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the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course.
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sour or astringent in taste: Lemon juice is acerbic.
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to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent: to acquiesce halfheartedly in a business plan. |
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to debase or make impure by adding inferior materials or elements; use cheaper, inferior, or less desirable goods in the production of (any professedly genuine article): to adulterate food. |
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–verb (used with object), -dized, -diz·ing.
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to widen in scope; increase in size or intensity; enlarge; extend.
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to make great or greater in power, wealth, rank, or honor.
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–noun, plural -ries.
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a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another.
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a symbolical narrative: the allegory of Piers Plowman.
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–adjective
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situated before or at the front of; fore ( opposed to posterior).
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going before in time or sequence; preceding; earlier: events anterior to the outbreak of war.
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Linguistics . (in distinctive feature analysis) articulated in the region extending from the alveolar ridge to the lips; alveolar, dental, or labial. |
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a natural, basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion.
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an instinctive contrariety or opposition in feeling.
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having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent: an ardent vow; ardent love.
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intensely devoted, eager, or enthusiastic; zealous: an ardent theatergoer. an ardent student of french history.
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vehement; fierce: They were frightened by his ardent, burning eyes. |
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great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion: She spoke persuasively and with ardor.
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intense devotion, eagerness, or enthusiasm; zeal: his well-known ardor for Chinese art.
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burning heat. |
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Medicine/Medical . contracting; constrictive; styptic.
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harshly biting; caustic: his astringent criticism.
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stern or severe; austere. |
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extremely or shockingly wicked, cruel, or brutal: an atrocious crime.
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shockingly bad or tasteless; dreadful; abominable: an atrocious painting; atrocious manners. |
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Also, a·tro·phi·a [uh-troh-fee-uh] Show IPA. Pathology . a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
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degeneration, decline, or decrease, as from disuse: He argued that there was a progressive atrophy of freedom and independence of thought. |
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promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable: an auspicious occasion.
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favored by fortune; prosperous; fortunate. |
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insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth. |
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devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite; commonplace: a banal and sophomoric treatment of courage on the frontier. |
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harass, pester, badger, bother, vex, annoy, plague, hector. |
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warlike; given to waging war.
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of warlike character; aggressively hostile; bellicose: a belligerent tone.
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waging war; engaged in war: a peace treaty between belligerent powers. |
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–verb (used with object)
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to dispose of (personal property, especially money) by last will: She bequeathed her half of the company to her niece.
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to hand down; pass on. |
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to implore urgently: They besought him to go at once.
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to beg eagerly for; solicit. |
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–verb (used with object)
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to defraud; cheat: He bilked the government of almost a million dollars.
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to evade payment of (a debt). |
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something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
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something that is asked; a favor sought. |
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gap, rupture
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same freakin' stuff as above; to make a gap or to rupture |
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abrupt in manner; blunt; rough: A brusque welcome greeted his unexpected return. |
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–noun Also, cadency.
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rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words: the cadence of language.
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(in free verse) a rhythmic pattern that is nonmetrically structured.
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the beat, rate, or measure of any rhythmic movement: The chorus line danced in rapid cadence. |
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to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax. |
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the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, especially through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music. |
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–noun
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a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
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one having the spirit or bearing of a knight; a courtly gentleman; gallant.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY:
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carefree; gallant OR haughty; disdainful |
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directed toward the center ( opposed to centrifugal). |
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a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation. |
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a person who pretends or claims to have more knowledge or skill than he or she possesses; quack.
SYNONYMS: fraud, phony, imposter |
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characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious: Their clandestine meetings went undiscovered for two years. |
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an act or deed showing mercy or leniency. |
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noun: monetary deposit
adjective: indirect, secondary |
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–adjective, -li·er, -li·est.
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pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair: a comely face.
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proper; seemly; becoming: comely behavior. |
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agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character: congenial surroundings.
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suited or adapted in spirit, feeling, temper, etc.; compatible: a congenial couple. |
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–noun
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the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof.
