second syllable is accented). The month August was named for Augustus Caesar who was an important and regal person.
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| show | adj. You don't want to seem anything less than _, especially in the presence of the Queen. Only _ behavior is allowed when she's around. _ behavior is polite, decent, upright, and appropriate.
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| show | Not in keeping with accepted standads of what is right or proper in polite society.
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| show | n. especially fine or decorative clothing. v. put on clothes.
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| show | n. _ comes from the Latin veritas which means true. But unlike true, it does not describe things like statements. It is often used to enhance the word that follows it. "A _ cornucopia of food" is a lot of food of different varieties.
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| show | v. To obstruct or hinder. Constantly texting with your friends will _ your effort to finish your homework. Stymie was first used on the golf course in Scotland, where it referred to an opponent's ball blocking your own ball’s path to the cup.
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| show | n. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) any of various implements used to level the ground, stir the soil, break up clods, destroy weeds, etc., in soil. vb 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (tr) to draw a _ over (lan
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| show | n. pl. A woman with whom one is in love or has an intimate relationship.
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| show | adj. Deserved; adequate: "On sober reflection, such worries over a man's _ punishment seemed senseless" (Henry Louis Gates, Jr.)
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| show | n. (poetry) painful grief.
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| show | n. 1. (Military) the nucleus of trained professional servicemen forming the basis for the training of new units or other military expansion 2. a basic unit or structure, esp of specialists or experts; nucleus; core 3. (Military) a group of revolutionari
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| show | n. A collection of papers giving detailed information about a particular person or subject. [French, from Old French, bundle of papers labeled on the back, from dos, back, from Latin dorsum.]
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| show | n. Popular opinion or sentiment.
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| show | n. 1. Where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence. 2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) (Social Science / Archaeology) a place of origin, esp that of a work of art or archaeological specimen: The _ of the ancient manuscript ha
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| show | adj. Endless or seemingly endless because of monotony or tiresome length.
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| show | adj. 1. Admirably suited; apt: a _ comparison. 2. Exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style: a _ writer. 3. Marked by happiness or good fortune: a _ life.
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| show | n. 1. A small opening or hatch with a movable lid in the deck or hull of a ship or in the roof, wall, or floor of a building. 2. The lid or hatch of such an opening. tr.v. 1. Nautical a. To cut or open a hole or holes in (a ship's hull). b. To sink (a
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| show | n. pl -ties 1. a subtle point of delicacy or distinction a _ of etiquette 2. (usually plural) a refinement or delicacy the _s of first-class travel 3. subtlety, delicacy, or precision 4. excessive refinement; fastidiousness to a _with precision
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| show | adj. 1. very critical; hard to please. 2. excessively particular about details 3. exceedingly delicate; easily disgusted
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| show | n. A wharf or reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded. [Middle English keye, from Old North French cai, of Celtic origin.]
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| show | n. 1. great vitality, enthusiasm, and liveliness; sparkle 2. a rare word for talent [from Old French: garrulity, from Latin verba words, chatter]
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| show | adj. Affecting piety or making a display of holiness [from Latin sanctimonia sanctity, from sanctus holy]
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| show | tr.v. 1. To foretell (future events) according to present signs or indications; prophesy. 2. (tr) to foreshadow or portend. [from Medieval Latin prognosticare to predict]
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| show | n. 1. The art of painting on fresh, moist plaster with pigments dissolved in water. 2. A painting executed in this way. tr.v. _ed, _·ing, _es To paint in _. [Italian, fresh (plaster), of Germanic origin.]
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| show | n. 1. A cover for a coffin, bier, or tomb, often made of black, purple, or white velvet. 2. A coffin, especially one being carried to a grave or tomb. 3. a. A covering that darkens or obscures: a _ of smoke over the city. b. A gloomy effect or atmosphere
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| show | n. A room or cupboard, used as a store for food. 2. a small storeroom for storing foods or wines. [from Old French lardier, from lard]
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| show | n. Someone who is blindly optimistic about every situation, sometimes to the point of foolishness. The term is typically used in a negative way, to describe someone who cannot think about the more serious ramifications of various situations. Someone who
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| show | n. 1. the name of a real or legendary person that has been applied to a thing, institution, etc, as atlas. 2. the name of a person that is used to describe a time or period, as the Augustan Age.
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| show | vb (tr) 1. to make or declare sacred or holy; sanctify 2. to dedicate (one's life, time, etc.) to a specific purpose 3. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) to ordain (a bishop) 4. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) to sanctify (bread and wine) for
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| show | vb (tr; often passive) 1. to disturb the composure of; trouble 2. to throw into disorder 3. (Astronomy) Physics Astronomy to cause (a planet, electron, etc.) to undergo a _ation [from Old French pertourber, from Latin perturbare to confuse, from per
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| show | n. 1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) any of various kinds of ship propelled by oars or sails used in ancient or medieval times as a warship or as a trader 2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) the kitchen of a ship, boat, or aircraft 3. (Transport / Nautical Te
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| show | n. 1. A mass of metal, such as a bar or block, that is cast in a standard shape for convenient storage or shipment. 2. A casting mold for metal.
