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disconsolate |
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adj. equivalent |
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adj. depressed; without hope or possibility of consolation |
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adj. obedient; willing to submit |
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adj. destructive, poisonous |
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belie |
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n. keenness of mind or insight |
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v. to make public or reveal |
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adj. in an early stage of development |
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v. to give a false idea of |
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vituperate |
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v. to give a false idea of |
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adj. inflicting, or concerned with, punishment |
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v. to scold or blame loudly, find fault with in abusive language |
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adj. fussy about minute details |
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microcosm |
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v. to sketch or portray |
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adj. materially or practically useful |
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n. a little world, or a universe in miniature |
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adj. festive; gay |
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promulgate |
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adj. mentally distressed; distracted |
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n. an indirect reference or suggestion (frequently derogatory) |
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v. to publish or proclaim; to spread abroad |
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adj. irresponsible, eccentric; lacking a fixed purpose erratic behavior |
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contemptuous |
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v. to increase or enlarge |
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adj. expressive of contempt (an emotion involving anger and disgust) |
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v. to echo |
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n. homesickness |
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attribute |
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n. one who dabbles in the fine arts for amusement only and without concentrated study |
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v. assign |
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v. to speak against |
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adj. cutting, penetrating |
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forensic |
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adj. having a very severe effect, or being extremely limiting |
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n. a. personal peculiarity |
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adj. temporary; for the time being |
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adj. pertaining to public discussion or law courts |
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dissolute |
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n. alliance; merging of various units into one unit |
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v. to confuse; to embarrass |
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n. burden; duty |
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adj. living loosely; unrestrained in conduct or morals |
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predatory |
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n. a brief summary of the main ideas of a larger work |
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adj. likely; inclined or disposed |
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adj. ill-natured; quarrelsome |
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adj. inclined to plunder or rob; preying on, others |
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tranquil |
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adj. inclined to plunder or rob; preying on, others |
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n. a brief pointed saying |
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n. a distortion of the face to express an attitude or feeling |
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adj. calm; peaceful |
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expatiate |
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v. to banish or exile; to withdraw from one's country |
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adj. amazing by, virtue of its immense size, force, or any quality in exceptional degree |
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n. one who is at home in all countries |
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v. to speak or write at great length |
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lucid |
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adj. clear; transparent |
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adj. very holy |
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v. to express sympathy with another in sorrow, pain, or misfortune |
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n. a trace; a particle |
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supine |
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adj. lying flat on the back; inert, inactive, averse to taking action |
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adj. depressed; without hope or possibility of consolation |
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v. to crush; to render void |
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v. to make good; to recover |
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expatriate |
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n. homesickness |
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adj. deserving respect or reverence because of age |
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v. to banish or exile; to withdraw from one's country |
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adj. clinging doggedly to an opinion or purpose |
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sleazy |
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adj. flimsy and cheap |
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n. regret for wrongdoing |
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v. to sketch or portray |
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adj. inclined to quarrel; warlike |
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meander |
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v. to walk about (or talk) aimlessly; to wind about (as a stream) |
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v. to subdue or conquer |
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adj. very heavy; clumsy |
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adj. unconquerable |
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extinct |
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adj. real; actual |
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v. to assume a deceptive appearance or character |
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n. compelling a person by physical force or other means to do something against his will |
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adj. no longer existing or active |
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omnipotent |
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adj. all-powerful |
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v. to punish or criticize severely |
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adj. unrefined in speech or manners |
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adj. ill-natured; quarrelsome |
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demeanor |
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v. to restate the meaning of a passage in other words |
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n. agreement or harmony |
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n. behavior; bearing |
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adj. having the force to compel, usually by appealing to reason |
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quixotic |
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n. a god |
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v. to cause, produce, or stir up |
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adj. decisive or critical; difficult |
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adj. extravagantly romantic or idealistic; highly impractical |
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import |
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adj. relating to the countryside |
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n. meaning; significance or importance |
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adj. faultless |
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n. trust or belief |
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forbear |
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n. approval; praise |
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v. to exercise self control; to keep from |
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v. to tear down completely |
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adj. able to do many things skillfully |
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egotistic |
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n. one who proudly shows off his learning or who overrates his knowledge |
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adj. very short-lived |
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adj. conceited |
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v. to stir tip |
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didactic |
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v. to refuse or reject with contempt |
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adj. self-assertive; attacking, offensive |
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adj. in abundance, fertile, highly productive |
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adj. designed to teach, imparting a lesson |
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motley |
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n. a clown |
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adj. acting solely from a consideration of reward or profit |
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v. to give up claim to |
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adj. of various colors; of mixed ingredients |
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anarchy |
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n. state of confusion or lawlessness |
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v. to banish or exile; to withdraw from one's country |
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adj. elaborately showy |
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adj. able to do many things skillfully |
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distraught |
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adj. cutting, penetrating |
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n. an offender |
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adj. mentally distressed; distracted |
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adj. innumerable |
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cumbrous |
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adj. bearing, or acting with, deliberate ill-will or spite |
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adj. disgustingly excessive |
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n. a temporary suspension of hostilities. |
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adj. burdensome and clumsy |
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pedant |
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adj. indisputable |
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adj. sentimental to the point of tears |
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n. a garland of flowers, leaves, etc. hung between two points |
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n. one who proudly shows off his learning or who overrates his knowledge |
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inference |
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adj. of or having to do with citizens or the state; polite, courteous |
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v. to win another's favor or good opinion |
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v. to give a false idea of |
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n. a conclusion reached by reasoning from data or premises |
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aristocracy |
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v. to prove incorrect or false |
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n. government by the best people; a privileged class |
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n. submitting to the wishes or judgment of another |
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n. a forerunner; ail announcer |
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rue |
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v. to be sorry for |
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v. to penetrate and understand |
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v. to refuse or reject with contempt |
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n. a phrase that describes a quality (good or bad) in a person or thing |
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precipitous |
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n. a leader who tries to stir the passions of people for his own purposes |
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n. approval; praise |
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adj. genuine |
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adj. very steep; descending rapidly |
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peccadillo |
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n. a lover of books |
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adj. hard-hearted; stubborn |
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adj. stubborn in determination not to be subdued |
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n. a petty fault |
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mettle |
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v. to converse or talk; to discuss |
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n. disposition; spirit |
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n. state of confusion or lawlessness |
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n. a great flood; downpour |
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quash |
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adj. close, hot, and moist |
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v. to crush; to render void |
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adj. very pleasing |
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v. to trim or decorate |
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fiasco |
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v. to penetrate and understand |
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v. to speak against |
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n. a ludicrous and complete failure |
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adj. temporary; for the time being |
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abet |
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v. to prove incorrect or false |
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n. departure, emigration |
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v. to accuse falsely or maliciously in order to injure another's reputation; slander |
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v. to encourage -or support |
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abdicate |
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v. to refer to indirectly |
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adj. horrible, deathlike |
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adj. sadly thoughtful |
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v. to give up claim to |
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