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| adj. sunk to a miserable state; showing complete hopelessness; wretched |
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| adj. near; lying next to, but not necessarily touching |
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| v. to improve; to remove faults or errors; to correct |
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| v. to bother; to make angry by repeated noise or action |
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| n. a trait, quality, or characteristic of someone or something; an object associated with and identifying a person or thing |
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| n. a scene of confusion and uproar |
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| adj. extremely strange or unconventional in manner or appearance; odd, grotesque |
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n. a careless mistake, usually caused by ignorance or confusion
v. to move in a clumsy or blind manner |
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v. to distribute widely, to transmit a signal, or to make widely known
n. a transmission or widely available story
adj. communicated by means of television or radio |
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| adj. able to burn, corrode, or dissolve; cutting or sarcastic |
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n. embarrassment or humiliation caused by failure or disappointment
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| n. a person who claims to have knowledge or skills that he does not have |
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| v. to divide or split; to cling to |
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| n. a common, overused, and often trite phrase or form of expression |
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| adj. self-satisfied and unconcerned; eager to please |
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n. something that completes or makes whole
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| n. an unforeseen event that affects the normal way of tings; an embarrassing or awkward situation |
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| adj. remorseful and regretful; pentinent |
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| v. to reduce or destroy a tenth of something; to severely damage |
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n. a great flood; drenching rain; anything that overwhelms like a flood
v. to inundate |
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| v. to picture in words; to represent in a drawing or painting |
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| adj. comical or amusing in an odd or whimsical manner |
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| adj. uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear, weird, strange, or unearthly |
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| v. to surround; to hold inside or within; to include |
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| v. to follow as a consequence or result; to take place subsequently |
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| n. a summary, an abstract; a representative typical of an entire class |
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| v. to alienate; to remove from a place or community |
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| n. the forms and practices prescribed by social convention or authority |
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| n. a feeling of well-being, exhilaration, or great happiness |
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| v. to develop gradually; to undergo change or development |
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| v. to breathe out; to emit air or vapor |
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| v. to destroy or get rid of completely; to wipe out or annihilate |
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| v. to free, release, or disentangle from a constraint or difficulty |
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| n. intense or passionate emotion; zeal |
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| adj. lacking firmness or resilience; lacking vigor or energy |
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v. to become nervous, excited, or upset; to agitate
n. a state of agitation or confusion |
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| n. any of the numerous clusters of stars, such as the Milky Way, that constitute the universe; a gathering of celebrated people or things |
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| adj. lacking in social graces; inclined to commit social blunders |
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n. a danger or risk; a possible source of danger
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n. a hidden collection of something kept for future use
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| adj. pertaining to the enemy; antagonistic; showing enmity |
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| adj. sharp and clear; direct and to the point |
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| adj. unsuitable; inappropriate; awkward; clumsy |
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| adj. unsuitable; inappropriate; awkward; clumsy |
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| n. the power to affect a person's beliefs, behavior or decisions; one who exercises such influence; to haven an effect on; to sway |
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n. a secret or underhanded plot, or the act of carrying out such a plot
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| adj. unrelated to the subject; not relevant or necessary |
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| adj. good-humored and full of jokes, cheerfulness, or conviviality |
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| n. a seed; a central or essential part |
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| n. sluggish indifference; a state of consciousness resembling deep sleep |
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| v. to execute, particularly by hanging, without legal authority or process |
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| v. to work, handle, or wield skillfully; to manage or influence |
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| n. one who roves in quest of plunder; one who raids to appropriate goods and valuable for himself |
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| n. a violent free-for-all; a confused and disorderly mingling |
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n. a wise and trusted counselor or teacher
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| adj. consisting of diverse things; varied; of mixed kind of character |
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v. to discuss or debate
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| v. to confer with one or more people to reach an agreement; to arrange or settle a discussion |
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| n. a special place; a comfortable spot or positiion in life |
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| adj. unmindful, unaware, forgetful |
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| adj. eating both animal and vegetable substances; taking in everything available |
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| v. to persecute by unjust force or authority; to weigh heavily upon |
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| n. a difficult or painful experience, especially one that tests a person's character or endurance |
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| adj. of or suitable for a palace; having the characteristics of a palace, such as spaciousness or arnateness |
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| n. a remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties |
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| n. a person of refined upbringing, hich social standing, or noble birth; a member of the elite or aristocracy |
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| n. a request to a superior authority an appeal or solicitation in formal written form; to make a serious request |
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| n. superabundance; excess |
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v. to rob a person a place forcibly; to devastate by theft and invasion
n. the act of robbery; pillage or loot |
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| adj. profoundly touching or deeply emotional; physically painful; to the point |
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| v. to consider a matter carefully, thoughtfully, and with deliberation; to think over or contemplate |
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| n. immediate proximity in time and space; bearing |
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| adj. personal; exclusive; secluded from others |
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adj. unsophisticated; narrow
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| n. the science of the mental processes and behavior of an individual or group |
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| v. to suppress; put an end to; extinguish; to vanish; subdue |
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| n. a harmonious or trusting relationship |
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| v. to decline to accept, do, give, or allow; to indicate unwillingness |
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| n. the restoration of an earlier state; the renewal of vigor and activity |
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| v. to part, divide, or separate |
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v. to burn superficially or slightly; to scorch; to burn the ends of hair
n. a superficial burn |
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| adj. inclined to question the truth of accepted ideas; incredulous, critical, or doubting |
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| adv. having, obtaining, or achieving sumthing desired or intended, such as wealth, knowledge, or eminence |
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| n. rashness, recklessness, or foolhardy disregard of danger |
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| adj. calm or peaceful; free from agitation |
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| n. an ideally perfect place or state of things, especially in regards to government and social conditions |
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| n. intentional destruction or defacement of public or private property |
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| n. energy and enthusiasm, especially in artistic performances; vitality; liveliness |
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