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luminary |
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n. an eminent person; a celestial body |
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adj. all-powerful |
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v. to agree to |
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v. to beg earnestly |
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expurgate |
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v. to purify (usually a piece of writing) of offensive material |
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adj. bloody |
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adj. roomy |
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v. to punish severely; to afflict |
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shibboleth |
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adj. widely known (in a bad sense) |
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adj. very pleasing |
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v. to win another's favor or good opinion |
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n. a party slogan |
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incarcerate |
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adj. to belittle or speak slightingly of |
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v. to trim or decorate |
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v. to imprison |
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v. to restate the meaning of a passage in other words |
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meretricious |
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v. to refer to indirectly |
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n. a brief summary of the main ideas of a larger work |
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adj. attracting in a false, cheap, or showy manner |
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adj. temporary; for the time being |
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anthology |
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n. honesty, moral soundness |
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n. a collection of choice literary works |
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n. a skilled storyteller |
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adj. mutual; done in return for something received |
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captious |
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v. to deliver a long. noisy speech |
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n. a state of happiness; a high ability |
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adj. destructive, poisonous |
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adj. quick to find fault about trifles |
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antithesis |
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v. to prevent (the attainment of an object); to defeat or render ineffectual |
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n. contrast; the direct opposite |
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n. compelling a person by physical force or other means to do something against his will |
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n. a disorderly quarrel |
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notorious |
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n. conversation which is amusing and not serious |
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n. a lover of books |
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adj. bulging or swelling out |
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adj. widely known (in a bad sense) |
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forensic |
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n. an extreme patriot |
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adj. elaborately showy |
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adj. prosperous, flourishing; copious |
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adj. pertaining to public discussion or law courts |
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deluge |
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v. to confuse; to embarrass |
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adj. materially or practically useful |
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n. a great flood; downpour |
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n. esteem or influence accorded for recognized achievements or reputation |
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disparity |
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adj. able to do many things skillfully |
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adj. constantly changing or varying in pattern or scenes |
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n. inequality; difference in image, quantity, character, or rank |
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adj. perfect or highly accomplished |
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civil |
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adj. of or having to do with citizens or the state; polite, courteous |
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n. a god |
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adj. wicked; hateful |
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n. range of sight or understanding |
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monologue |
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adj. foul-smelling; harmful |
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n. a speech by one person |
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adj. extravagantly romantic or idealistic; highly impractical |
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v. to speak against |
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feasible |
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n. scarcity |
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adj. having a very severe effect, or being extremely limiting |
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adj. workable, proved practical by previous experience. |
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v. to prevent, dispose of, or make unnecessary by appropriate actions |
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indomitable |
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adj. uncertain or risky |
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n. a person who has authority to decide matters in dispute |
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v. to shorten |
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adj. stubborn in determination not to be subdued |
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sleazy |
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adj. flimsy and cheap |
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v. to bellow softly like cattle |
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adj. fragrant; reminiscent of |
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v. to express sympathy with another in sorrow, pain, or misfortune |
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pertinacious |
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v. to prevent, dispose of, or make unnecessary by appropriate actions |
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n. an offender |
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v. to lose self-confidence; to confuse, put to shame |
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adj. clinging doggedly to an opinion or purpose |
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cosmopolitan |
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n. historical records |
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n. meaning; significance or importance |
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n. one who is at home in all countries |
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adj. to express sorrow or grief over |
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vicarious |
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n. origin |
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adj. taking the place of another; felt, received, or done in place of another |
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adj. commanding fear or respect |
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n. trickery, deception |
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sacrosanct |
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adj. mentally distressed; distracted |
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adj. indisputable |
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adj. very holy |
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adj. no longer in use |
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noisome |
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adj. foul-smelling; harmful |
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n. a small group of persons engaged in plotting |
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v. to confuse; to embarrass |
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v. to make public or reveal |
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motley |
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adj. hurried; hence, superficial |
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adj. of various colors; of mixed ingredients |
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v. to refuse or reject with contempt |
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n. great rejoicing |
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allude |
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v. to refer to indirectly |
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adj. affectedly or falsely modest or prim |
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n. a distortion of the face to express an attitude or feeling |
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n. conversation which is amusing and not serious |
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concede |
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adj. rambling from one subject to another |
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adj. commanding fear or respect |
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n. one who is at home in all countries |
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v. to yield; to admit as true |
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low |
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v. to inform |
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adj. despotic |
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adj. pertaining to school |
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v. to bellow softly like cattle |
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integrity |
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adj. unsound; misleading |
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n. honesty, moral soundness |
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n. a direct vote by the people |
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n. eagerness; cheerful promptness |
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pecuniary |
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n. a dirty or wretched dwelling |
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adj. profitable |
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adj. pertaining to money |
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adj. calm; peaceful |
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divulge |
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v. to postpone or put off to another time |
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v. to punish severely; to afflict |
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adj. average in quality |
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v. to make public or reveal |
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haughty |
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adj. serving as a model; commendable |
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adj. proud; looking down with contempt on others |
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v. to waver from one course to another; to vary irregularly |
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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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delectable |
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adj. very short-lived |
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adj. merciful; gentle |
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adj. very pleasing |
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adj. destructive, poisonous |
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retribution |
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n. the reward or punishment exacted for an injury, wickedness, or other action |
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adj. unfeeling or insensitive |
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v. to greet |
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v. to do speedily; to send off |
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condign |
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adj. cautious |
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adj. well-deserved (applied chiefly to punishment) |
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n. an increase |
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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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asylum |
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n. a group of people joined by common interests a coterie of select friend. |
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n. an original pattern |
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n. a place offering shelter and retreat |
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v. repeat (several times) |
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immaculate |
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adj. having or expressing more than one possible meaning, sometimes intentionally |
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v. to abolish or render void |
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n. a brief pointed saying |
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adj. spotless; pure |
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fealty |
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adj. inclined to plunder or rob; preying on, others |
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adj. rigorously self-denying |
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n. faithfulness |
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adj. passing swiftly |
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delineate |
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n. adopting and reproducing, without acknowledgment, the writings or ideas of another and passing them off as one's own |
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v. to sketch or portray |
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n. theft |
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v. to tempt by flattery or an attractive offer |
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supine |
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v. to walk about (or talk) aimlessly; to wind about (as a stream) |
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adj. roomy |
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adj. excessive |
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adj. lying flat on the back; inert, inactive, averse to taking action |
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egotistic |
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adj. kindly; charitable |
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n. a tombstone inscription |
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adj. unfeeling or insensitive |
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adj. conceited |
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import |
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adj. swollen, inflated; using big or high-sounding words |
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adj. threatening or showing evil; dishonest |
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n. meaning; significance or importance |
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adj. passing swiftly |
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