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incite
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arouse to action; goad; motivate; induce to exist; Ex. incite a riot/the crowd to rebellion
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provocative
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arousing anger or sexual interest; annoying; Ex. provocative in tight jeans; V. provoke: incite to anger; cause (an unpleasant action or feeling); N. provocation
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n odious
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arousing strong dislike; hateful(causing hatred); vile
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codify
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arrange (laws or rules) as a code; classify; N. code: system of words used instead of ordinary writing; collection of laws, rules, established social customs
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s graduate
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arrange into categories or grades; divide into marked intervals (for use in measurement); Ex. graduated ruler
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graduated
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arranged by degrees (of height, difficulty, etc.)
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hierarchy
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arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks; body of persons having authority
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s rig
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arrangement of masts and sails; V: equip (a ship) with rigging; ADJ. rigging: ropes that hold up a ship's sails
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symmetry
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arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity; ADJ. symmetrical
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s meter
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arrangement of words in the form of poetry (by accentual rhythm)
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apprehend
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arrest (a criminal); dread; perceive; N. apprehension
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advent
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arrival
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n hubris
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arrogance; excessive self-conceit
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n overweening
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arrogant; presumptuous
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incendiary
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arsonist; ADJ: causing fire; of arson; Ex. incendiary bomb
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n gastronomy
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art and science of preparing and serving good food; CF. gastronome
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n rhetoric
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art of effective communication; art of using language effectively and persuasively; style of speaking or writing; grandiloquent language; Ex. political rhetoric; ADJ. rhetorical; CF. rhetorical question: question to which no answer is expected as ``Who knows it ?''
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n choreography
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art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
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n prosody
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art of versification; study of the metrical structure of verse
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treatise
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article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly
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n sluice
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artificial channel for directing or controlling the flow of water (with a gate to regulate the flow)
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n culvert
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artificial channel for water; drain crossing under a road
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affected
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artificial; pretended
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n factitious
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artificial; produced artificially; sham; false; Ex. factitious tears
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aesthetic
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artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful (of a person or building); CF. aesthete; CF. aesthetics
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n ashen
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ash-colored; deadly pale
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assail
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assault
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compile
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assemble; gather; accumulate; make (a report or a book) from facts and information found in various places; Ex. compile a dictionary
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acquiesce
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assent; agree passively; comply without protest
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contention
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assertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competition
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allocate
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assign; set apart for a particular purpose
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succor
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assist (someone in difficulty); aid; comfort; N.
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n abet
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assist usually in doing something wrong; encourage
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consort
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associate with; keep company; N: husband or wife (or a ruler)
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n quench
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assuage or satisfy (thrust); slake; douse or extinguish; put out; suppress
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s pose
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assume a particular posture; put forward; present; affect a particular attitude (to impress others); Ex. pose a threat; N.
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n posture
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assume an affected pose; act artificially; N: pose; attitude
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n supposititious
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assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical
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imposture
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assuming a false identity; masquerade; CF. impostor
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supposition
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assumption; hypothesis; surmise; V. suppose
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premise
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assumption; postulate; proposition upon which an argument is based
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n dumbfound(dumfound)
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astonish (making dumb); ADJ. dumbfounded, dumfounded, dumbstruck
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n heinous
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atrocious; wicked; hatefully bad; Ex. heinous crime
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append
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attach
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annex
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attach; add to a large thing; take possession of; incorporate (territory) into a larger existing political unit (by force); N: building added to a large one
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n bombardment
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attack (as with missiles or bombs); V. bombard
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n polemic
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attack or defense of an opinion; controversy or refutation; argument in support of point of view; N. polemics: art of debate or controversy
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n revile
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attack with abusive language; vilify(slander)
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n iconoclastic
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attacking cherished traditions; N. iconoclast: one who attacks traditional ideas; one who destroys sacred images
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offensive
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attacking; insulting; distasteful; V. offend: violate; hurt the feelings of; N. offense: offending; violating of a moral or social code; crime; attack; Ex. first offense
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s court
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attempt to gain; seek; woo; risk; behave so as to invite; attempt to gain the favor of by attention; Ex. court disaster
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n engage
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attract; employ; hire; pledge oneself; confront; fight; enter into confliction; interlock; lock together; participate; N. engagement: agreement to marry; arrangement to meet someone or to do something; battle
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n personable
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attractive (in personality or appearance)
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comely
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attractive; agreeable; having a pleasing appearance
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s prepossessing
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attractive; apealing; CF. preoccupying ?
