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| the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof. |
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| having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent: an ardent vow; ardent love. |
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| to make abnormally lean or thin by a gradual wasting away of flesh |
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| to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend: They discerned a sail on the horizon. |
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| extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous: a harrowing experience. |
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| characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings: a benevolent attitude; her benevolent smile. |
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| to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely. |
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| not lasting, enduring, permanent, or eternal. |
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| to trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline; represent pictorially: He delineated the state of Texas on the map with a red pencil. |
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| not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable: an irrevocable decree. |
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| marked by disturbance and uproar: a tumultuous celebration |
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| to reject with disdain; scorn. |
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| a cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, or overhanging face. |
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| a delay or cessation for a time, esp. of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief: to toil without respite. |
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firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.
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| logically connected; consistent: a coherent argument. |
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| communication of thought by words; talk; conversation:earnest and intelligent discourse. |
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| the practice or art of using language with fluency and aptness. |
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| easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible: a lucid explanation. |
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| not open to question or dispute; indisputable:absolute and incontrovertible truth. |
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| feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed to atonement and amendment; repentant; contrite. |
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| showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful. |
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| of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a despot or despotism; autocratic; tyrannical. |
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| to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn. |
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| domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing: an imperious manner; an imperious person. |
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| having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful: an indolent person. |
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| without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid: an insipid personality. |
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| lack of similarity or equality; inequality; difference: a disparity in age; disparity in rank. |
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| to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn |
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| wealthy, rich, or affluent. |
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| keenly distressing to the feelings: poignant regret. |
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| unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve: effusive greetings; an effusive person. |
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| extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant: an egregious mistake; an egregious liar. |
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| shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring: a flagrant error. |
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| given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary. |
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| being more than is sufficient or required; excessive. |
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| to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate: to alleviate sorrow; to alleviate pain. |
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| promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable: an auspicious occasion. |
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| to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease. |
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| doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt: a dubious reply |
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| of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious: an astute analysis. |
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| lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity; falsely or hypocritically ingenuous; insincere: Her excuse was rather disingenuous. |
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| a trick, stratagem, or artifice. |
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| obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine: a surreptitious glance. |
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| open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal: an ambiguous answer. |
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| uncertainty or fluctuation, esp. when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things |
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| subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim; erratic:He's such a capricious boss I never know how he'll react. |
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| thin or slender in form, as a thread. |
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| constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything: a diligent student. |
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| a lone dissenter, as an intellectual, an artist, or a politician, who takes an independent stand apart from his or her associates. |
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| the act of willing, choosing, or resolving; exercise of willing:She left of her own volition |
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| to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation. |
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| the quality or property of being tenacious. |
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| to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb: He assimilated many new experiences on his European trip. |
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| to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually fol. by from). |
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| of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas; doctrinal. |
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| a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface. Compare aerial perspective, linear perspective. |
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| penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker. |
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| existing in someone or something as a permanent and inseparable element, quality, or attribute: an inherent distrust of strangers. |
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| existing in one from birth; inborn; native: innate musical talent. |
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| settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like:an inveterate gambler. |
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| eluding clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define: an elusive concept. |
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| pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite: an affable and courteous gentleman. |
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| courteous and gracious; friendly; warm: a cordial reception. |
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| not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark. |
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| to make an impression; have an effect or impact (usually fol. by on or upon): to impinge upon the imagination; social pressures that impinge upon one's daily life. |
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| to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament his absence. |
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| selecting or choosing from various sources. |
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| characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc. |
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| mental or emotional stability or composure, esp. under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium. |
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| conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners. |
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| wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober. |
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| of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious. |
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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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| to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners. |
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| having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force: the pejorative affix -ling in princeling. |
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| to speak ill of; defame; slander. |
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| abrupt in manner; blunt; rough: A brusque welcome greeted his unexpected return. |
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| capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue. |
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| not corrigible; bad beyond correction or reform: incorrigible behavior; an incorrigible liar. |
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| inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative. |
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| deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy. |
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| a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism. |
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| hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible: a heinous offense. |
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| the performance by a public official of an act that is legally unjustified, harmful, or contrary to law; wrongdoing (used esp. of an act in violation of a public trust). Compare misfeasance (def. 2), nonfeasance. |
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| desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness: the malice and spite of a lifelong enemy. |
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| full of or showing rancor. |
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| marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated: an archaic manner; an archaic notion. |
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| severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding: an austere teacher. |
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| the state or quality of being mediocre. |
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| of great weight; heavy; massive. |
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| a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another; herald. |
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| full of fear; fearful: The noise made them timorous. |
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| tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation. |
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| a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner; tyro: a novice in politics. |
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| giving out or capable of giving out a sound, esp. a deep, resonant sound, as a thing or place: a sonorous cavern. |
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| large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful: copious amounts of food. |
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| abundantly supplied or provided; filled (usually fol. by with): a speech replete with sentimentality. |
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| taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance. |
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| to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain. |
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| noxious exhalations from putrescent organic matter; poisonous effluvia or germs polluting the atmosphere. |
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| to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie. |
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| to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent; to accede to a request; to accede to the terms of a contract. |
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| inclined or disposed to please; obliging; agreeable or gracious; compliant: the most complaisant child I've ever met. |
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| the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course. |
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| to explain, worry about, or work at (something) repeatedly or more than is necessary: He kept belaboring the point long after we had agreed. |
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| to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame: to denigrate someone's character. |
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| to free or release from entanglement; disengage: to extricate someone from a dangerous situation. |
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| general external appearance; aspect; semblance: an old principle in a new guise. |
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| an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience as to conduct; compunction: He has no qualms about lying. |
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| violent in action or spirit; raging; furious: a rampant leopard. |
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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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| the point on the celestial sphere vertically above a given position or observer. Compare nadir. |
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| being such in name only; so-called; putative: a nominal treaty; the nominal head of the country. |
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| causing grief or great sorrow: grievous news. |
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