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| show | n. 1. A visual defect in which distant objects appear blurred because their images are focused in front of the retina rather than on it; nearsightedness. Also called short sight. 2. Lack of discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning:
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| show | adj. 1. of, belonging or relating to, or characteristic of sects or sectaries 2. adhering to a particular sect, faction, or doctrine 3. narrow-minded, esp as a result of rigid adherence to a particular sect n. a member of a sect or faction, esp one who
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| show | adj. Affectedly refined or dainty. _·ly adv.
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| show | adj. Lion-like.
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| show | tr.v. 1. To pick out from others; select. 2. To gather; collect. 3. To remove rejected members or parts from (a herd, for example). n. Something picked out from others, especially something rejected because of inferior quality.
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| show | n. (Sociology) a person, esp a man, who, having risen socially or economically, is considered to be an upstart or to lack the appropriate refinement for his or her new position adj. (Sociology) of or characteristic of _ [from French, from parvenir
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| show | adj. Of, relating to, or marked by extraordinarily detailed and vivid recall of visual images.
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| show | vb (tr) 1. to adopt or give support to (a cause, ideal, etc.) to _ socialism. 2. Archaic (esp of a man) to take as spouse; marry.
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| show | n. A noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; a brawl. See Synonyms at brawl. [French, from Italian fracasso, from fracassare, to make an uproar.]
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| show | v.tr. 1. To subject (glass or metal) to a process of heating and slow cooling in order to toughen and reduce brittleness. 2. To strengthen or harden. v. intr. To become strengthened or hardened: "the time she needed for opinion to _ around her policy" (
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| show | adj. Suggestive of (used w/ odor).
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| show | adj. Able to take on many forms; versatile; CF. Proteus: sea god to change his shape at will
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| show | n. (Social Science / Education) a formal written or oral examination of a subject.
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| show | n. Haughtiness in bearing and attitude; arrogance. [French, from Old French, from haut, high; see haughty.] (sounds like 'haw-tear')
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| show | n. Nonsensical speech or writing. [After "_," a nonsense poem by Lewis Carroll.]
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| show | adj. Scornfully and condescendingly proud.
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| show | n. 1. (Astronomy & Space / Celestial Objects) any of a class of extragalactic objects that emit an immense amount of energy in the form of light, infrared radiation, etc., from a compact source. They are extremely distant and their energy generation is t
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| show | n. (law) A security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited.
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| show | n. politics based on practical considerations of power rather than moral or ideological considerations. A usually expansionist national policy having as its sole principle advancement of the national interest.
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| show | n. Means; effort; Ex. by _ of hard work
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| show | n. A skilled manual worker; a craftsperson.
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| show | n. 1. Assistance in time of distress; relief.
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| show | n. 1. loss or lack of the necessities of life, such as food and shelter 2. hardship resulting from this 3. the state of being deprived 4. (Philosophy / Logic) Obsolete the absence from an object of what ordinarily or naturally belongs to such objects [
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| show | n. 1. A wall or embankment raised as a defensive fortification; a rampart. 2. Something serving as a defense or safeguard: "We have seen the necessity of the Union, as our _ against foreign danger" (James Madison). 3. A breakwater. 4. The part of a shi
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| show | n. 1. (Military / Fortifications) the surrounding embankment of a fort, often including any walls, parapets, walks, etc., that are built on the bank 2. anything resembling a rampart in form or function, esp in being a defense or bulwark.
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| show | n. 1. A figure of speech using words in nonliteral ways, such as a metaphor. 2. A word or phrase interpolated as an embellishment in the sung parts of certain medieval liturgies. 3. A common figure of speech: "Not that there's anything wrong with that".
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| show | vb (intr) 1. to talk together; converse; chat 2. (Psychiatry) Psychiatry to replace the gaps left by a disorder of the memory with imaginary remembered experiences consistently believed to be true.
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| show | adj. Affirming, promoting, or characterized by belief in equal political, economic, social, and civil rights for all people.
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| show | n. (metallurgy) An impurity, usually an oxide, formed on the surface of a molten metal.
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| show | intr.v. To look or stare sullenly or angrily.
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| show | n. 1. A buffet, sideboard, or bookcase, especially one without legs. 2. A piece of office furniture having a long flat top and usually file drawers.
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| show | n. A mass or sheet of floating ice.
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| show | adj. (Law) relating to, used in, or connected with a court of law: _ science
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| show | n. 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various large dipterous flies, esp the horsefly, that annoy livestock by sucking their blood 2. a constantly irritating or harassing person
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| show | adj. 1. shamelessly immoral or debauched 2. wildly extravagant or wasteful n. a person with these characteristics.
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| show | n. Sluggish economic growth coupled with a high rate of inflation and unemployment.
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| show | (sounds like 'pay-in') n. 1. A song of joyful praise or exultation. 2. A fervent expression of joy or praise: "The art . . . was a _ to paganism" (Will Durant). 3. An ancient Greek hymn of thanksgiving or invocation, especially to Apollo.
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| show | adj. 1. Having the temperament of one born under the supposed astrological influence of _(-3). 2. a. Melancholy or sullen. b. Having or marked by a tendency to be bitter or sardonic: a _ expression on his face. 3. Produced by absorption of lead.
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| show | v. 1 Declare invalid. 2. Put down by force or intimidation.
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| show | n. Pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground.
