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v. to frolic; leap playfully |
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adj. sheer; light and delicate, like cobwebs |
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adj. free of cunning or deceit; artless |
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n. outward appearance; false appearance; pretense |
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n. long, pompous speech; tirade |
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adj. relating to a herbivore, an animal that feeds on plants |
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n. a system of writing in which pictorial symbols represent meaning or sounds; writing or symbols that are difficult to decipher; the symbols used in advanced mathematics |
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adj. relating to exaggerated emotional behavior calculated for effect; theatrical arts or performances |
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n. automatic maintenance by an organism of normal temperature, chemical balance, etc. within itself |
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n. sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; platitude |
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adj. composed of identical parts; uniform in composition |
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n. purposeful exaggeration for effect |
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adj. attacking cherished traditions |
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n. idol worship; blind or excessive devotion |
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adj. produce by fire; volcanic |
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n. complicated situation; an entanglement |
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adj. impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected |
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adj. inflexible; incapable of being pleased |
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adj. unlikely; unbelievable |
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adj. implied; understood but not stated |
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v. collapse inward violently |
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adj. insignificant; unimportant |
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v. introduce something into another thing already in existence; combine |
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adj. uncertain; indefinite |
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adj. habitually lazy; idle |
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adj. not to be avoided or escaped; inevitable |
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adj. unable to move; sluggish |
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adj. unconscious; unresponsive |
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v. to suggest; say indirectly; imply |
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adj. lacking in flavor; dull |
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adj. insurmountable; unconquerable |
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v. to forbid; prhoibit; to confront and halt the activities, advance, or entry of |
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adj. deadly to both sides |
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v. to insert; change by adding new words or material |
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n. interval between reigns; gap in continuity |
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n. stubbornness; refusal to compromise |
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adj. contemplating one's own thoughts and feelings |
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v. to disapprove; protest vehemently |
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v. to win over by flattery or coaxing |
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adj. confirmed; long-standing; deeply rooted |
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adj. likely to provoke ill will; offensive |
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adj. wanderinf from place to place; unsettled |
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adj. having a yellowish discoloration of the skin; affected by envy, resentment, or hostility |
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adj. fond of joking; jocular; playful |
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n. huge force destroying everything in its path |
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n. group of people united in political intrigue |
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adj. present but hidden; potential |
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n. an embankment that prevents a river from overflowing |
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adj. tolerant; broad-minded; generous; lavish |
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n. one without moral restraint |
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adj. pertaining to language |
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n. lengthy recitation; repetitive chant |
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n. record of a voyage; record of daily activities |
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adj. bright; clear; intelligible |
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adj. bright; brilliant; glowing |
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adj. crafty; double-dealing |
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v. to feign illness to escape duty |
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n. a small system having analogies to a larger system; small world |
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n. one who hates humanity |
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v. to cause to become less harsh, severe, or painful; alleviate |
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adj. related to memory; assisting memory |
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n. new word or expression |
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n. a means of connection; a connected group or series; a center |
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n. medicine or remedy of doubtful effectiveness; supposed cure |
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v. to make unnecessary; to anticipate and prevent |
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n. a long, adventurous voyage; a quest |
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n. form of government in which power belongs to only a few leaders |
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n. scientist who studies birds |
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v. to move back and forth |
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adj. showy; trying to attract attention; pretentious |
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adj. presumptuous; arrogant; overbearing |
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n. song of joy or triumph; a fervent expression of joy |
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n. study of past geological eras through fossil remains |
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n. elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise |
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n. model of excellence or perfection |
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adj departing from normal condition |
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n. a regional dialect; nonstandards peech; jargon |
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n. point in an orbit that is closest to the Earth |
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v. do disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; cause a body to deviate from its regular orbit |
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adj. spread throughout every part |
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n. mythical, immortal bird that lives for 500 years, burns itself to death, and rises from its ashes; anything that is restored after suffering great destruction |
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adj. appealingly stimulating; pleasantly pungent; attractive |
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n. condition of being able able to be shaped or formed; pliability |
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n. society ruled by the wealthy |
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n. person who affects an attitude or identity to impress others |
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v. to cause to happen; throw down from a height |
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n. forerunner; predecessor |
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n. forewarning; presentiment |
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v. to foretell; indicate in advance |
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adj. rude; improperly bold |
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adj. beyond the normal course of nature; supernatural |
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v. to quibble; evade the truth |
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adj. original; existing from the beginning |
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adj. untouched; uncorrupted |
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n. honesty; high-mindedness |
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