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turgid |
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adj. swollen, inflated; using big or high-sounding words |
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n. government by the best people; a privileged class |
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adj. unsymmetrical; not straight |
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adj. pertaining to, or occurring in, the night |
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immune |
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adj. taking the place of another; felt, received, or done in place of another |
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adj. exempt from; protected from |
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adj. festive; gay |
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n. excessive greed |
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demagogue |
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n. a leader who tries to stir the passions of people for his own purposes |
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adj. pertaining to money |
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adj. mutual; done in return for something received |
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v. to paralyze with horror, fear, or surprise |
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anthology |
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n. a collection of choice literary works |
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adj. extravagantly romantic or idealistic; highly impractical |
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adj. cutting, penetrating |
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adj. irresponsible, eccentric; lacking a fixed purpose erratic behavior |
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ecclesiastic |
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adj. fussy about minute details |
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v. to quicken, speed tip |
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adj. pertaining to the clergy or the church |
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n. a confusing set of connecting passages or paths in which it is easy to get lost |
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exodus |
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n. nearness |
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adj. incapable of being penetrated |
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n. departure, emigration |
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n. a skilled storyteller |
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deprecate |
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n. origin |
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adj. to plead or argue against a certain course of action |
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v. to beg earnestly |
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adj. close, hot, and moist |
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alacrity |
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v. to prevent (the attainment of an object); to defeat or render ineffectual |
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n. departure, emigration |
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n. eagerness; cheerful promptness |
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v. to inform |
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sagacious |
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v. to stir tip |
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adj. wise; shrewd |
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v. to pretend |
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v. to make good; to recover |
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murky |
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adj. rudely abrupt |
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v. to trim or decorate |
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adj. attracting in a false, cheap, or showy manner |
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adj. dark; cloudy |
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demeanor |
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v. to penetrate and understand |
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n. a tombstone inscription |
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adj. foul-smelling; harmful |
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n. behavior; bearing |
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elucidate |
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v. to make clear; to explain |
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adj. bulging or swelling out |
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v. to purify (usually a piece of writing) of offensive material |
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adj. very pleasing |
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forbear |
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v. to exercise self control; to keep from |
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n. a persistent feeling, idea, activity, etc., which dominates a person; the state of being exclusively preoccupied by a fixed idea |
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adj. pertaining to the common people; hence, common or vulgar |
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adj. profuse or generous; given to extravagance |
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anarchy |
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n. state of confusion or lawlessness |
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v. to prevent (the attainment of an object); to defeat or render ineffectual |
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adj. separate |
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n. a speech or writing of extravagant praise |
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sartorial |
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adj. decisive or critical; difficult |
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adj. prejudiced |
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adj. pertaining to a tailor or clothes |
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v. to declare positively; to confirm |
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confederate |
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adj. to belittle or speak slightingly of |
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n. a person allied with others for a special purpose (frequently a bad one) |
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adj. of unknown authorship |
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n. departure, emigration |
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paradox |
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n. a collection of choice literary works |
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v. to twist about (usually with pain) |
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n. a self -contradictory statement; something 'that appears to be absurd and yet may be true -"Life is too important a matter to he taken seriously." |
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adj. living loosely; unrestrained in conduct or morals |
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transgress |
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v. to break a law or command; to violate a moral principle |
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adj. simple and straightforward; concealing nothing |
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n. an assumption made for the sake of argument |
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adj. ill-natured; quarrelsome |
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equanimity |
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n. evenness of temper or mind |
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n. a temporary suspension of hostilities. |
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adj. festive; gay |
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n. the reward or punishment exacted for an injury, wickedness, or other action |
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sporadic |
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adj. acting solely from a consideration of reward or profit |
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adj. untiring |
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n. one who forsakes political or party principles or his religious faith |
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adj. occurring singly, at irregular intervals; scattered |
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devoid |
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adj. trembling |
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adj. lacking in; not possessing |
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adj. very steep; descending rapidly |
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adj. unrefined in speech or manners |
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proletariat |
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adj. real; actual |
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n. the wage-earning class |
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adj. unsymmetrical; not straight |
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v. to deliver a long. noisy speech |
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depraved |
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adj. habitually fond of associating in a company or herd |
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adj. likely; inclined or disposed |
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adj. positive in expressing an opinion |
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adj. of low morals; corrupt |
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abash |
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v. to set apart as sacred; to devote or dedicate to some aim |
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adj. untidy and dirty |
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v. to lose self-confidence; to confuse, put to shame |
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v. to deliver a long. noisy speech |
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jettison |
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v. to throw overboard (as cargo); to throw off (as a burden or something in the way ) |
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adj. inclined, through some whim or fancy change the mind, purpose, or actions suddenly |
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adj. incapable of being soothed, made peaceful, or forgiving |
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v. to converse or talk; to discuss |
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compunction |
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v. to twist about (usually with pain) |
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n. regret for wrongdoing |
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adj. free from feeling or partiality |
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adj. pertaining to the theater; designed for show |
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creditable |
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n. an assumption made for the sake of argument |
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n. a flattering speech or act |
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v. to give a false idea of |
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adj. deserving or reflecting Credit or honor |
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consummate |
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adj. perfect or highly accomplished |
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adj. continuing a long time; habitual |
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adj. trembling |
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v. to agree to |
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ostensible |
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adj. apparent; pretended |
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adj. incapable of being defended or held |
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adj. often of mistakes, extremely and noticeably bad |
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v. to warn or find fault gently |
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harangue |
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v. to boast |
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v. to deliver a long. noisy speech |
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n. submitting to the wishes or judgment of another |
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adj. equivalent |
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tenet |
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adj. simple and straightforward; concealing nothing |
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adj. proud; looking down with contempt on others |
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n. a principle of belief held as true |
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n. a. personal peculiarity |
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meretricious |
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adj. attracting in a false, cheap, or showy manner |
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adj. worthy of belief |
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adj. done or spoken on the spur of the moment or without preparation |
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n. the wage-earning class |
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malicious |
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adj. sly; crafty |
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adj. bearing, or acting with, deliberate ill-will or spite |
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n. working together secretly for an evil purpose |
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n. a little world, or a universe in miniature |
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capricious |
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adj. inclined, through some whim or fancy change the mind, purpose, or actions suddenly |
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adj. full of enthusiasm or eagerness |
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adj. pertaining to the beautiful |
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adj. obedient; willing to submit |
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archetype |
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n. a scolding or ill-tempered woman |
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adj. moderate in the use of food or drink |
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n. an original pattern |
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adj. having an air of easy carelessness or liveliness |
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recapitulate |
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n. misfortune |
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adj. obnoxiously conceited or self-assertive |
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v. to set apart as sacred; to devote or dedicate to some aim |
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v. to restate in a brief, concise form; to sum up |
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calumniate |
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adj. causing or given to shedding tears |
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v. to accuse falsely or maliciously in order to injure another's reputation; slander |
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n. keenness of mind or insight |
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v. to make a mistake or to do something wrong |
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entreat |
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adj. sneeringly distrustful of the good motives or conduct of others |
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v. to beg earnestly |
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adj. likely; inclined or disposed |
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n. excessive greed |
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festoon |
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n. partiality or preference for; a favorable opinion arrived at beforehand |
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n. a garland of flowers, leaves, etc. hung between two points |
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n. a leader who tries to stir the passions of people for his own purposes |
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v. to declare positively; to confirm |
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buffoon |
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v. display or wave boastfully |
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n. a clown |
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adj. serving as a model; commendable |
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adj. unable to be satisfied |
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