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| show | n. 1. A hollow filled with mud. 2. a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou) 3. necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass 4. any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake). v. 1. cast off hair
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| show | n. A package of several things tied together for carrying or storing; a tied bundle.
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| show | n. unhealthy in appearance––often yellow in color––and is almost invariably used to describe someone's complexion.
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| show | n. Greek tragedian; the father of Greek tragic drama (525-456 BC)
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| show | adj. Habitually complaining.
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| show | n. 1. the loin and leg of a quadruped; the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks. 2. The hip and buttock and upper thigh in human beings.
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| show | n Personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc).
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| show | n. (Medicine) excessive fatness of the buttocks.
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| show | To _ metal, you have to heat the rock, which is called ore, until the metal inside it melts or liquefies. That metal is the part that has use and value, but hard work is needed to extract it.
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| show | n. A decorative string of flowers that you drape across a room, dropping in curves between support points. Strictly speaking it does not always have to be flowers. _ probably comes from the Italian word festone, for "feast,
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| show | n. 1. A criterion or standard by which judgment is made 2. (Earth Sciences / Minerals) a hard dark siliceous stone, such as basalt or jasper, that is used to test the quality of gold and silver from the colour of the streak they produce on it.
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| show | n. An old name for sulfur.
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| show | v.(intr) 1. to delay in coming or going; linger 2. to remain temporarily or briefly 3. to wait or stay 4. (tr) Archaic or poetic to await
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| show | n. an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
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| show | n. A blustering bully. v. To bully or torment.
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| show | n. Sediment deposited by flowing water, as in a riverbed, flood plain, or delta. Also called _on. pl. alluviums or alluvia
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| show | n. A short heavy stick; a club
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| show | v.tr. 1. To impose (oneself or one's ideas) on others with undue insistence or without invitation. 2. To thrust out; push forward. v.intr. To impose oneself on others.
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| show | tr.v. To free from illusion or false belief; undeceive.
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| show | adj. Extreemly loud.
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| show | intr.v. To leap about playfully; frolic. n. A playful skipping or frolicking about. (sounds like gam-bull)
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| show | n. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) a thicket or dense growth of small trees or bushes, esp one regularly trimmed back to stumps so that a continual supply of small poles and firewood is obtained vb. 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applicat
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| show | n. A thicket of small trees or shrubs; a coppice.
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| show | n. A dense growth of small trees, shrubs, and similar plants; a copse.
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| show | n. (Group Games / Games, other than specified) a cylinder-shaped toy with a sequence of pictures on its inner surface which, when viewed through the vertical slits spaced regularly around it while the toy is rotated, produce an illusion of animation
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| peckish | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. Sinful; guilty.2. Violating a rule or an accepted practice; erring. [Latin peccns, peccant-, present participle of peccre, to sin; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]
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| show | adj. 1. free from violation, injury, disturbance, etc. 2. a less common word for inviolable
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| sacrosanct | show 🗑
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| show | adj. Shinging radiantly; resplendent.
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| show | adj. Lacking social polish; tactless.
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| macerate | show 🗑
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| show | tr.v. 1. To change the appearance of, especially by marking with different colors; streak. 2. To give variety to; make varied.
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| consort | show 🗑
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| sortie | show 🗑
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| obtuse | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. Working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner: _ rumors; an _ disease. 2. Intended to entrap; treacherous: _ misinformation. 3. Beguiling but harmful; alluring: _ pleasures.
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| elocution | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. Not in agreement with accepted beliefs, especially in church doctrine or dogma. 2. Holding unorthodox opinions.
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| apartheid | show 🗑
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| welter | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. A short, witty poem expressing a single thought or observation. 2. A concise, clever, often paradoxical statement. See Synonyms at saying. 3. _matic discourse or expression.
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| fusillade | show 🗑
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| show | v.intr. 1. To induce someone to convert to one's own religious faith. 2. To induce someone to join one's own political party or to espouse one's doctrine.v.tr. To convert (a person) from one belief, doctrine, cause, or faith to another.
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| burgeon | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. Retaliation for an injury with the intent of inflicting at least as much injury in return. 2. Forcible seizure of an enemy's goods or subjects in retaliation for injuries inflicted. 3. The practice of using political or military force without act
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| adjure | show 🗑
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| disquiet | show 🗑
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| show | tr.v. 1. To give a false representation to; misrepresent: "He spoke roughly in order to _ his air of gentility" (James Joyce). 2. To show to be false; contradict: Their laughter _ their outward grief.
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| show | adj. 1. a. Imperceptible; inappreciable: an _ change in temperature. b. Very small or gradual: _ movement. 2. a. Having lost consciousness, especially temporarily; unconscious: lay _ where he had fallen. b. Not invested with sensation; inanimate: _ cla
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| impassive | show 🗑
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| show | v.tr. To assail with abusive language; vituperate. See Synonyms at scold. v.intr. To use abusive language.
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| effigy | show 🗑
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| conciliate | show 🗑
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| vilify | show 🗑
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| show | v.intr. To find fault unnecessarily; raise trivial objections. Synonyms: quibble. v.tr. To quibble about; detect petty flaws in. n. A carping or trivial objection. (sounds like ravel)
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| show | v. To call together.
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| tenable | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. Possible to estimate: _ assets; an _ distance. 2. Deserving of esteem; admirable: an _ young professor.
