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(Verb) To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade.
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| (Noun) A woman who is the superior of a convent of nuns |
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| (noun) The superior of a monastery for men |
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| (verb) To cast off, to relinquish (power) |
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| (noun) the fact or an instance of being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
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| (noun) a lapse in succession during which there is no person in whom a title is vested |
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| (noun) a lapse in succession during which there is no person in whom a title is vested |
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| (noun) someone who you regard with extreme repugnance & hate |
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| (adjective) not agreeable, enough to make you sick |
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| (adjective) sunk to or existing in a low state or condition , cast down in spirit, the worst kind (abject poverty) |
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| (verb) to renounce upon oath b: to reject solemnly, to abstain from |
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| (noun) the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite); a building housing bathing and toilet facilities on a military base |
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| (verb) To deny oneself (something); to renounce or give up a right or a claim to something; |
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| (verb) to hate or loathe intensely. |
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| (adverb) in a straightforward manner |
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| (verb) To wear down or rub away by friction, erode, chafe; To make weary through constant irritation; wear down spiritually. |
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| (verb) to abolish by authoritative action : annul; to treat as nonexistent |
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| (noun) a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue |
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| (noun) the act or process of cutting off; the natural separation of flowers, fruit, or leaves from plants at a special separation layer |
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| (verb) to depart secretly and hide oneself |
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| (adjective) marked by restraint especially in the consumption of food or alcohol ; also : reflecting such restraint |
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| (noun) renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation |
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| (verb) pardon (an offense) |
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| (adjective) obscure; profound; difficult to understand |
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| (noun) increase by something added b: acquisition of additional property (as by growth or increase of existing property); the act of assenting or agreeing; the act of becoming joined; sudden fit or outburst |
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| (noun) sharp upslope of a hill; (antonym: declivity) |
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| (verb) to provide with equipment or furnishings, to furnish |
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| (noun) growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth; Ex. towers and other accretions of the castle; V. accrete |
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| (verb) to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim; to accumulate or be added periodically |
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| (adjective) being under or as if under a curse |
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| (noun) the quality of being acerbic, acid-like |
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| (noun) a salt or ester of acetic acid; a phonograph recording disk made of an acetate or coated with cellulose acetate |
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| (adjective) Resembling Achilles, the hero of the Iliad; invincible. |
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| (adjective) refracting light without dispersing it into its constituent colors : giving images practically free from extraneous colors; not readily colored by the usual staining agents; possessing no hue |
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| (adjective) slightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp; caustic |
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| (noun) peak; pinnacle; highest point; also one that represents perfection of the thing expressed |
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| (noun) peak; pinnacle; highest point |
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| (noun) science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in |
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| (noun) assent; agree passively; comply without protest |
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| (verb) to discharge completely (as from an obligation or accusation); to conduct oneself unusually satisfactory under stress |
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| (adjective) bitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent |
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| (adjective) stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner; N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavior |
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| (adjective) relating to statistical calculation especially of life expectancy |
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| (verb) motivate; activate; cause to act |
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| (noun) sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing) |
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| (noun) mental keenness; sharpness of judgment; ability to judge quickly and well; Ex. business acumen |
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| (adjective) of the senses - sharp; quickly perceptive; keen; penetrating; brief and severe; Ex. acute sense of smell/analysis/pain |
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| (verb) make or become confused; muddle; drive crazy; become rotten (egg) |
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| (verb) to offer as example, reason, or proof in discussion or analysis |
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| (noun) supporter; follower; able or tending to adhere; connected or associated with especially by contract |
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| (verb) to decide or rule upon as a judge, adjudicate; to pronounce judicially; to hold or pronounce to be : deem ; to award or grant judicially in a case of controversy |
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| (noun) solemn urging; V. adjure: entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly |
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| (noun) staff officer assisting the commander; assistant |
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| (verb) warn or speak to with gentle disapproval; reprove |
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| (adjective) skillful (in using mind or hand) |
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| (noun) flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved |
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| (adjective) an adulterating substance or agent (adulterate: to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element ; especially : to prepare for sale by replacing more valuable with less valuable or inert ingredients) |
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| (verb) to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element ; especially : to prepare for sale by replacing more valuable with less valuable or inert ingredients |
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| (noun) arrival; the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting; the coming of Christ at the Incarnation |
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| (adjective) accidental; casual; happening by chance |
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| (noun) shield; protection; defense; control or guidance especially by an individual, group, or system |
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| (noun) written statement made under oath (for use as proof in a court of law) |
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| (noun) state of distress; trial; cause of distress or suffering; V. afflict: inflict grievous suffering on |
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| (noun) insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect; V: insult or hurt the feelings of intentionally |
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| (adjective or adverb) being in a state of great excitement or energy, being on fire |
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| (adjective) said or named before or above |
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| (verb) to gather into a ball, mass, or cluster |
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| (verb) make greater; increase in power, wealth, rank, or honor; N. aggrandizement |
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| (verb) to give pain or trouble to |
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| (adjective) highly excited; intensely curious |
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| (adjective) pertaining to land or its cultivation; Ex. agrarian reform |
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| (noun) a military aide ; also : a civilian aide usually to an executive |
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| (adjective) of air; high in the air; lofty; immaterial; unreal |