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an opinion or theory so formed or expressed; guess; speculation. |
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–verb (used with object)
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to affect or influence by or as if by invocation or spell.
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to effect, produce, bring, etc., by or as by magic: to conjure a miracle.
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to call upon or command (a devil or spirit) by invocation or spell. |
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–verb (used with object)
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to give the meaning or intention of; explain; interpret.
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to deduce by inference or interpretation; infer: He construed her intentions from her gestures.
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to translate, especially orally.
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–verb (used with object)
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to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
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to complete (an arrangement, agreement, or the like) by a pledge or the signing of a contract: The company consummated its deal to buy a smaller firm.
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complete or perfect; supremely skilled; superb: a consummate master of the violin.
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being of the highest or most extreme degree: a work of consummate skill; an act of consummate savagery. |
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–verb (used with object), -voked, -vok·ing.
to call together; summon to meet or assemble. |
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twisted; coiled.
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complicated; intricately involved: a convoluted way of describing a simple device. |
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–adjective
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large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful: copious amounts of food.
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having or yielding an abundant supply: a copious larder; a copious harvest.
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exhibiting abundance or fullness, as of thoughts or words. |
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–verb (used with object)
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to make more certain; confirm: He corroborated my account of the accident. |
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appearance, especially the look or expression of the face: a sad countenance.
2.
the face; visage.
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calm facial expression; composure. |
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–noun
a steady increase in force or intensity: The rain fell in a crescendo on the rooftops. |
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deserving blame or censure; blameworthy. |
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a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person. |
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going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial: a cursory glance at a newspaper article. |
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–verb (used with object)
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to overcome with fear; intimidate: to daunt one's adversaries.
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to lessen the courage of; dishearten: Don't be daunted by the amount of work still to be done. |
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–verb (used with object), -based, -bas·ing.
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to reduce in quality or value; adulterate: They debased the value of the dollar.
2.
to lower in rank, dignity, or significance: He wouldn't debase himself by doing manual labor. |
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–verb (used with object), -tat·ed, -tat·ing.
to make weak or feeble; enfeeble: The siege of pneumonia debilitated her completely. |
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to expose or excoriate (a claim, assertion, sentiment, etc.) as being pretentious, false, or exaggerated: to debunk advertising slogans. |
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showing deference; deferent; respectful. |
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–adjective, -er, -est.
dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever: deft hands; a deft mechanic. |
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–noun
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a great flood of water; inundation; flood.
2.
a drenching rain; downpour.
3.
anything that overwhelms like a flood: a deluge of mail.
–verb (used with object)
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to flood; inundate.
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to overrun; overwhelm: She was deluged with congratulatory letters. |
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–verb (used with object), -grat·ed, -grat·ing.
1.
to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame: to denigrate someone's character.
2.
to treat or represent as lacking in value or importance; belittle; disparage: to denigrate someone's contributions to a project.
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to make black; blacken: rain clouds denigrating the sky. |
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| SYNONYM: corruption, degeneracy, turpitude |
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–verb (used with object), -cat·ed, -cat·ing.
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to express earnest disapproval of.
2.
to urge reasons against; protest against (a scheme, purpose, etc.).
3.
to depreciate; belittle. |
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–verb (used with object)
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to reduce the purchasing value of (money).
2.
to lessen the value or price of. |
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–verb (used with object), -crat·ed, -crat·ing.
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to divest of sacred or hallowed character or office.
2.
to divert from a sacred to a profane use or purpose.
3.
to treat with sacrilege; profane. |
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feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom: despondent about failing health. |
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a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; autocrat.
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any tyrant or oppressor. |
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without means of subsistence; lacking food, clothing, and shelter.
2.
deprived of, devoid of, or lacking (often followed by of ): destitute of children. |
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–adjective
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skillful or adroit in the use of the hands or body.
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having mental adroitness or skill; clever.
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done with skill or adroitness. |
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having the qualities of a devil; devilish; fiendish; outrageously wicked: a diabolic plot. |
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a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism: repeated diatribes against the senator. |
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small; little; tiny: a diminutive building for a model-train layout. |
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to throw into disorder or confusion; disarrange: He changed his mind and disconcerted everybody's plans. |
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–verb (used with object), -aged, -ag·ing.