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| minatory | show 🗑
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| show | tr.v. 1. To bring under control; conquer. See Synonyms at defeat. 2. To make subservient; enslave.
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| show | adj. 1. Sullen; gloomy. 2. Hard or obstinate.
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| show | n. The act or an example of substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive: "_s such as 'slumber room' . . . abound in the funeral business" (Jessica Mitford).
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| fractious | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) a drain or covered channel that crosses under a road, railway, etc. 2. (Electronics) a channel for an electric cable. 3. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) a tunnel through which water is pumped into or out of a
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| show | n. 1. Appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety: "In the Ireland of the 1940's ... the stolidity of a long, empty, grave face was thought to be the height of _ and profundity" (John McGahern).
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| show | tr.v. 1. To condemn openly. 2. To depreciate (currency, for example) by official proclamation or by rumor.
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| show | adj. 1. Not restrained by conscience; unscrupulous: _ behavior. 2. Beyond prudence or reason; excessive: _ spending.
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| show | adj. Having the power of perceiving, especially perceiving keenly and readily. n. One that perceives.
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| desuetude | show 🗑
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| equipoise | show 🗑
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| aseptic | show 🗑
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| fallible | show 🗑
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| preen | show 🗑
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| show | v.tr. To dress or groom (oneself) with meticulous or excessive attention to detail. v.intr. To dress or groom oneself with elaborate care; preen.
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| exiguous | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. A letter, especially a formal one. See Synonyms at letter. 2. A literary composition in the form of a letter. 3. (capitalized) Bible a. One of the letters included as a book in the New Testament. b. An excerpt from one of these letters, read as pa
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| show | adj. shifty or disreputable [from French, literally: squinting]
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| surreptitious | show 🗑
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| churlish | show 🗑
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| dissolute | show 🗑
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| machination | show 🗑
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| show | tr.v. 1. To view or treat with disfavor. 2. To put out of countenance; disconcert. n. Disfavor or disapproval.
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| show | n. 1. a person or thing to be copied or imitated; model 2. a typical specimen or instance; example 3. (Library Science & Bibliography) A copy of a book or text on which further printings have been based.
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| abbot | show 🗑
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| abscess | show 🗑
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| show | 1. The act of cutting off. 2. The separation of a leaf, flower, or fruit from a plant as a result of natural structural and chemical changes. The _ zone is a layer of weak, thin-walled cells that form across the base of the plant part where the break e
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| acetic acid | show 🗑
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| aide-de-camp | show 🗑
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| gypsum | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in England and Wales until 1974) One of the senior members of a local council, elected by other councillors. 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in the US, Canada, Australia, etc.) a member of the governing bo
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| show | adj. Reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.
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| show | v. To predict.
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| show | adj. Of or pertaining to the ear.
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| azalea | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. a noisy confused place or situation; state of uproar his speech caused _.
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| show | adj. Fond of drinking.
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| blase | show 🗑
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| bolero | show 🗑
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| show | n. Any dialectic pronunciation of English, especially that of the Irish people.
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| show | n. A choral composition.
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| conjugate | show 🗑
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| show | n. Inferior crown denoting, according to its form, various degrees of noble rank less than sovereign.
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| show | adj. Capable of reformation.
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| crag | show 🗑
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| show | n. A deep crack or fissure in the ice of a glacier.
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| show | n. A smooth gait, especially of a horse, that is slower than a gallop but faster than a trot.
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| carp | show 🗑
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| show | n. a shrill whistle or cry expressing disapproval, as at a public meeting, etc.
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| show | n. 1. a procession of people on horseback, in cars, etc. 2. any procession; a _of guests
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| crockery | show 🗑
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| malediction | show 🗑
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| defraud | show 🗑
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| deism | show 🗑
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| denizen | show 🗑
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| show | v.tr. To strip the covering from.
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| derrick | show 🗑
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| show | v. To push down forcibly.
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| show | n. The sound produced by combining two vowels in to a single syllable or running together the sounds.
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| show | n. 1. In Latin, a noun derived from a verb and having all case forms except the nominative. 2. 2. In other languages, a verbal noun analogous to the Latin _, such as the English form ending in -ing when used as a noun, as in singing in We admired the ch
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| show | v. 1. To withhold permission or sanction. 2. to reject as untrue or invalid 3. to cancel.
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| show | v.tr. To take away possession of something, esp property; expel: he was _ed from all his lands.
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| show | n. The property which a wife brings to her husband in marriage.
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| show | n. The force which, applied to a mass of one gram for 1 second, would give it a velocity of 1 cm/s.
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| emeritus | show 🗑
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| endue | show 🗑
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| bangle | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. Chiefly Brit a title of respect, usually abbreviated _., placed after a man's name 2. (Historical Terms) (in medieval times) The attendant and shield bearer of a knight, subsequently often knighted himself.
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| show | n. One of a class of deities of the woods and herds represented as half human, with goats feet.
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| show | v. To league together.
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| show | adj. 1. Based on or relating to faith or trust. 2. Relating to or characteristic of a legal trust; fiduciary. 3. Regarded or employed as a standard of reference, as in surveying.
