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| concerning the appreciation of beauty |
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| to combine; to mix together |
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| doubtful or uncertain; able to be interpreted several ways |
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| to make better; to improve |
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| something out of place in time |
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| similar or alike in some way; equivalent to |
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| deviation from what is normal |
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| to annoy or provoke to anger |
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| lack of interest or emotion |
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| to judge a dispute between two opposing parties |
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| intense and passionate feeling |
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| able to speak clearly and expressively |
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| to make something unpleasant less severe |
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| to reduce in force or degree; to weaken |
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| severe or stern in appearance; undecorated |
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| predictable, cliche'd, boring |
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| pompous in speech and manner |
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| impartial and honest in speech |
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| changing one's mind quickly and often |
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| to punish or criticize harshly |
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| something that brings about a change in something else |
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| great disorder of confusion |
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| someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs |
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| deception by means of craft or guile |
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| convincing and well reasoned |
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| to overlook, pardon, or disregard |
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| intricate and complicated |
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| to provide supporting evidence |
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| steadily increasing volume or force |
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| appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety |
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| to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock |
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| jumping from one thing to another; disconnected |
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| an abusive, condemnatory speech |
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| to make larger; to expand |
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| someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic |
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| a funeral hymn or mournful speech |
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| to set right; to free from error |
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| to perceive; to recognize |
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