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to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners. |
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–verb (used with object), -nat·ed, -nat·ing.
to scatter or spread widely, as though sowing seed; promulgate extensively; broadcast; disperse: to disseminate information about preventive medicine. |
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–noun
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strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord.
2.
difference in sentiment or opinion; disagreement. |
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–verb (used with object)
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to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel. |
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forcible restraint, especially imprisonment. |
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–noun
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the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea ( opposed to flood, flow).
2.
a flowing backward or away; decline or decay: the ebb of a once great nation.
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a point of decline: His fortunes were at a low ebb. |
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–noun
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a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority.
2.
any authoritative proclamation or command. |
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–noun, plural -gies.
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a representation or image, especially sculptured, as on a monument.
2.
a crude representation of someone disliked, used for purposes of ridicule |
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extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant: an egregious mistake; an egregious liar. |
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–verb (used with object)
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to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg: to entreat the judge for mercy.
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to ask earnestly for (something): He entreated help in his work. |
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–adjective
1.
light, airy, or tenuous: an ethereal world created through the poetic imagination.
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extremely delicate or refined: ethereal beauty.
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heavenly or celestial, ghostlike: gone to his ethereal home. |
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–verb (used with object), -bat·ed, -bat·ing.
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to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling, etc.); aggravate.
2.
to embitter the feelings of (a person); irritate; exasperate.
SYN: intensify, inflame, worsen |
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–verb (used with object), -humed, -hum·ing.
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to dig (something buried, especially a dead body) out of the earth; disinter.
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to revive or restore after neglect or a period of forgetting; bring to light: to exhume a literary reputation; to exhume old letters. |
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–verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.
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to clear, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame; exculpate: He was exonerated from the accusation of cheating.
2.
to relieve, as from an obligation, duty, or task. |
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–verb (used with object), -cat·ed, -cat·ing.
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to free or release from entanglement; disengage: to extricate someone from a dangerous situation. |
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excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
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requiring or characterized by excessive care or delicacy; painstaking. |
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| having an offensive odor; stinking. |
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soft and limp; not firm; flabby: flaccid biceps.
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lacking force; weak: flaccid prose. |
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a strong point, as of a person; that in which one excels: I don't know what her forte is, but it's not music. |
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–verb (used without object)
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(of a ship, boat, etc.) to fill with water and sink.
2.
to fall or sink down, as buildings, ground, etc.: Built on a former lake bed, the building has foundered nearly ten feet.
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to become wrecked; fail utterly: The project foundered because public support was lacking. |
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a noisy, disorderly disturbance or fight; riotous brawl; uproar. |
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–verb (used with object)
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to gather or deposit in or as if in a granary or other storage place.
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to get; acquire; earn: He gradually garnered a national reputation as a financial expert.
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to gather, collect, or hoard. |
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to look or stare with sullen dislike, discontent, or anger. |
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–noun
something that encourages, urges, or drives; a stimulus.
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to prick or drive with, or as if with, a goad; prod; incite. |
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–adverb
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without charge or payment; free: The manufacturer provided an extra set of coat buttons gratis. |
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–noun
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a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another; herald.
2.
anything that foreshadows a future event; omen; sign: Frost is a harbinger of winter. |
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extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous: a harrowing experience. |
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not mutable; unchangeable; changeless. |
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of, pertaining to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive: an impetuous decision; an impetuous person. |
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lacking food, clothing, and other necessities of life because of poverty; needy; poor; impoverished. |
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feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base: indignant remarks; an indignant expression on his face. |
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having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance ( opposed to active): inert matter. |
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characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction: an ingenious machine.
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cleverly inventive or resourceful: an ingenious press agent. |
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intended to entrap or beguile: an insidious plan.
2.
stealthily treacherous or deceitful: an insidious enemy.
