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A person who assists in some religious services by carrying out minor duties; one who attends or assists, a follower. |
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1. Given to the consumption of alcoholic drinks. 2. Highly absorbent. |
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To grow together; to unite to form a whole. |
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Not openly acknowledged; secret. |
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To recite something in the style of a public speech; to speak in a loud, theatrical way. |
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1. To describe vividly and in detail. 2. To draw an outline of; to represent by drawing. |
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A leader who seeks power by appealing to people's emotions and prejudices and by making false claims and promises. |
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An expression of warm and enthusiastic praise; a tribute. |
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1. Resistant to persuasion; inflexible. 2. Persistent in wrongdoing. |
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Foresight; knowledge beforehand of events. |
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The chief character in a drama or story. |
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Completed with careful perseverance; diligent. |
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Expressed with vigor and penetrating insight; keenly perceptive. |
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A place or state of perfect social and political conditions. |
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A farewell address, expecially one given at a graduation ceremony. |
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To clear guilt, or to free from a promise or a responsibility. |
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1. To foreshadow in an indirect way. 2. To outline in a sketchy way; to partially disclose. |
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A short, instructive saying. |
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A defamatory expression; slander. |
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One who works with another, usually in a subordinate position; an assistant. |
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Existing at or dating from birth; being an essential characteristic. |
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A lively spirit with a distinctive style. |
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An interruption or gap in space, continuity, or time. |
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To confine within or as if within walls; to imprison. |
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Not to be avoided or changed; inevitable. |
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1. Marked by slaughter; mutually destructive. 2. Relating to conflict within a group. |
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1. To appeal to earnestly. 2. To cite in justification. |
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A person or thing that serves as an example of its kind; an original. |
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1. Occurring every four years. 2. Lasting four years. |
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1. An alloy of mercury and other metals. 2. A mixture of different elements. |
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Very old or old-fashioned. |
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One who prepares and sells ointments, drugs, and similar items for medicinal purposes. |
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Refraining from self-indulgence. |
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One who falsely claims knowledge or ability. |
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An inhabitant, resident, or frequenter of a place. |
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1. A senior member of a group, especially one who is highly respected. 2. The oldest example of a category. |
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Plants considered as a group in a particular area or era. |
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1. To consume by drinking. 2. To absorb or take in mentally. |
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A medicine or remedy whose effectiveness has not been proven. |
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To prevent or make unnecessary; to get rid of. |
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Lasting indefinitely or recurring Plant that lives three or more years. |
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Commonly accepted or supposed; assumed to exist. |
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A person with detailed knowledge in a specialized field. |
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An expression of approval; praise. |
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Existing in a state of moral, cultural, or intellectual darkness; unenlightened. |
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The middle class or a member of the middle class. 2. Reflecting mediocrity. |
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A strongly held belief; a guide to one's action. |
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Based on experience or observation as opposed to theory; capable of being confirmed. |
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To stay away from; to shun, especially on practical or moral grounds. |
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To speak or write about in great detail; to elaborate, usually used with on or upon. |
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One who attacts established beliefs, customs, or institutions. |
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An extreme level of poverty. |
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A clear command or instruction. To require or order. |
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Only seemingly so; apparent. |
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Unwilling to accept another's authority; stubbornly defiant. |
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1. To expel from the stomach. 2. To repeat mindlessly what one has learned. |
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Provoking or causing laughter. |
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Related or belonging to an earlier time. |
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To take part in wild, noisy merrymaking. |
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Clever deception through the use of misleading or confusing words or acts. |
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Causing or marked by argument or conflict. |
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To conceal with an intent to deceive. |
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Conspicuously bad; flagrant. |
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To utterly abhor; to denounce as detestable. |
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Faithfulness; allegiance. |
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A small system that operates or developes like a larger system; a miniature world. |
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A sudden, violent, and uncontrollable action or occurrence. |
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A clever scheme for gaining an end. |
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To render useless or ineffectual; to weaken. |
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A blood feud; a prolonged and bitter feud. |
