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s self-indulgence
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excessive indulgence of one's own desire
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egoism
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excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others; selfishness; ADJ. egoistic, egoistical
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s hysteria
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excessive or uncontrollable excitement; N. hysteric: person suffering from hysteria; CF. hysterics: attack of hysteria
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fanaticism
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excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause; N. fanatic; ADJ. fanatic
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superfluous
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excessive; overabundant; unnecessary; N. superfluity
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meticulous
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excessively careful (with great attention to detail); painstaking; scrupulous
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s rhapsody
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excessively enthusiastic expression of feeling; musical composition of irregular form (as if made up as one plays it)
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hypercritical
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excessively exacting; too critical (without noticing good qualities)
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obese
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excessively fat; N. obesity
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n prude
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excessively modest or proper person (who is easily shocked by improper things, esp. of a sexual nature); N. prudery; ADJ. prudish: excessively concerned with propriety
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ornate
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excessively or elaborately decorated
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n uxorious
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excessively submissive or devoted to one's wife; CF. uxor: wife
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n ejaculation
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exclamation; abrupt ejection (to discharge sperm); V. ejaculate
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s interjection
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exclamation; Ex. ``Ouch''
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s except
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exclude; N. exception: objection; exclusion; ADJ. exceptional: unusual; of unusually high quality
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pretext
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excuse
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s dominant
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exercising the most influence; high and easily seen; stronger than the other part of a system; not recessive
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n grueling
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exhausting; Ex. grueling marathon race
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s artful
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exhibiting art or skill; deceitful; cunning; CF. artifice
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s halfhearted
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exhibiting little interest or enthusiasm
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n iridescent
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exhibiting rainbowlike colors; Ex. iridescent oil slick; N. iridescence
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expatriate
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exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land; V: exile; banish; leave one's country
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subsistence
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existence; means of subsisting; means of support; livelihood; V. subsist: exist; maintain life (at a meager level)
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congenital
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existing at birth
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primordial
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existing at the beginning (of time); rudimentary
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n egress
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exit; opening for going out; act of going out; OP. ingress
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dilate
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expand; dilate on/upon: speak or write at length on (a subject)
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distend
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expand; swell out
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n oust
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expel; drive out; force out; N. ouster: ousting
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seasoned
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experienced
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n vicarious
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experienced as if one were taking part in the experience of another; done by a deputy for other people; acting as a substitute; Ex. vicarious thrill at the movies; Ex. the vicarious sufferings of Christ
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n queasy
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experiencing nausea; nauseated; easily nauseated; squeamish; Ex. feel a little queasy
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adept
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expert at; very skilled
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expound
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explain
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n gloss_over
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explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults
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explicate
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explain in detail; interpret; clarify; CF. explicable
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construe
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explain; interpret; Ex. construe her silence as meaning that she agreed; CF. misconstrue
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elucidate
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explain; make clear; clarify; enlighten; CF. lucid
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n exegesis
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explanation, especially of biblical(of the bible) passages
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legend
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explanatory list of symbols on a map
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expository
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explanatory; serving to explain; N. exposition: explaining; exhibition
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probe
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explore with a probe or tools; investigate; N: slender instrument used to explore a wound or body cavity; device designed to investigate an unknown region; thorough investigation; Ex. space probe
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detonation
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explosion
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n debunk
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expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.; ridicule
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traduce
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expose to slander
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condole
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express condolences; N. condolence: sympathy for someone who has experienced great sorrow
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deprecate
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express disapproval of; deplore; protest against; belittle; ADJ. deprecatory
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n gloat
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express evil satisfaction; look at or think about with evil satisfaction; view malevolently; Ex. The thief gloated over the stolen jewels.