Basically: EVIL |
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–verb (used without object), -loped, -lop·ing.
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to intrude into some region or field of trade without a proper license.
2.
to thrust oneself into the affairs of others.
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( often lowercase ) any large, overpowering, destructive force or object, as war, a giant battleship, or a powerful football team. |
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an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
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the state of being close together or side by side. |
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the sound made by a bell rung slowly, especially for a death or a funeral.
any mournful sound.
The verb would be to make a mournful sound, or something. |
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–adjective
1.
clear, transparent, or pellucid, as water, crystal, or air: We could see to the very bottom of the limpid pond.
2.
free from obscurity; lucid; clear: a limpid style; limpid prose.
3.
completely calm; without distress or worry: a limpid, emotionless existence. |
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an act or instance of machinating.
2.
Usually, machinations. crafty schemes; plots; intrigues. |
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(SC:BW) Dark Archon ability requiring research from templar archives before use. The research takes 100 seconds and costs 100 minerals and 100 gas. 100 energy is needed to utilize the spell. Maelstrom temporarily stuns ALL biological units in a 4x4 area for a short while. Cloaked units will be revealed; however, burrowed units will be unaffected.
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generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness: to be magnanimous toward one's enemies.
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high-minded; noble: a just and magnanimous ruler. |
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to enroll in a college or university as a candidate for a degree. |
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tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental: a maudlin story of a little orphan and her lost dog.
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foolishly or mawkishly sentimental because of drunkenness. |
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taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
2.
finicky; fussy: meticulous adherence to technicalities. |
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1.
courage and fortitude: a man of mettle.
2.
disposition or temperament: a man of fine mettle. |
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gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter: the excitement and mirth of the holiday season.
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amusement or laughter: He was unable to conceal his mirth. |
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so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may safely be neglected or disregarded: The extra expenses were negligible. |
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–noun, plural -ties.
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the state, quality, or character of being notorious or widely known: a craze for notoriety.
BASICALLY: negative fame |
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harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being: noxious fumes.
2.
morally harmful; corrupting; pernicious: a noxious plan to spread dissension. |
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a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
2.
a very slight difference or variation in color or tone. |
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–verb (used with object), -fied, -fy·ing.
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to render or declare legally void or inoperative: to nullify a contract.
2.
to deprive (something) of value or effectiveness; make futile or of no consequence. |
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–adjective
1.
not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull.
2.
not sharp, acute, or pointed; blunt in form.
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(of a leaf, petal, etc.) rounded at the extremity. |
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1.
having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding; perceiving all things. |
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–noun
1.
wealth, riches, or affluence.
2.
abundance, as of resources or goods; plenty.
3.
the state of being opulent. |
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a state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul; damnation.
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the future state of the wicked. |
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performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
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lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; indifferent or apathetic: In his lectures he reveals himself to be merely a perfunctory speaker. |
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adjective: capable of being PERMEATED
PERMEATE: verb: to pass into or through every part of |
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a deadly or virulent epidemic disease. |
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the state or quality of being petulant.
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moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance: a petulant toss of the head. |
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to steal, especially in small quantities. |
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–adjective, pith·i·er, pith·i·est.
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brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible: a pithy observation.
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of, like, or abounding in pith. |
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a small amount or share.
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a small allowance or sum, as of money for living expenses.
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a scanty income or remuneration. |
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–verb (used with object), -cat·ed, -cat·ing.
to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry. |
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–noun
a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference: a predilection for Bach. |
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–noun, plural -ties.
natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition: a proclivity to meticulousness. |
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of or pertaining to a child or to childhood.
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childishly foolish; immature or trivial: a puerile piece of writing. |
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the art or practice of fighting with the fists; boxing. |
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–adjective
inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative. |
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–verb (used with object)
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to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract. |
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–adjective
capable of being remedied; aka fixed up. |
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disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.
