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laconic |
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adj. gloomy; ill-humored |
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adj. saying much in few words |
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n. a great flood; downpour |
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adj. inclined to quarrel; warlike |
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sallow |
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adj. corpselike; hence, haggard, pale |
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v. to pretend |
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adj. sick |
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v. to inform |
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animus |
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v. to shrink in fear |
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n. a feeling of hatred |
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adj. prejudiced |
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v. to walk about (or talk) aimlessly; to wind about (as a stream) |
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felicity |
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adj. indisputable |
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adj. inclined to plunder or rob; preying on, others |
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n. alliance; merging of various units into one unit |
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n. a state of happiness; a high ability |
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shibboleth |
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adj. to belittle or speak slightingly of |
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n. theft |
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v. to paralyze with horror, fear, or surprise |
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n. a party slogan |
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armistice |
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adj. sly; crafty |
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n. a temporary suspension of hostilities. |
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n. a very thin gauzelike fabric or structure |
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adj. of unknown authorship |
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discursive |
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adj. rambling from one subject to another |
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adj. sociable, courteous, and agreeable in manner |
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n. a speech by one person |
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adj. bloody |
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transgress |
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v. to make clear; to explain |
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adj. corpselike; hence, haggard, pale |
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v. to break a law or command; to violate a moral principle |
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adj. occurring singly, at irregular intervals; scattered |
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tenet |
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adj. moderate in the use of food or drink |
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n. an extreme patriot |
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n. contrast; the direct opposite |
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n. a principle of belief held as true |
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remunerative |
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adj. profitable |
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n. submitting to the wishes or judgment of another |
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v. to make clear; to explain |
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n. a trick or deception; a practical joke |
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panegyric |
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n. a speech or writing of extravagant praise |
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adj. slender; not substantial |
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adj. kindly; charitable |
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n. disposition; spirit |
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deprecate |
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adj. to plead or argue against a certain course of action |
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v. to give a false idea of |
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adj. cruel, fierce; harsh |
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adj. understood by only a select few |
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meticulous |
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v. to disagree; to differ in opinion |
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n. one who proudly shows off his learning or who overrates his knowledge |
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n. one who dabbles in the fine arts for amusement only and without concentrated study |
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adj. fussy about minute details |
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zenith |
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n. one who is at home in all countries |
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adj. engaged in war |
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adj. saying much in few words |
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n. the highest point |
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jargon |
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v. to free from blame |
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adj. gay and light-hearted in spirit or mood |
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adj. inclined to cat to excess |
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n. confused, unintelligible, meaningless talk; special vocabulary used only by members of a group or trade |
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tantamount |
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adj. equivalent |
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n. misfortune |
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v. to exclaim or utter suddenly |
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n. a person who has authority to decide matters in dispute |
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crass |
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adj. having or expressing more than one possible meaning, sometimes intentionally |
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adj. horrible, deathlike |
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adj. coarse and stupid |
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adj. given to joking or inappropriate gaiety; said in fun |
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vituperate |
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n. a distortion of the face to express an attitude or feeling |
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n. meaning; significance or importance |
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adj. decisive or critical; difficult |
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v. to scold or blame loudly, find fault with in abusive language |
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coterie |
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n. a group of people joined by common interests a coterie of select friend. |
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v. to accuse falsely or maliciously in order to injure another's reputation; slander |
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v. to pierce through with a pointed instrument |
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adj. pertaining to money |
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abandon |
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v. to give up completely |
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adj. traveling about; wandering |
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v. to shorten |
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adj. likely; inclined or disposed |
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hypothesis |
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n. an assumption made for the sake of argument |
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n. keenness of mind or insight |
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adj. tending to induce sleep |
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adj. industrious |
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clement |
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adj. likely; inclined or disposed |
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adj. merciful; gentle |
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adj. tending to induce sleep |
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adj. incurring public disgrace |
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prelude |
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n. honesty, moral soundness |
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v. to give up completely |
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n. an introduction, forerunner, or preliminary step |
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v. to quicken, speed tip |
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myriad |
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n. an increase |
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adj. innumerable |
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adj. coarse and stupid |
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n. danger |
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deplete |
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v. to speak angrily or bitterly |
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adj. all-powerful |
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v. to empty or to use up |
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adj. full of enthusiasm or eagerness |
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fallible |
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v. to calm; to lessen in severity |
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adj. liable to make mistakes or be deceived |
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n. an attentive or flattering follower; a country influenced or controlled by another |
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adj. accidental |
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indefatigable |
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adj. untiring |
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adj. fragrant; reminiscent of |
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adj. pertaining to the theater; designed for show |
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adj. having the force to compel, usually by appealing to reason |
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abrogate |
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adj. festive; gay |
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v. to yield; to admit as true |
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n. a flattering speech or act |
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v. to abolish or render void |
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fictitious |
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v. to abolish or render void |
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v. to erase or cancel, take out or remove |
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adj. unreal; made-up |
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n. a garland of flowers, leaves, etc. hung between two points |
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frustrate |
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v. to prevent (the attainment of an object); to defeat or render ineffectual |
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v. to twist about (usually with pain) |
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adj. tending to induce sleep |
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n. boredom; weariness of mind |
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meretricious |
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adj. deserving or reflecting Credit or honor |
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adj. varied; different |
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adj. attracting in a false, cheap, or showy manner |
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v. to control, check, or restrain |
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import |
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v. to use for one's selfish purpose |
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adj. amazing by, virtue of its immense size, force, or any quality in exceptional degree |
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n. inequality; difference in image, quantity, character, or rank |
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n. meaning; significance or importance |
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dissent |
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v. to instruct or uplift, particularly in morals or religion |
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adj. lacking in self-confidence |
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adj. lacking firmness |
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v. to disagree; to differ in opinion |
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promulgate |
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adj. burdensome and clumsy |
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v. to waver from one course to another; to vary irregularly |
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n. an embankment used as a fortification; a person, idea, or object serving as a protection |
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v. to publish or proclaim; to spread abroad |
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annals |
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n. historical records |
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adj. irresponsible, eccentric; lacking a fixed purpose erratic behavior |
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adj. varied; different |
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v. to yield; to admit as true |
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complacent |
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adj. coarse and stupid |
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v. to cause, produce, or stir up |
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adj. self-satisfied |
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adj. of unknown authorship |
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mutable |
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adj. clinging doggedly to an opinion or purpose |
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adj. given to frequent change in nature, mood, or form |
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adj. clear; transparent |
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n. an original pattern |
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fulsome |
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adj. very steep; descending rapidly |
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adj. disgustingly excessive |
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adj. pertaining to the theater; designed for show |
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adj. thrusting oneself or itself into undue prominence |
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anarchy |
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v. to sketch or portray |
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n. state of confusion or lawlessness |
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adj. incapable of interpretation or understanding |
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v. to banish or exile; to withdraw from one's country |
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academic |
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n. a picture or other description of a person which exaggerates ludicrously one or more of his distinctive features |
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adj. pertaining to school |
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adj. of little worth or importance |
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n. a sudden notion or passing fancy |
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