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1. the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course.
2. deviation from truth or moral rectitude.
3. the act of deviating from the ordinary, usual, or normal type
4.mental irregularity or disorder, esp. of a minor or temporary nature; lapse from a sound mental state.
S: abnormality, eccentricity, illusion, delusion, hallucination.
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1. a heated or angry dispute; noisy argument or controversy.
S: quarrel, disagreement, clash; squabble, tiff. |
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1. of or pertaining to apoplexy.
2. having or inclined to apoplexy.
3. intense enough to threaten or cause apoplexy: an apoplectic rage. |
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1.causing dismay or horror: an appalling accident; an appalling lack of manners. |
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1. to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts. |
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1. foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid: It is surprising that supposedly intelligent people can make such asinine statements.
S: Foolish |
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1. to be an omen of; portend: The news bodes evil days for him. |
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1. a short garment worn underneath a sheer bodice to conceal the underwear.
2. a woman's negligee jacket.
3. a sleeved jacket or jersey once worn by men.
4. a straitjacket with long sleeves. |
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1. disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish: a cantankerous, argumentative man. |
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1. celestial being. Gen. 3:24; Ezek. 1, 10.
2. Theology. a member of the second order of angels, often represented as a beautiful rosy-cheeked child with wings.
3. a beautiful or innocent person, esp. a child.
4. a person, esp. a child, with a sweet, chubby, innocent face. |
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1. not possessing, untouched by, void, or destitute (usually fol. by of).
S: lacking, wanting, destitute, bereft, barren. |
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1. to put on or dress in: to don one's clothes. |
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1. of or pertaining to the church or the clergy; churchly; clerical; not secular. |
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1. an act of edifying.
2. the state of being edified; uplift.
3. moral improvement or guidance.
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1. clothes or clothing
2. clothes as worn in a particular profession, way of life, etc. |
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1. characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction: an ingenious machine.
2. cleverly inventive or resourceful: an ingenious press agent.
S: bright, gifted, able, resourceful; adroit.
A: unskillful. |
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1. existing in one from birth; inborn; native: innate musical talent.
2. inherent in the essential character of something: an innate defect in the hypothesis.
3. originating in or arising from the intellect or the constitution of the mind, rather than learned through experience: an innate knowledge of good and evil.
S: natural, congenital. Innate, inborn, congenital, hereditary describe qualities, characteristics, or possessions acquired before or at the time of birth. Innate, of Latin origin, and inborn, a native English word, share the literal basic sense “existing at the time of birth,” and they are interchangeable in most contexts: innate (or inborn) stodginess, agility, gracefulness. Congenital refers most often to characteristics acquired during fetal development, especially defects or undesirable conditions: a congenital deformity; congenital blindness. Hereditary describes qualities or things passed on from ancestors, either through the genes or by social or legal means: Hemophilia is a hereditary condition; a hereditary title.
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1. not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive: He drank an inordinate amount of wine.
2. unrestrained in conduct, feelings, etc.: an inordinate admirer of beauty.
3. disorderly; uncontrolled. |
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1. Civil Law. any prohibitory act or decree of a court or an administrative officer.
2. Roman Catholic Church. a punishment by which the faithful, remaining in communion with the church, are forbidden certain sacraments and prohibited from participation in certain sacred acts.
3. Roman Law. a general or special order of the Roman praetor forbidding or commanding an act, esp. in cases involving disputed possession. |
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1. vehement or violent denunciation, censure, or reproach
2. a railing accusation; vituperation.
3. an insulting or abusive word or expression. |
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1. having a discolored, bluish appearance caused by a bruise, congestion of blood vessels, strangulation, etc., as the face, flesh, hands, or nails.
2. dull blue; dark, grayish-blue.
3. enraged; furiously angry: Willful stupidity makes me absolutely livid.
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4. feeling or appearing strangulated because of strong emotion.
5. reddish or flushed.
6. deathly pale; pallid; ashen: Fear turned his cheeks livid for a moment.
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1. lying or believed to lie beneath the earth's surface; infernal: the nether regions.
2. lower or under: his nether lip. |
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1. resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.
2. noisy, clamorous, or boisterous: obstreperous children. |
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to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate. |
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to try to mitigate or conceal the gravity of (an offense) by excuses, apologies, etc.; extenuate. |
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no longer fashionable, in wide use, etc.; out-of-date; outmoded: There were many photographs of passé fashions. I thought hand-cranked pencil sharpeners were passé. |
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past the prime of one's life. |
S: old-fashioned, démodé, quaint. |
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any of the orations delivered by Demosthenes, the Athenian orator, in the 4th century b.c., against Philip, king of Macedon. |
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(lowercase[image]) any speech or discourse of bitter denunciation |
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a natural inclination or tendency: a propensity to drink too much. |
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Obsolete. favorable disposition or partiality. |
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rightness of principle or conduct; moral virtue: the rectitude of her motives. |
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correctness: rectitude of judgment. |
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a photomechanical process by which pictures, typeset matter, etc., are printed from an intaglio copper cylinder. |
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a print made by this process. |
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a section of a newspaper consisting of pages printed by the rotogravure process; magazine section. |
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a medium-weight or light-weight fabric of acetate, nylon, rayon, or silk, usually smooth, crisp, and lustrous, plain-woven, and with a fine crosswise rib effect. |
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any of various other fabrics of silk, linen, wool, etc., in use at different periods. |
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a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation: a tirade against smoking. |
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a long, vehement speech: a tirade in the Senate. |
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a passage dealing with a single theme or idea, as in poetry: the stately tirades of Corneille. |
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excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited: a vain dandy. |
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proceeding from or showing personal vanity: vain remarks. |
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ineffectual or unsuccessful; futile: a vain effort. |
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without real significance, value, or importance; baseless or worthless: vain pageantry; vain display. |
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Archaic. senseless or foolish. |
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zealous; ardent; impassioned: a vehement defense; vehement enthusiasm. |
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characterized by rancor or anger; violent: vehement hostility. |
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strongly emotional; intense or passionate: vehement desire. |
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marked by great energy or exertion; strenuous: vehement clapping. |
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of a glutinous nature or consistency; sticky; thick; adhesive. |
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having the property of viscosity. |
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