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| equinox | show 🗑
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| fiduciary | show 🗑
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| flection | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) A sheet of paper folded in half to make two leaves for a book or manuscript. 2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a book or manuscript of the largest common size ma
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| forfend | show 🗑
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| garrison | show 🗑
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| genteel | show 🗑
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| gibe | show 🗑
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| glutinous | show 🗑
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| show | n. A melon, pumpkin, squash, or some similar fruit having a hard rind.
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| show | adj. 1. Given or granted without return or recompense; unearned. 2. Given or received without cost or obligation; free. 3. Unnecessary or unwarranted; unjustified: gratuitous criticism.
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| grenadier | show 🗑
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| show | n. Informal 1. Boldness of enterprise; initiative or aggressiveness. 2. Guts; spunk. 3. Common sense.
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| show | adj. Improvident.
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| hibernal | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. One who sells wares or provisions in the street; a peddler or hawker.
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| show | v.tr. To drive or urge forward.
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| show | adj. Not wise or expedient; not politic: an _ approach to a sensitive issue.
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| incontrovertible | show 🗑
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| show | v. To find and declare chargeable with crime.
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| show | adj. Lacking wise judgment.
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| show | adj. 1. Impossible to estimate or compute: _ damage. 2. Of immeasurable value or worth; invaluable: "shared all the _ advantages of being wealthy, good-looking, confident and intelligent"(Doris Kearns Goodwin).
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| show | adj. 1. Without courage or glory; dishonourable, shameful, or disgraceful 2. unknown or obscure.
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| show | n. A court or tribunal for examination and punishment of heretics.
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| inroad | show 🗑
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| show | v. To mediate between persons.
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| show | n. 1. a person who takes part in a conversation 2. Also called middleman the man in the centre of a troupe of minstrels who engages the others in talk or acts as announcer.
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| intramural | show 🗑
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| itinerary | show 🗑
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| knight errant | show 🗑
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| ligature | show 🗑
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| show | n. A liquid preparation for rubbing on the skin in cases of bruises, inflammation, etc.
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| loam | show 🗑
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| show | n. A small insect parasitic on and sucking the blood of mammals.
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| mealy-mouthed | show 🗑
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| show | n. A collection of wild animals, especially when kept for exhibition.
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| show | v. Apportion.
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| countenance | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. Tending to avoid people and social situations; reserved. 2. Affectedly and usually flirtatiously shy or modest. 3. Annoyingly unwilling to make a commitment.
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| show | n. The ability to do the right / graceful thing in any situation. (sounds like have whua-aire) [French, literally: a knowing how to do]
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| show | n. Crudely or irregularly fashioned verse, often of a humorous or burlesque nature.
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| knell | show 🗑
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| sepulcher | show 🗑
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| show | v.intr. 1. To move, stand, or recline in an indolent or relaxed manner. 2. To hang or droop laxly: a pennant _ing from the mast. v.tr. To permit to hang or droop laxly: _ed his head on the armrest. n. Archaic An act or attitude of _ing. Something t
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| execrate | show 🗑
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| arable | show 🗑
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| show | n. Critical explanation or analysis, especially of a text, esp. The Bible.
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| aureole | show 🗑
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| impenitent | show 🗑
|
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| show | adj. Spotted; mottled.
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| show | n. 1. A descendant or heir. 2. also _ A detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant, used in grafting.
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| show | n. 1. A braid, especially of hair. 2. A pleat. tr.v. 1. To braid. 2. To pleat. 3. To make by braiding.
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| show | adj. 1. Of or relating to a church, especially as an organized institution. 2. Appropriate to a church or to use in a church: _al architecture.
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| etiology | show 🗑
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| muddle | show 🗑
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| show | n. A mental state caused by psychiatric or organic illness, characterized by a loss of contact with reality and an inability to think rationally. A (-3)_ person often behaves inappropriately and is incapable of normal social functioning.
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| show | adj. 1. insignificant; meagre. 2. worthless or petty.
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| orthography | show 🗑
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| ornithology | show 🗑
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| show | v. To tell on. Reference to using a pay phone to rat on someone.
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| meniscus | show 🗑
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| show | n. A strong to brilliant greenish yellow to moderate or strong yellow green.
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| show | n. 1. Biography of saints. 2. A worshipful or idealizing biography.
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|
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| show | adj. Biology Relating to or exhibiting approximately 24-hour periodicity. [Latin circ, around; see circa + Latin dis, day; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots.]
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| show | (sounds like oh-turn) n. A filmmaker, usually a director, who exercises creative control over his or her works and has a strong personal style.
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| show | v.tr. To show contempt for; scorn: _ a law; behavior that _ed convention. v.intr. To be scornful. n. A contemptuous action or remark; an insult.
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| filial | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. Of a settled, sedate, and steady character. 2. (Now rare) Permanent.
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| show | n. One that serves as a leader or as a leading indicator of future trends: "The degree to which the paper is censored is a political _" (Justine De Lacy). Literally: (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a sheep that leads the herd, often bea
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| show | n. 1. A ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems. Also called water parting. 2. The region draining into a river, river system, or other body of water. 3. A critical point that marks a division or a change of cour
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| show | n. 1. A braggart.
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| show | (rhymes with 'police') n. A small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag
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| uncouth | show 🗑
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| maestro | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. A governor in India under the Mogul Empire. 2. A person of wealth and prominence.