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| cheerful promptness without reluctance |
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| (noun) medieval chemistry |
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| (noun) a person governing a kingdom, district, or shire as viceroy for an Anglo-Saxon king; a magistrate formerly ranking next below the mayor in an English or Irish city or borough b: a high-ranking member of a borough or county council in Ireland or formerly in England chosen by elected members; a member of a city legislative body |
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| (adjective) supplying nourishment |
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| (noun) a soluble salt obtained from the ashes of plants and consisting largely of potassium or sodium carbonate ; broadly : a substance (as a hydroxide or carbonate of an alkali metal) having marked basic properties — compare base; alkali metal; a soluble salt or a mixture of soluble salts present in some soils of arid regions in quantity detrimental to agriculture |
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| (noun) a garden or park walk bordered by trees or bushes; a grassed enclosure for bowling or skittles; a hardwood lane for bowling ; also : a room or building housing a group of such lanes b: the space on each side of a tennis doubles court between the sideline and the service sideline; an area in a baseball outfield between two outfielders when they are in normal positions; a narrow street ; especially : a thoroughfare through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings |
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| (noun) mixture as of metals; something added that lowers in value or purity; V: mix; make less pure; lower in value or quality; spoil; CF. unalloyed: not in mixture with other maetals; pure; complete; unqualified; Ex. unalloyed happiness |
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| (adjective) pertaining to soil deposits left by running water |
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| (adjective) apart; not open in one's relationship with other people; reserved; ADV. |
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| (noun) combination of different things; mixture of metals (containing mercury) used for filling holes in teeth |
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| (verb) of societies or groups - combine; unite in one body |
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| (adjective) of, relating to, or expressing sexual love |
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| (adjective) unclear or doubtful in meaning; having more than one possible interpretation |
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| (verb) to move from place to place : walk |
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| (verb) to make better or more tolerable |
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| (adj) obedient; compliant; readily managed; responsive; willing to be led; answerable or accountable legally; responsible; able to be tested by; Ex. amenable to sensible suggestions; Ex. He is very amenable; Ex. amenable to the usual tests |
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| (noun) convenient features that helps to make life pleasant; social courtesies |
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| (noun) friendship; peaceful relationship as between nations |
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| (noun) pardon (allowed by government to political criminals) |
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| (noun) in a state of rage; Ex. run amok |
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| (adjective) moved by sexual love; loving; of sexual love; Ex. amorous advances |
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| (noun) the practical meter-kilogram-second unit of electric current that is equivalent to a flow of one coulomb per second or to the steady current produced by one volt applied across a resistance of one ohm |
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| (noun) able to live both on land and in water |
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| (noun) extent of dignity, excellence, or splendor; quality or state of being ample; the extent or range of a quality, property, process, or phenomenon: as a: the extent of a vibratory movement (as of a pendulum) measured from the mean position to an extreme |
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| (noun) charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil, bad luck |
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| (noun) an error involving time in a story; something or someone misplaced in time; ADJ. anachronistic |
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| (noun) one that is cursed by ecclesiastical authority b: someone or something intensely disliked or loathed —usually used as a predicate nominative |
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| (noun) an instrument for measuring and indicating the force or speed of the wind |
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| (adverb) for an additional time : again |
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| (adj) sharp-cornered; having an angle; not rounded (body); bony; lean; gaunt; stiff in manner |
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| (noun) critical remark; V. animadvert: comment critically with disapproval |
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| (verb) to make an animadversion - a adverse criticism or a critical and usually censorious remark —often used with on |
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| (noun) a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
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| (verb) reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling (metal or glass) |
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| (noun) drug that relieves pain or trouble;opiate; ADJ. Ex. anodyne statement |
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| (noun) a date assigned to an event or document earlier than the actual date of the event or document |
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| (adjective) antiquated; extremely ancient |
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| (noun) A contradiction in related terms or ideas. Usually an inconsistency in syllogisms, of a person or group supposedly of one set of ideals. |
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| (verb) To feel or show antipathy - aversion; dislike or opposition |
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| (noun) a psalm, anthem, or verse sung responsively, a verse usually from Scripture said or sung before and after a canticle, psalm, or psalm verse as part of the liturgy |
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| (noun) the parts of the earth diametrically opposite —usually used in plural —often used of Australia and New Zealand as contrasted to the western hemisphere |
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| (noun) renunciation of a religious faith; abandonment of a previous loyalty |
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| (noun) one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs; N. apostasy |
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| (noun) person with power to decide a matter in dispute; judge who is in a position ot make influential judgments; Ex. supreme arbiter of fashion in beachware |
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| (verb) absorb; take (food) into the body and digest it; understand (knowledge) completely and be able to use properly; cause to become homogeneous (the people of a country or race in the wasy of behaving or thinking) |
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| (noun) binding; causing contraction (stopping bleeding); harsh or severe; stringent; Ex. astringent criticism |
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| (noun) an instrument for atomizing usually a perfume, disinfectant, or medicament (atomizing means to treat as made up of many discrete units) |
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| (noun) an official diviner of ancient Rome; one held to foretell events by omens |
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| (noun) an atrium of a heart; pinna 1 c: an anterior ear-shaped pouch in each atrium of the human heart; an angular or ear-shaped lobe, process, or appendage |
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| (noun) dawn; a luminous phenomenon that consists of streamers or arches of light appearing in the upper atmosphere of a planet's magnetic polar regions and is caused by the emission of light from atoms excited by electrons accelerated along the planet's magnetic field lines |
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| (adj) favoring success; giving signs of future success; Cf. auspices |
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| (adj) forbiddingly stern; ascetic; without comfort or enjoyment; severely simple and unornamented; Ex. a monk's austere life; Ex. austere grandeur of the cathedral; N. austerity |
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| (noun) self-sufficiency, independence ; specifically : national economic self-sufficiency and independence; a policy of establishing a self-sufficient and independent national economy |
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| (noun) subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will; Ex. authoritarian regime/father |
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| (adj) having absolute unchecked power; dictatorial; N. autocrat, autocracy |
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| (adj) greedy; extremely eager for; Ex. avid learner; N. avidity |
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| (noun) any of a subgenus (Azalea) of rhododendrons with funnel-shaped corollas and usually deciduous leaves including many species and hybrid forms cultivated as ornamentals |
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