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2. Physical Geography; a sudden and violent physical action producing changes in the earth's surface.
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2. a literary or artistic composition so inferior in quality as to be merely a grotesque imitation of its model.
3. any grotesque or debased likeness or imitation: a travesty of justice. |
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| the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality. physical features |
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1.having a kindly disposition; gracious: a benign king.
2.showing or expressive of gentleness or kindness: a benign smile.
3.favorable; propitious: a series of benign omens and configurations in the heavens.
4.(of weather) salubrious; healthful; pleasant or beneficial.
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1. a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
2. a person who leads an austerely simple life, especially one who abstains from the normal pleasures of life or denies himself or herself material satisfaction.
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a meeting of party members within a legislative body to select leaders and determine strategy.
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1. a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another; herald.
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anything that foreshadows a future event; omen; sign: Frost is a harbinger of winter.
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2. fond of feasting, drinking, and merry company; jovial.
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happening or produced by chance; accidental: a fortuitous encounter.
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to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
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to bring into cooperation or agreement with a particular group, party, cause, etc.: He aligned himself with the liberals.
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to grant a franchise to; admit to citizenship, especially to the right of voting.
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to utter or pronounce (words, sentences, etc.), especially in an articulate or a particular manner: He enunciates his words distinctly.
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personal clothing, accessories, etc.
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an agreeable way or manner; courtesy; civility: the graceful amenities of society.
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any feature that provides comfort, convenience, or pleasure: The house has a swimming pool, two fireplaces, and other amenities.
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exigent state or character; urgency.
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requital according to merits or deserts, especially for evil.
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free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere.
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sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet.
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incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible: ineffable joy.
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inadvertent; unintentional; accidental: His insult, though unwitting, pained her.
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to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement: The flag undulates in the breeze.
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an instance of the use of ambiguous, prevaricating, or irrelevant language or arguments to evade a point at issue.
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to implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach persistently and earnestly (usually followed by upon or in ): to inculcate virtue in the young.
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weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc.; lack of energy; listlessness; languor.
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concealed; secret; disguised.
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diligent in application or attention; persevering; assiduous.
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apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments.
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pleasing to the eye but deceptive.
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actively poisonous; intensely noxious: a virulent insect bite.
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characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug.
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of the nature of or characteristic of an unguent or ointment; oily; greasy.
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having an oily or soapy feel, as certain minerals. |
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performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another: vicarious punishment.
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taking the place of another person or thing; acting or serving as a substitute.
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