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n impute
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attribute; ascribe; charge; N. imputation
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n dictum
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authoritative and weighty statement (made by a judge in court); saying; maxim; CF. obiter dictum: incidental, nonbinding remark (something said in passing)
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s decree
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authoritative order; edict; judgment of a court of law; V: order or judge by decree
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n magisterial
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authoritative; imperious; commanding; of a magistrate; Ex. magisterial study of Roman law; Ex. magisterial manner
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n pundit
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authority on a subject; expert; learned person
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proxy
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authorized agent; authority to act for another
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s postmortem
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autopsy; ADJ: occurring after death; of a postmortem
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n covetous
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avaricious; desirous of (someone else's possessions); V. covet: desire eagerly (someone else's possessions)
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antipathy
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aversion; dislike or opposition
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n shirk
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avoid (responsibility, work, etc.); malinger
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n eschew
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avoid habitually; Ex. eschew alcoholic drinks
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accolade
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award of merit; strong praise and approval
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unwieldy
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awkward (to carry or move); cumbersome; unmanageable
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n hinterlands
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back country; inner part of a country; OP. foreland
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s grouch
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bad-tempered complaint; person who keeps complaining; V: complain; grumble
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s peevish
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bad-tempered; irritable; V. peeve: make angry
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n surly
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bad-tempered; rude; cross
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s cross
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bad-tempered; showing ill-humor; angry
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s puzzle
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baffle or confuse by a difficult problem; ponder over a problem in an effort to solve; clarify or solve by reasoning; Ex. puzzle out the answer; N.
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equilibrium
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balance of opposing forces; balance of the mind; equanimity
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n equipoise
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balance; balancing force; equilibrium
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embargo
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ban on commerce or other activity
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n ostracize
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banish from a group; exclude from public favor; ban; Ex. His friends ostracized him. N. ostracism
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rusticate
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banish to the country; dwell in the country
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insolvent
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bankrupt; lacking money to pay; N. insolvency
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n chaffing
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bantering; joking
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s debar
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bar; forbid; exclude; Ex. debarred from jury services
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barrage
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barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming profusion; large number of questions or statements; Ex. a barrage of criticism
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s stump
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base of a tree trunk left after the rest has been cut down; V: walk in a heavy manner; baffle; puzzle
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hypothetical
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based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed; N. hypothesis
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empirical
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based on experience
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practical
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based on experience; of or acquired through practice (rather than theory); useful; Ex. practical man
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theoretical
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based on theory; not practical or applied; hypothetical
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fundamental
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basic; primary; essential
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disparate
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basically different; impossible to compare; unrelated
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s prefigure
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be a sign of; foreshadow
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n fret
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be annoyed or vexed; Ex. fret over your poor grades; N: irritation of mind; ADJ. fretful
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s beware
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be cautious (of)
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n dote
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be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
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n behoove(behove)
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be suited to; be incumbent upon; be right and necessary; Ex. It behooves one to do.
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appreciate
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be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of; ADJ. appreciable: enough to be felt; Ex. appreciable difference
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n betray
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be unfaithful; reveal (unconsciously or unwillingly); Ex. Her trembling hands betray her anxiety.
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n seethe
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be violently disturbed; boil; (of a liquid) move about wildly as if boiling; Ex. The nation was seething with discontent.
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n prevail
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be widespread; triumph over; gain victory; prevail on: persuade; induce; Ex. Justice has prevailed; Ex. prevail on someone to do something
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n nib
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beak(bill); pen point
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