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alienate |
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adj. temporary; for the time being |
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v. to estrange |
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adj. irresponsible, eccentric; lacking a fixed purpose erratic behavior |
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n. a conclusion reached by reasoning from data or premises |
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misanthropic |
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adj. exempt from; protected from |
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v. to twist about (usually with pain) |
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adj. hating or distrusting mankind |
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adj. amazing by, virtue of its immense size, force, or any quality in exceptional degree |
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clandestine |
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adj. burdensome and clumsy |
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adj. secret; stealthy |
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adj. foolish; silly |
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n. a great flood; downpour |
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amiable |
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adj. convenient in helping to attain some purpose |
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v. to accuse falsely or maliciously in order to injure another's reputation; slander |
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adj. pertaining to public discussion or law courts |
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adj. good-natured; friendly |
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masquerade |
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adj. pertaining to the clergy or the church |
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adj. ridiculous; producing laughter |
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v. to assume a deceptive appearance or character |
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adj. well-deserved (applied chiefly to punishment) |
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aesthetic |
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adj. pertaining to the beautiful |
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n. a person sent on an errand or mission |
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n. a change from one condition to another, often unexpected |
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v. to check or hinder |
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armistice |
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adj. thoughtless; taking little care |
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n. a temporary suspension of hostilities. |
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n. an eminent person; a celestial body |
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adj. worthy of belief |
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onus |
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adj. winding; indirect |
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n. danger |
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adj. untiring |
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n. burden; duty |
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cantankerous |
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adj. given to joking or inappropriate gaiety; said in fun |
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adj. genuine |
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adj. ill-natured; quarrelsome |
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n. employment entailing little or no responsibility or labor |
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waive |
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v. to free from blame |
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v. to give up (privileges, etc.); to do without |
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n. a principle of belief held as true |
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n. front or face, especially of a building |
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expound |
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adj. sorrowful; mournful |
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v. to banish; to exclude from public favor or privileges |
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v. to set forth in detail; to explain |
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n. a person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others |
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coercion |
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v. to exclaim or utter suddenly |
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n. something that is believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion and worship |
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adj. dark; cloudy |
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n. compelling a person by physical force or other means to do something against his will |
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commodious |
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n. a disorderly quarrel |
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adj. roomy |
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n. a flattering speech or act |
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adj. objectionable |
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exotic |
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adj. of various colors; of mixed ingredients |
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v. to make gestures, or indicate feelings by motions |
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adj. worthy of belief |
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adj. strange and foreign |
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expedient |
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adj. convenient in helping to attain some purpose |
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v. to delay or refuse to commit oneself in order to gain time |
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adj. lacking in thrift; not providing for future needs |
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n. injury inflicted in turn for one received |
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pensive |
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adj. sadly thoughtful |
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adj. despotic |
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n. a principle of belief held as true |
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n. a principle of belief held as true |
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crucial |
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adj. decisive or critical; difficult |
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v. to prevent, dispose of, or make unnecessary by appropriate actions |
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v. to irritate or provoke |
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adj. done or spoken on the spur of the moment or without preparation |
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prelude |
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n. an introduction, forerunner, or preliminary step |
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n. a little world, or a universe in miniature |
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adj. amazing by, virtue of its immense size, force, or any quality in exceptional degree |
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adj. good-natured; friendly |
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recapitulate |
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adj. given to frequent change in nature, mood, or form |
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n. a speech or writing of extravagant praise |
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v. to restate in a brief, concise form; to sum up |
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n. scarcity |
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anarchy |
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n. state of confusion or lawlessness |
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adj. sacrificing moral principles in order to attain power; politically cunning |
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adj. sadly thoughtful |
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n. a garland of flowers, leaves, etc. hung between two points |
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feasible |
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v. to purify (usually a piece of writing) of offensive material |
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n. scarcity |
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adj. unsound; misleading |
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adj. workable, proved practical by previous experience. |
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ennui |
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n. a name or term that describes wrongly |
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n. a change from one condition to another, often unexpected |
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v. to free from blame |
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n. boredom; weariness of mind |
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distraught |
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v. to irritate or provoke |
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adj. mentally distressed; distracted |
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adj. hard-hearted; stubborn |
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v. to forecast |
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prevaricate |
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n. excessive greed |
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v. to exclaim or utter suddenly |
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adj. incapable of being defended or held |
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v. to disguise or conceal the truth to lie |
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flaunt |
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v. to publish or proclaim; to spread abroad |
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adj. taking the place of another; felt, received, or done in place of another |
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v. to twist about (usually with pain) |
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v. display or wave boastfully |
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itinerant |
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adj. traveling about; wandering |
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adj. fat |
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v. to disguise or conceal the truth to lie |
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adj. incurring public disgrace |
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deplore |
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adj. to express sorrow or grief over |
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adj. possessing similar interests and tastes; able to get on well with others |
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v. to deliver a long. noisy speech |
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adj. easily angered |
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allay |
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n. two words having the same sound but different meanings |
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adj. innumerable |
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v. to calm; to lessen in severity |
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n. one who denies that God exists |
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machiavellian |
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v. to free from blame |
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adj. deserving blame or censure |
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adj. sacrificing moral principles in order to attain power; politically cunning |
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adj. simple and straightforward; concealing nothing |
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supine |
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v. to speak or write at great length |
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adj. lying flat on the back; inert, inactive, averse to taking action |
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adj. pertaining to the sky; heavenly |
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adj. faultless |
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diverse |
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adj. pertaining to school |
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adj. genuine |
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adj. varied; different |
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adj. passing swiftly |
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hyperbole |
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adj. unrefined in speech or manners |
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n. extravagant exaggeration for effect |
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adj. juicy |
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n. a state of happiness; a high ability |
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obviate |
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adj. spotless; pure |
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v. to tempt by flattery or an attractive offer |
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v. to prevent, dispose of, or make unnecessary by appropriate actions |
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v. to guess |
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plebeian |
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adj. moderate in the use of food or drink |
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adj. ridiculous; producing laughter |
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adj. full of enthusiasm or eagerness |
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adj. pertaining to the common people; hence, common or vulgar |
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delineate |
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v. to examine carefully |
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adj. wicked; hateful |
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adj. clear; transparent |
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v. to sketch or portray |
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jeopardy |
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n. a humorous imitation of an author's style and mannerisms |
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n. danger |
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adj. untiring |
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v. to punish or criticize severely |
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consecrate |
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n. government by the best people; a privileged class |
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adj. stubborn in determination not to be subdued |
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adj. often of mistakes, extremely and noticeably bad |
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v. to set apart as sacred; to devote or dedicate to some aim |
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auspicious |
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adj. tedious, monotonous |
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adj. amazing by, virtue of its immense size, force, or any quality in exceptional degree |
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ad. indicating a happy outcome |
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n. burden; duty |
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extemporaneous |
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adj. done or spoken on the spur of the moment or without preparation |
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adj. causing or given to shedding tears |
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adj. spotted or streaked with varied colors |
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n. an opinion held in opposition to the traditional view |
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compendium |
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v. to read carefully |
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v. to abolish or render void |
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n. a brief summary of the main ideas of a larger work |
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v. to exclaim or utter suddenly |
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