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Stones are inanimate objects that have no life of their own. |
Lifeless |
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It has been suggested that the man who builds a better mousetrap will find the world beating a path to his door to possess this artifact. |
An object made by hand, rather than a thing as it occurs in nature |
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The Explorers saw the golden statue and thought of how much money it would bring them. But their lives would be in danger if they moved it because it was a powerful fetish to the natives. |
An object that is thought to have magic powers |
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Margaret Mead, famous anthropologist, fascinated thousands of readers with her studies of South Seas Islanders. |
An expert in the study of the races, beliefs, customs, etc. of mankind |
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It would be rather bizarre for a young man to come to school wearing a dress. |
Odd, peculiar , strange, weird |
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to get down off a high horse |
To act like an ordinary person |
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Unsanitary conditions in the bottling factory caused hundreds of cases of soda to be tainted by dirt and foreign objects. The Health Department refused to allow the soda to be sold. |
Contamination, undesirable substance that spoils something |
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Although a New Jersey high school principal placed a prohibition on boys wearing their hair long, one student fought in the courts and won his case. |
The act of forbidding certain behavior |
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It is considered imprudent to give your computer code word to anyone not fully known to you. |
Unwise, not careful |
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It is taboo for certain South Seas Islanders to eat some foods before they marry. |
Forbidden by custom or religious practice |
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In the nuclear age it has become imperative for the nations of the world to learn to live in peace. |
Urgent, necessary, compulsory |
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The first water |
Of the best quality, the greatest |
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Bob felt contemptuous of his best friend after he saw him cheating during an exam. |
Expressing a feeling that something is worthless |
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The teacher felt like laughing after he heard Sally's absurd excuse for not having done her homework. |
Ridiculous |
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One politician, a notorious bigot, hopes to get support as a presidential candidate on the basis of his prejudices and intolerance. |
A person who is intolerant of other people or ideas |
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I abhor some one who is consistently changing channels with a remote while I'm trying to read in the same room. |
To detest, to despise |
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Would relations between countries be simpler if a universal language was spoken rather than hundreds of separate ones? |
Present everywhere |
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Dyed - in - the - wool |
Set in one's ways |
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Some bad habits originate in adolescence and continue throughout a person's life. |
Begin, arise |
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The murderer made a(n) entreaty to the governor for a pardon. |
Appeal, plea |
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Despite the inexorable torture, 007 kept the inviolable secret of the labyrinth leading to the underground headquarters. |
Safe [ from destruction, etc.] |
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It appears that many computers are vulnerable to "viruses" that can cause great damage. |
Capable of being injured |
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Eskimos have a(n) tradition of rubbing noses to show affection. |
Custom that has been handed down |
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Blue chip |
A highly valuable asset, stock, or property in poker, the blue chips are those with the highest value. |