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reluctant or restrained. |
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withdrawing from contact with others; reserved; shy. |
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–noun, plural -ries.
reveling; boisterous festivity: Their revelry could be heard across the river. |
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vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.; coarsely mocking, abusive, or irreverent; scurrilous. |
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–verb (used without object)
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to chew the cud, as a ruminant.
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to meditate or muse; ponder. |
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–adjective
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having the power of perception by the senses; conscious.
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characterized by sensation and consciousness. |
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adj. like a seraph, holy
SERAPH: 1.
one of the celestial beings hovering above God's throne in Isaiah's vision. Isa. 6.
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a member of the highest order of angels, often represented as a child's head with wings above, below, and on each side. |
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–verb (used without object)
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to smile in a silly, self-conscious way. |
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–adjective
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having many curves, bends, or turns; winding: a sinuous path.
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indirect; devious: sinuous questions.
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characterized by a series of graceful curving motions: a sinuous dance. |
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–adjective
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of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious.
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fixed, settled, or permanent. |
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of or pertaining to the school of philosophy founded by Zeno, who taught that people should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity. |
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an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc. |
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obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine: a surreptitious glance.
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acting in a stealthy way.
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obtained by subreption; subreptitious. |
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a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite. |
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–adjective
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understood without being openly expressed; implied: tacit approval.
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silent; saying nothing: a tacit partner.
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unvoiced or unspoken: a tacit prayer. |
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pertaining to or of the nature of a tangent; being or moving in the direction of a tangent.
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merely touching; slightly connected: tangential information.
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divergent or digressive, as from a subject under consideration: tangential remarks. |
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a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
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a volume forming a part of a larger work. |
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tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
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trembling or quivering movement; tremor. |
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–adjective
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of very little importance; trivial; insignificant: a trifling matter.
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of small value, cost, or amount: a trifling sum.
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frivolous; shallow; light: trifling conversation. |
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–adjective, trit·er, trit·est.
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lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale: the trite phrases in his letter.
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characterized by hackneyed expressions, ideas, etc.: The commencement address was trite and endlessly long. |
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–verb (used with object)
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to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short: Truncate detailed explanations. |
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–verb (used with object)
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to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right: The pretender tried to usurp the throne.
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to use without authority or right; employ wrongfully: The magazine usurped copyrighted material. |
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–adjective
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pertaining to or consisting in utility.
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having regard to utility or usefulness rather than beauty, ornamentation, etc.
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of, pertaining to, or adhering to the doctrine of utilitarianism. |
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–verb (used without object), -lat·ed, -lat·ing.
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to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute: His tendency to vacillate makes him a poor leader.
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to sway unsteadily; waver; totter; stagger.
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to oscillate or fluctuate. |
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–adjective
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without contents; empty: the vacuous air.
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lacking in ideas or intelligence: a vacuous mind. |
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–adjective
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lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor; insipid; flat: vapid tea.
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without liveliness or spirit; dull or tedious: a vapid party; vapid conversation. |
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–noun
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a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence: A few columns were the last vestiges of a Greek temple.
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a surviving evidence or remainder of some condition, practice, etc.: These superstitions are vestiges of an ancient religion.
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a very slight trace or amount of something: Not a vestige remains of the former elegance of the house. |
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a person who has special knowledge or skill in a field.
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a person who excels in musical technique or execution.
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a person who has a cultivated appreciation of artistic excellence, as a connoisseur or collector of objects of art, antiques, etc. |
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of, pertaining to, or resembling vitriol.
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obtained from vitriol.
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very caustic; scathing: vitriolic criticism. |
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–verb (used with object)
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to sharpen (a knife, tool, etc.) by grinding or friction.
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to make keen or eager; stimulate: to whet the appetite; to whet the curiosity. |
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–adjective
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given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious: a pixyish, whimsical fellow.
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of the nature of or proceeding from whimsy, as thoughts or actions: Her writing showed whimsical notions of human behavior.
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erratic; unpredictable: He was too whimsical with regard to his work. |
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withered; shriveled: a wizened old man; wizened features. |
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an unreasonable fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers or of that which is foreign or strange. |
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an excessively zealous person; fanatic. |
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