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| grist | show 🗑
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| show | n. 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a cage, usually of wood and wire mesh, for small animals 2. Informal, derogatory a small house 3. (Mining & Quarrying) a cart for carrying ore 4. (Mining & Quarrying) a trough, esp one used for kneadi
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| show | adj. Very cold; icy: _ ocean waters. See Synonyms at cold.
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| show | n. Something already done and beyond alteration.
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| show | adj. 1. not contained or included within; extraneous 2. originating or acting from outside; external
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| efflorescence | show 🗑
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| escrow | show 🗑
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| curio | show 🗑
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| calico | show 🗑
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| show | n. A blessing; a benediction.
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| albatross | show 🗑
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| show | v.tr. 1. To thrash; beat. 2. To defeat decisively.
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| show | n. a bridge, esp for carrying a road or railway across a valley, etc., consisting of a set of arches supported by a row of piers or towers. [from Latin via way + ducere to bring, on the model of aqueduct]
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| tine | show 🗑
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| vale | show 🗑
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| show | n. A valley.
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| show | n. A flat grassland of tropical or subtropical regions. [Obsolete Spanish çavana, from Taino zabana.]
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| opus | show 🗑
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| show | n. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in the modern world) political control by an outside power of a country that is in theory sovereign and independent, esp through the domination of its economy.
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| voluptuary | show 🗑
|
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| show | tr.v. 1. To usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics. 2. To displace and substitute for (another): The word processor has largely _ed electric typewriters.
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| stupefy | show 🗑
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| serendipity | show 🗑
|
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| show | adj. 1. Of, relating to, containing, or conveying semen or seed. 2. Of, relating to, or having the power to originate; creative. 3. Highly influential in an original way; constituting or providing a basis for further development: a _idea in the develo
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| scourge | show 🗑
|
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| scurrilous | show 🗑
|
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| show | adj. Overly sweet.
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|
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| show | v. To enjoy.
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| remiss | show 🗑
|
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| quid pro quo | show 🗑
|
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| show | vb.tr. 1. to claim (to be a certain thing, etc.) by manner or appearance, esp falsely 2. (esp of speech or writing) to signify or imply n. 1. meaning; significance; import 2. purpose; object; intention.
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| show | n. A sense that something is about to occur; a premonition.
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| preponderance | show 🗑
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| predestination | show 🗑
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| poach | show 🗑
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| iniquity | show 🗑
|
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| show | adj. Hopelessly confused or tangled.
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| show | adj. rude, improper.
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| hiernal | show 🗑
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| hail | show 🗑
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| gape | show 🗑
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| show | v. To delay, impede.
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| fey | show 🗑
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| show | v. To praise.
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| show | adj. Insane; foolish.
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| show | adj. Hasty or lacking in sensitivity.
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| show | v. 1. To relieve. 2. To passify or set to rest.
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|
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| show | adv. With hands on hips.
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|
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| agoraphobia | show 🗑
|
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| show | v. 1. to approach or confront aggressively as with a demand. 2. To solicit for sex.
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| dauphin | show 🗑
|
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| synesthesia | show 🗑
|
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| show | n. 1. (Literature / Rhetoric) a rhetorical or emotional speech, made esp in order to protest or condemn; tirade 2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a speech, verse, etc., that is or can be spoken 3. (Literature / Rhetoric) the act or art of declaimin
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| adjudicate | show 🗑
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| paddock | show 🗑
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| whet | show 🗑
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| rheology | show 🗑
|
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| show | n. A limit that when passed or exceeded permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment. [Latin Rubic, Rubicn-, Rubicon, a short river of north-central Italy, the crossing of which by Julius Caesar and his army in 49 b.c. began a ci
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| show | adj. Appealing to personal considerations rather than to logic or reason: Debaters should avoid _ arguments that question their opponents' motives.
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| bloviate | show 🗑
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| show | n. A percussion instrument with a series of metal bars tuned to the chromatic scale and played with two light hammers. Synonyms: orchestral bells Usage: She was always capricious in her tastes, but even her close friends were surprised when she dismissed
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| show | adj. Relating to the eye.
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| show | adj. 1. rural; rustic 2. unpolished; uncouth [from Latin agrestis, from ager field]
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| show | v.tr to discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
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| show | n. 1. (Law) Property law the right enjoyed by a landowner of making limited use of his neighbour's land, as by crossing it to reach his own property 2. the act of easing or something that brings ease.
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| show | n. An incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (esp. if it is regarded as a right. 2. A right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (esp. a hereditary or official right).
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| show | n. 1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a headland, cape, or coastal promontory 2. land lying in front of something, such as water
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| show | n. Chiefly British A dealer in cloth or clothing and dry goods.
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| show | adv. In secret; privately or confidentially: held the meeting _.
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| show | n. 1. the writing point of a pen, esp an insertable tapered metal part with a split tip 2. a point, tip, or beak
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| show | vb (intr) 1. (usually foll by from) to step out (of) or get down (from): to _ from a taxi 2. to come to rest; settle; land: a thrush _ed on the wall adj (postpositive) adv 1. burning; on fire 2. illuminated; lit up. [Old English âlîht lit up, from
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| show | vb(tr) To place (a body) in the earth; bury, esp with funeral rites. [from Old French enterrer, from Latin in-2 + terra earth]
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| show | adj. Of the same lineage or origin; having a common ancestor.