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n decry
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express strong disapproval of; condemn openly (something dangerous to the public); disparage; Ex. decry the violence of modern films
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derogatory
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expressing a low opinion; disparaging; V. derogate: detract; disparage
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s significant
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expressing a meaning; important; Ex. significant smile; N. significance: importance; meaning; V. signify: denote; mean; signal; make known; matter; be significant
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ironic
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expressing irony; occurring in an unexpected and contrary manner
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potential
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expressing possibility; latent; N: capacity for growth
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n plaintive
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expressing sorrow; mournful; Ex. plaintive song
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n eulogy
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expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death; V. eulogize
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n idiom
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expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive style (of expression); Ex. idiom of the modern popular music; ADJ. idiomatic
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eloquence
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expressiveness; persuasive speech; ADJ. eloquent: movingly expressive; expressing ideas well so that the hearers can be influeneced
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n bowdlerize
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expurgate; CF. Thomas Bowdler
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n cordon
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extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress; (¾î±ú¿¡¼ °Üµå¶û ¹ØÀ¸·Î °ÉÄ¡´Â) Àå½Ä ¸®º»; V.
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extrinsic
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external; not essential or inherent; extraneous; OP. intrinsic
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n pterodactyl
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extinct flying reptile; CF. wing+finger
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n prowess
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extraordinary ability; military bravery; Ex. prowess in battle
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n turmoil
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extreme confusion; great commotion and confusion; Ex. throw the country into turmoil
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depravity
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extreme corruption; wickedness; V. deprave
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penury
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extreme poverty; stinginess; ADJ. penurious: very poor; stingy
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opulence
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extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance; ADJ. opulent: possessing great wealth; abundant
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n blatant
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extremely (offensively) obvious; loudly offensive; Ex. blatant lie; N. blatancy
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jingoist
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extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist; N. jingoism: extreme nationalism
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exacting
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extremely demanding; Ex. exacting standard of safety
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n parched
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extremely dry; very thirsty; V. parch: make or become extremely dry (by exposure to heat)
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n ravenous
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extremely hungry; voracious
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destitute
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extremely poor; lacking means of subsistence; utterly lacking; devoid; Ex. destitute of any experience
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n draconian
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extremely severe; Ex. draconian punishment; CF. Draco: Athenian politician
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n minuscule(miniscule)
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extremely small
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n lilliputian
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extremely small; CF. Lilliput in Gulliver's Travels
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minute
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extremely small; CF. minutes: official record of the proceedings at a meeting
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n astigmatism
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eye defect which prevents proper focus; OP. stigmatism
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s vision
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eyesight; foresight; mental image produced by the imagination; experience of seeing the supernatural
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n physiognomy
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face (as showing the character and the mind); art of judging human character from facial features
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s brave
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face courageously; Ex. brave the storm
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n visage
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face; appearance
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n grimace
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facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc; V.
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n founder
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fail completely; sink; CF. flounder
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default
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failure to act; failure to perform a task or be present; V.
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equitable
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fair; impartial; OP. inequitable
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equity
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fairness; justice; OP. inequity
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philanderer
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faithless lover; flirt
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ravel
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fall apart into tangles; entangle; unravel or untwist
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s drip
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fall or let fall in drops; shed drops; N: action or sound of falling in drops; liquid that falls in drops
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n plummet
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fall sharply; fall straight down; Ex. Stock prices plummeted.
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n windfall
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fallen fruit; unexpected lucky event
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n deciduous
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falling off at a specific season or stage of growth as of leaves; Ex. deciduous tree/teeth
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dilapidated
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falling to pieces; in a bad condition; ruined because of neglect; Ex. dilapidated old car/castle; N. dilapidation
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delusion
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false belief; hallucination; deluding; Ex. delusions of grandeur; Ex. under the delusion that
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perjury
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false testimony while under oath; V. perjure oneself: testify falsely under oath
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fallacious
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false; based on a fallacy; misleading; N. fallacy: false idea or notion; false reasoning; Ex. popular fallacy; Ex. fallacy of the argument
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n spurious
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false; counterfeit; forged; illogical; Ex. spurious arguments
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renown
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fame; ADJ. renowned
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conversant
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familiar with; having knowledge of
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ancestry
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family descent; ADJ. ancestral
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