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1. To cause to put into mechanical motion. 2. To cause to take action. |
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1. Made up of a mixture of fresh water and seawater. 2. Having an unpleasant taste. |
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Relating to mental processes such as awareness, remembering, and reasoning. |
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A lengthy, usually written discussion of a topic, often for a college or university degree. |
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Causing or marked by pain, misery, or sorrow. |
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Widespread or peculiar or a certain place or among a certain people. |
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1. Producing or capable of producing many offspring. 2. Intellectually or artistically productive; creative. |
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The history of a family and how its members are related to one another; also the study of such family histories. |
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Deprived of good sense and judgment, especially as the result of imbibing alcohol. |
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1. Seemingly harmless while actually being dangerous; treacherous or deceptive. |
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One who intrudes on or interferes in the affairs of others. |
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A person or thing that comes before and indicates the approach of another; a forerunner. |
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A feeling that something is about to occur. |
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An outgrowth of a simple idea or plan; a resulting development or consequence. |
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A state of mental of physical sluggishness or inactivity. |
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To renounce or give up formally. |
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Without a definite shape, boundary, or character. |
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1. An attitude or spirit within a person that strongly influences him or her. 2. Deep-seated ill will. |
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Division into two distinct parts or groups. |
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An example or model, especially an ideal one. |
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Of extraordinary size, power, or difficulty. |
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Not fully formed or realized. |
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Likely to cause resentment or animosity. |
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A mixture of dissimilar materials. |
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A viewpoint that denies any meaning or value to life. |
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To approve, confirm, or verify. |
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To encompass in a larger or more comprehensive group; to include. |
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Varied as to form, type, or color. |
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An original inhabitant, especially one displaced by later settlers. |
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To put an end to; to abolish or repeal. |
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An item of equipment; an accessory. |
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A temporary camp or shelter. |
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A member of the order of marine mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. |
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To criticize stongly; to denounce. |
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Anything that is of enormous size. |
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1. Excessively sentimental. 2. Having an unpleasant, sickly sweet taste. |
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To fail to understand correctly. |
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1. Limited or narrow in scope or outlook. 2. Of or related to a church parish. |
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To be in the business of supplying goods, especially food or provisions, for use. |
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1. A turning to someone or something for aid. 2. A source of help or support. |
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To give up as a right; to forgo. |
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A false accusation meant to hurt someone's reputation; slander. |
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1. An area or territory over which control is exercised. 2. A field of activity, knowledge, or concern. |
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Of, on, or near the back. |
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To lessen the vigor or strength of; to enfeeble. |
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One with discriminating taste, expecially but not exclusively relating to food or drink. |
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To clear from alleged guilt or fault. |
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Differing in kind or parts; varied. |
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Extremely small in size or quantity. |
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Or, at, from, or towards the side. |
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Of or relating to the earliest ages; primitive. |
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The best or most typical example. |
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Having a saw-toothed or notched edge. |
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Being, in fact, the thing named or described; literally so. Often used to emphasize the aptness of a metaphor. |
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Producing living young instead of eggs, in the manner of most mammals and some reptiles and fishes. |
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Keenness of the mind; shrewdness. |
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1. The elevation of a person or thing to divine status. 2. The highest point or best example. |
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Turned or twisted to one side; out of line. |
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To correct or improve by disciplining; to cause to be more carful or restrained. |
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1. The act or process of setting a boundary; the boundary itself. 2. Separation; distinction. |
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A statement or pronouncement. |
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Of an earlier time; former. |
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An activity at which a person excels. |
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A person who regularly goes to a particular place. |
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To cause to be at a loss as to what to say or do. |
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Of or relating to going from place to place, especially on foot. |
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One who spends lavishly or wastefully. |
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One who uses flattery to win favor or to ingratiate him- or herself. |
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Lacking intelligence or ideas; intellectual emptiness. |
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A shadowy or ghostlike figure. |
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