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| show | n. 1. An object of obsessive, usually exaggerated fear or anxiety: "Boredom, laziness and failure: These _s, magnified by imagination, keep [the workaholic] running (Dun's Review). 2. A recurring or persistent problem: the _s that have plagued vision s
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| show | v. 1. v. to strike against forcefully and/or repeatedly; batter: winds that _ed the tent. 3. To drive or force this way: was _ed about from job to job by the vagaries of the economy. 4. To force (one's way) with difficulty. [Middle English, from Ol
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| show | adj. A light brown to brownish orange.
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| show | n. A terse, witty, instructive saying; a maxim.
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| show | n. 1. A luminous atmospheric phenomenon appearing as streamers or bands of light sometimes visible in the night sky in northern or southern regions of the earth. It is thought to be caused by charged particles from the sun entering the earth's magnetic f
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| show | n. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) the breeding and care of bees [from Latin apis bee + culture]
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| show | adj. 1. resembling man 2. resembling an ape; apelike 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) of or relating to the suborder _ea n. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any primate of the suborder _ea, including monkeys, apes, and m
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| show | n. A pathological deficiency in the oxygen-carrying component of the blood, measured in unit volume concentrations of hemoglobin, red blood cell volume, or red blood cell number.
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| show | n. (Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics) childbirth or the period of confinement. [from accoucher to put to bed, to give birth. See couch]
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| show | n. A woman prostitute. [Middle English.]
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| show | n. (Chemistry) any of two or more physical forms in which an element can exist: diamond and graphite are _s of carbon
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| exult | show 🗑
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| abscission | show 🗑
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| show | v.tr (Military) (usually passive) to provide with equipment or dress, esp military.
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| adjoin | show 🗑
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| aeon | show 🗑
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| aerie | show 🗑
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| show | n. abbreviation for 1. (Philosophy / Logic) (Mathematics) quod erat demonstrandum [Latin: which was to be shown or proved] 2. (Physics / Atomic Physics) quantum electrodynamics
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| show | vb. 1. (Chemistry) to undergo or cause to undergo a chemical reaction with oxygen, as in formation of an oxide 2. (Chemistry) to form or cause to form a layer of metal oxide, as in rusting 3. (Chemistry) to lose or cause to lose hydrogen atoms 4. (Chemis
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| show | n. 1. An economic doctrine that opposes governmental regulation of or interference in commerce beyond the minimum necessary for a free-enterprise system to operate according to its own economic laws. 2. Noninterference in the affairs of others.
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| show | adj. 1. Serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being. 2. Lazy; indolent. 3. Producing no result or effect. sounds like "oh-she-is"
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| show | adj. 1. Not disconcerted or embarrassed; poised. 2. Not concealed or disguised; obvious: _ disgust.
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| show | n. 1. a. An aromatic annual Eurasian herb in the parsley family, having parsleylike leaves and umbels of tiny white to pinkish flowers. It is cultivated for its edible fruits, leafy shoots, and roots.US and Canadian name: cilantro
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| show | n. A high officer in a Muslim government, especially in the Ottoman Empire.
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| show | adj. Promoting peace; conciliatory.
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| show | A legendary Persian queen and the storyteller of One Thousand and One Nights. The frame tale goes that every day Shahryar (Persian: ???????, "king") would marry a new virgin, and every day he would send yesterday's wife to be beheaded. This was done in a
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| show | adj. 1. Characterized by a strong desire to gain and possess. 2. Tending to acquire and retain ideas or information: an acquisitive mind.
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| show | n. 1. Unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness. 2. Zoology Instinctive behavior that is detrimental to the individual but favors the survival or spread of that individual's genes, as by benefiting its relatives.
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| show | n. A noisy brawl.
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| show | adj. 1. Of or relating to _(-4)y. 2. Relating to or caused by disease. 3. Of, relating to, or manifesting behavior that is habitual, maladaptive, and compulsive: a pathological liar.
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| show | adj. 1. Humorously coarse; risqué. 2. Vulgar; lewd.
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| show | adj. Impertinently bold; impudent and saucy.
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| show | adj. 1. Informal cross; irritable; contrary
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| show | vb(tr) to treat with indulgent care; pamper.
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| show | v. 1. To give a thrashing to; beat. See Synonyms at beat. 2. To scold sharply; berate.
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| show | A term for affected, weak, and maudlin speech/verse.
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| homologous | show 🗑
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| show | n. A pate made from goose liver (marinated in Cognac) and truffles.
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| show | n. liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned.
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| show | n. 1. (Performing Arts / Theatre) (in ancient Greek and Roman drama) a god introduced into a play to resolve the plot 2. (Performing Arts / Theatre) any unlikely or artificial device serving this purpose.
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| show | adj. 1. (Sociology) of or relating to the common people; popular 2. (Linguistics / Languages) of or relating to a simplified form of hieroglyphics used in ancient Egypt by the ordinary literate class outside the priesthood Compare hieratic n. (Linguistic
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| show | adj. Characterized by voracity; devouring.
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| epigone | show 🗑
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| esurient | show 🗑
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| show | v.tr. 1. To remove (a layer of bark or skin, for example) in flakes or scales; peel. 2. To cast off in scales, flakes, or splinters. v.intr. To come off or separate into flakes, scales, or layers.
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| fata morgana | show 🗑
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| show | n. a shudder or shiver; thrill (French)
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| show | n. 1. a circular or spiral movement or path 2. a ring, circle, or spiral vb(intr) to whirl.
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| show | adj. out of action, disabled.
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| show | n. 1. A literary work or speech expressing a bitter lament or a righteous prophecy of doom. 2. A long mournful lamentation or complaint.
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| show | n. The threshold of a physiological or psychological response.
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| show | n. (Literature / Rhetoric) understatement for rhetorical effect, esp when achieved by using negation with a term in place of using an antonym of that term, as in "She was not a little upset'' for "She was extremely upset.''
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| show | n. (Linguistics) a figure of speech in which a part is substituted for a whole or a whole for a part, as in 50 head of cattle for 50 cows, or the army for a soldier.
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| show | n. 1. A special anniversary of an event, especially a 50th anniversary. 2. Rejoicing or celebration.
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| show | adj. Chaotic, disorganized, or confused.
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| show | n. 1. A quick, clever reply. 2. In fencing, a quick return thrust. v.tr. To make a quick, clever reply.
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| show | adj. 1. Firm; unyielding. 2. Frank; forthright. 3. Square in shape. adv. In a firm or forthright manner.
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| show | v.tr To make persistent demands for payment, especially for a debt. n. 1. Someone who _s. 2. A demand for payment. II: n. 1. A dull grayish brown color. 2. A horse in _ color. adj. Of _ color.
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| show | v.tr. To happen to. v.intr. To take place, befall.
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| show | v.tr. 1. To unite (blood vessels, nerve fibers, or ducts) by small openings. 2. To make continuous; blend. v.intr. 1. To open into one another. 2. To unite so as to be continuous; blend.
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| show | n. A cowardly and despicable person. adj. cowardly, despicable.
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| corniche | show 🗑
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| show | n. A gracious, but often meaningless in substance, gesture.
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| show | n. 1. A maidservant or lady's maid in a play or an opera, especially one who displays coquetry and engages in intrigue. 2. A young woman regarded as flirtatious. 3. A soprano who sings supporting roles in comic opera.
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| show | n. noun: A weak or effeminate man. adj. Weak; cowardly; effeminate.
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| jezebel | show 🗑
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| show | adj. Lustful; libidinous.
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| porcine | show 🗑
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| show | adj. 1. Of or relating to a goose. 2. Stupid; silly.
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| billet | show 🗑
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| show | n. (Military) a traitor who aids an occupying enemy force; collaborator
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| show | n. An inept, clumsy person: a habitual bungler.
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| picaresque | show 🗑
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| show | n. An absurd or futile undertaking.
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| oenophile | show 🗑
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| show | v. To bring or come to an end; stop. n. Cessation.
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| show | n. The petals of a flower as a group.
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| show | n. A situation involving choice between two equally undesirable outcomes.
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| show | n. The maxim that the simplest of explanations is more likely to be correct than any other.
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| show | n. An apparently free choice that offers no real alternative: take it or leave it
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| show | n. A narrowing of a passage, vessel, or an opening in the body.
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| show | n. A prayer.
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| show | n. The arrangement of hair, esp. a woman's hair.
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| show | n. 1. Of hair, having extra height and width through back-combing; puffed out. 2. Of sleeves or skirts: puffed out.
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| show | n. 1. Lodging for travelers, esp. one kept by a monastic order. 2. A program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill.
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| show | n. 1. (usually plural) patronage or guidance (esp in the phrase under the _s of) 2. (often plural) a sign or omen, esp one that is favourable.
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| show | v. 1. To bestow (an honor, for example): _ed a medal on the hero; _red an honorary degree on her. 2. To invest with (a characteristic, for example): a carefully worded statement that _red an aura of credibility. v.intr. To conference or consult.
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| show | n. The science and technology of automatic measurement and transmission of data by wire, radio, or other means from remote sources, as from space vehicles, to receiving stations for recording and analysis.
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| show | n. Self-worship.
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| show | n. 1. A retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel) 2. A snack bar in a film studio.
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| show | n. 1. A lively dance originating in France in the 18th century. 2. A ball at which young ladies are presented to society.
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| show | It is commonly defined as intentionally writing a check for a value greater than the account balance from an account in one bank, then writing a check from another account in another bank, also with non-sufficient funds, with the second check serving to c
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| show | n. (civil engineering) A steel or wood beam providing direct support for a floor or ceiling, in turn supported by larger beams.
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| show | n. 1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) artistic workmanship, ability, or quality 2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) artistic pursuits 3. great skill.
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| show | v.tr. 1. To suppress or extinguish quietly; stifle. 2. To avoid; disregard. 3. (Law) To murder by suffocation so as to leave the body intact and with no marks.
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| show | n. 1. The misapplication of a word or phrase, as the use of blatant to mean "flagrant." 2. The use of a strained figure of speech, such as a mixed metaphor.
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| show | n. A method of oral instruction involving question and answer techniques.
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| show | expression (Yiddish) "Hello, peace be with you."
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| show | n. 1. A prescribed form or set of forms for public religious worship. 2. (Christianity) The sacrament of the Eucharist.
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